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Puddle Jumper
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Florida | I will be buying a Vision in the near future, I see no external radio antenna. Is the reception good on these radios? How about the AM band? (I do listen to talk ocassionally) |
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Cruiser
Posts: 205
| I am in Southern California, my AM works well. But I prefer the ipod.... I do believe there is an add-on antenna somewhere to help if needed. I thought I saw that somewhere.. I am sure these guys can help..
I hate to say it, but I believe the Vision has been a prob for radio reception for many. I have had no probs so far.
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Cruiser
Posts: 128
Aubrey, TX | http://www.vision-riders.com/bb/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=1595&pos...
I did this and did not seem to help me.. |
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Visionary
Posts: 1436
| Radio reception SUCKS to put it mild.... Plan to install some form of antenna or Xm radio. |
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Tourer
Posts: 460
Centennial, CO | Teach - 2009-09-05 8:46 PM
Radio reception SUCKS to put it mild.... Plan to install some form of antenna or Xm radio.
+1 - I finally went the XM route and I am NOT turning back!
If you are in the Denver area or late at night, you will find that AM850 is a great station. On the weekends and evenings, they crank out 50,000 watts. Yes...seriously they do. I have been called by friends who have gone as far as St. Louis and been able to catch the skip and get a game on their AM from over 800 miles away. Pretty cool! |
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Visionary
Posts: 3006
San Antonio, TX | Teach is right. The AM radio is a bit deaf. The FM Radio receiver is really deaf. That does not count the antenna that sucks.
My tests on the FM receiver show that it needs a 3 uV signal to pick up stereo FM. Most radios do this at 1 uV or less.
To say the least the radio is crap.
Class C FM radio stations are your best bet. 100,000 watts effective radiated power at a height above ground level of over 1000 feet.
These are the blow torch stations and give everyone the best range.
I use the amplified antenna listed above and it helps with FM. But it can only do so much with a receiver this bad.
Ride Safe...Listen to an iPod.
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Iron Butt
Posts: 725
Reno County, KS | I also listen to AM radio. One thing that you will not do is listen to AM and use the HID lighting at night together. The only thing you will receive on the AM band is RF noise from the HID ballast. Sorry to discourage you but OEM reception is truely a problem with a lot of bikes, Vision included. |
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Visionary
Posts: 3773
Pittsburgh, PA | the radios am fm reception is very bad! so bad there is endless posts about people trying to improve it. i went to XM radio for my vision so i dont have to worry about it anymore. |
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Puddle Jumper
Posts: 7
Florida | Wonder if they plan on "upgrading" it on the 10 or 11 models?
Rob |
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Puddle Jumper
Posts: 7
Florida | Wonder if they plan on "upgrading" it on the 10 or 11 models?
Rob |
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Visionary
Posts: 3006
San Antonio, TX | We can only hope that someday they kick their vendors butt and make them build a better radio and maybe an external antenna for the trunk.
Until then, I use my iPod alot.
Ride Safe |
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