AM Radio Performance

Discussion in 'Trucking Electronics, Gadgets and Software Forum' started by STexan, May 24, 2016.

  1. Brucesmith

    Brucesmith Heavy Load Member

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    AM Radio???? Do you also have an 8 track in your truck?
     
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  3. Skate-Board

    Skate-Board Road Train Member

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    Jerimia was a bullfrog....da da da
     
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  4. STexan

    STexan Road Train Member

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    Obviously you don't listen to Rush so I don't expect you to understand the need for several hours a day of AM radio.
     
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    25(2)+2 Trucker Forum STAFF Staff Member

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    Mine was good, but something changed over winter, and radio propagation has been iffy, there are times those 50 kw powerhouses on clear channels from Chicago don't come in while In Chicagoland.

    I get traffic reports when I can find them, about it, unless I'm sitting somewhere out of hours.
     
  7. MACK E-6

    MACK E-6 Moderator Staff Member

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    AM is not as antiquated a concept as you may think.
     
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  8. burnsey

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    I've been in two different Freight shakers, a 2012 M2 and a 2014 M2. . . . 2012 had a factory CB antenna with diplexer for the AM/FM radio, and factory CD AM / FM. . . 2014 has a dedicated AM/FM antenna with a factory AM/FM/CD/MP3/Bluetooth/USB/Line-in radio. . . . neither truck were any good for AM reception . . . . my company is located about 30mi north of Boston and we can barely get WRKO 680 which is a 50KW station (which used to feature Rush but still has Howie Carr). But I can get into my 97 Lincoln or my 92 GMC after work and get the same station for another 30 miles north to my house, clear as a bell . . . . . I just don't think the newer radios have the kind of attention to AM reception that the older ones have. . . . sad, AM still is great for traffic and those of us that enjoy talk radio!
     
  9. STexan

    STexan Road Train Member

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    Yep. I've also noticed that AM stations that were difficult to make out come in a bit clearer (with less background static) if the truck is turned off. But agreed, the newer radios just have no AM antenna coil that works worth a dam- But I'm not sure a "better" AM radio/antenna would work much better in the electrical environment of modern trucks/cars
     
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  10. Hoofbeats

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    Why yes, yes I do. I removed the CB from the factory location and added an AM/FM/8Track/CB combo from the 1970s. I don't have a reception problem.

    I have several adapters that let me listen to cassettes and CDs on it.
    I can even listen to my ipod and phone over it.

    When I take a ten hour break, I fire up the old record player and download a couple of records onto my laptop. I also fire up the ol' BataMax or VHS and download a tape or two onto my laptop.
     
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