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Old 09-15-2013, 03:59 PM   #1
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No/very poor radio reception

Was boondocking recently with 3 other families. Everyone else was able to pick up a local ballgame...except for me in my new Voltage 3905. Is there no radio antenna? If there is, is it combined in the TV antenna? If not, where is it? What can I do to improve this?
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Old 09-15-2013, 04:04 PM   #2
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On the back of your sound system unit (Samsung?) you will probably find a thin wire attached to an antenna input. On my unit that is the only radio antenna.
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Old 09-15-2013, 04:35 PM   #3
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anyone one know where the antenna is for the radio in the "outside entertainment center" or how to improve the reception there?
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Old 09-15-2013, 04:56 PM   #4
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The outside and garage are on the TV antenna. you have to have the power on in the cabinet in galley. also check F connectors behind and all other connections mine were installed by a blind monkey or wrong compression tool I replaced every F connector in my unit with compression connectors.
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Old 09-15-2013, 06:07 PM   #5
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The antenna on my Samsung DVD/radio was tied up inside the wall. No effort was made to stretch it out so the radio would even have a chance of picking up a station clearly.
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Old 09-15-2013, 06:19 PM   #6
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The outside and garage are on the TV antenna. you have to have the power on in the cabinet in galley. also check F connectors behind and all other connections mine were installed by a blind monkey or wrong compression tool I replaced every F connector in my unit with compression connectors.
What is an "F connector"?
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Old 09-15-2013, 06:27 PM   #7
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Its a TV coax connection.
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If I turn on the boost button my radio is great.
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