Member Since: 19 Aug 2007
Location: Sligo Ireland
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VERY POOR RADIO RECEPTION ON COMMERCIAL TVD6
hAS ANY MEMBER DEALTH WITH THE RADIO RECEPTION PROBLEM AFTER THE GOOD PEOPLE AT THE CONVERTERS HAVE SHEETED OVER THE EMBEDDED AERIALS IN THE REAR QUARTER LIGHT WINDOWS? mY VEHICLE IS GOING BACK FOR THE 4TH TIME AS THE RECEPTION IS NOW POOR WHEN I SWITCH OFF IN A PETROL STATION. THE AERIAL BOOSTER USED HAS BEEN POWERED FROM THE WRONG TERMINAL. HAS ANYONE HAD A PROPER REPLACEMENT AERIAL FITTED AS USED PERHAPS ON THE RANGE ROVER MODELS?
BLACK BRIAN
20th Aug 2007 5:02 pm
martin4x4
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20th Aug 2007 5:08 pm
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20th Aug 2007 5:13 pm
christyler
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what your experencing is as a direct result of the irish conversion, they have put a alluminum screen over the antenna that is why it dosent work.CLUB "Ah Shor it'll be grand"
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20th Aug 2007 5:35 pm
BarryG
Member Since: 30 Apr 2006
Location: Eire
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Have dealer fit a new aerial , they will fit a new external aerial on the top of you roof
a few inches back from where the windscreen meets the top of the roof.
(its about a 12" long and is black rubber)
they drill a small hole in the roof and run a cable down inside the front passanger side
piller and then down inside the dash.)
your dealer will be aware of the issue (I dont think there is a TSB for it as its an
Irish Landrover thing ) ... If you do go this way dont part with a penny as they
should and will if pushed do if for free.
20th Aug 2007 5:55 pm
bkehoe
Member Since: 25 Feb 2006
Location: Wexford
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The local dealer here were fitting external aerials to all new commercials before they even sold them at one stage. I thought that the problem had been fixed, or at least partially fixed in new commercials though.IE - 05 D3 TDV6 HSE - Zambezi Silver
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20th Aug 2007 6:02 pm
Black Brian
Member Since: 19 Aug 2007
Location: Sligo Ireland
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I wasnt shouting, i just did not have my glasses to hand and I could not see the text!
I diagnosed the problem myself after taking a look at the "conversion". I just laughed. I spent 15 years with the BBC in London "speaking truth onto all nations" and this is what irish landrover do in return. Its what the revenue made them do i hear the converters cry. Plonkers.
sadly thewre are parts of ireland that has lower radio signal strength that you would experience in the Uk or more urban parts of Ireland. Even with the rubber ducky aerial, the received signal is not sufficient to hold the selected station at times. The aerial booster fitted amplifies the radio signal and the ether noise equally, but its better than no booster. The booster does need to be powered from the same power feed as the radio itself and not an aux power feed that goes off when you pull in for a coffee.
I think that the radio is not equalised for the replacement rubber ducky aerial. The radio would have been "tuned" for the remote glass aerials as designed. Has anyone got technical info on the radio installation?
Best regards
Black Brian
20th Aug 2007 6:11 pm
WillMyth
Member Since: 11 Jul 2007
Location: Tuam
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My received signal strength is a bit low but nothing to worry about I'd say its about 90% of what it should be and its alluminum screen on both sides . do you have glass aerials on both sides of the D3?
21st Aug 2007 4:39 am
bkehoe
Member Since: 25 Feb 2006
Location: Wexford
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The radio in Irish commercials can only use one aerial - that's the one in the drivers side rearmost window. If you've got the upgraded radio (6 cd changer) then it uses a diversity system with that aerial as well as the one in the tailgate glass (which is also used for TMC for the satnav).IE - 05 D3 TDV6 HSE - Zambezi Silver
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21st Aug 2007 9:46 am
D-Tech
Member Since: 31 Aug 2006
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Is the rear door glass still in? Does it have a heated screen ? If so there is an adaptor available somewhere online that adds a choke and cap to the screen element fittings and uses the element as an aerial.
I seem to recall that the diversity box was fitted in RHS rear quarter panel, maybe it's been removed if they have fitted a rubber duck.D-Tech are a TurboChipremap dealer.
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21st Aug 2007 11:26 am
ArcFro
Member Since: 30 Dec 2005
Location: Helsinki area
Posts: 74
I had opportunity to talk with tech support person at very yesterday (due to little service hassle, not related) about poor sensitivity of radio reception.
He claimed that base stereo (CD-400) has only one antenna in back side glass (right side if I recall correct)instead of both side and rear glass in Hi-Line or Premium audio. It was claimed that you can verify this by driving road to opposite directions and and have different kind of radio reception.
This is verifies to me that it ain't no fun to be waiting to be a millionare
Blaupunkt have a large selection of boosted ariels (they use the power line out put from the radio that would normally power an electric ariel) they used to be sold as Bosch autoflex - they provide superb reception (MW/LW/FM/SW) & look the part
....have a look at http://www.blaupunkt.com/uk/antennas.asp - you can down load the pdf brochure.
Bosch in Dublin used to stock these.
PS what are the off road possibilities around the impressive Ben Bulben...I used to pass this en route to DonegalBREXIT - done properly.
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25th Aug 2007 8:11 pm
Black Brian
Member Since: 19 Aug 2007
Location: Sligo Ireland
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Thanks for the replies re the aerial. Now that the wheelbarrow is in Bradleys waiting for a new drivers door and some cosmetics, I can easily say the radio is the last thing on my mind. The rear screen demister is a good idea but the amplified rubber ducky might be better if I see the vehicle again.
BenBulbin is just super the last tine I looked out the window. No one doing off road up there though! Its a special place that I go walking see and then there is the farmer "Bull McSharry" who has made a big song and dance about people going for walks over private property. It would be fun to try but the locaion would have to be carefully chosen as it is very beutiful.
Dealer took out the metal panel in my yoke leaving just privacy glass and carpet covering. Radio works fine now even in mountains in Wicklow where it didn't in the past.'05 Silver Commercial S+ gone but never forgotten
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I wasnt shouting, i just did not have my glasses to hand and I could not see the text!
