Pioneer Radio Reception Issues in Octavia I: Antenna Performance Outside City

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Hello Perhaps there was already a similar topic, but unfortunately I cannot find it. I recently bought a Pioneer radio for my Octavia I. In the city, the radio is very good, while outside the city the stations are very weak, even the popular ones. It picks up well when I hold the antenna in my...

Popielaty · Answer

There is an antenna amplifier in the antenna foot on the roof, which should be powered by + 12V to work properly. You will probably need an antenna separator because +12 is fed through the antenna wire (if the antenna is original).

mich1al92 · Answer

When it turned out that the new radio had poor reception, I invested in something like that. Unfortunately, the effect was even worse .. Even more noise and even in the city I couldn't catch anything.

Popielaty · Answer

Did you enter +12 for the blue wire?

mich1al92 · Answer

I have tried to put it in contact with every wire extending from the ankle. The effect was the same each time.

Adamcyn · Answer

Maybe you missed + 12V. The previous radio was factory, it received good? What is the length of the antenna?

Popielaty · Answer

It is possible that the amplifier in the antenna stand is damaged. I suggest disassembling the antenna stand and just skip it, connecting the antenna cable / this copper wire / with the place where the antenna whip is screwed in. It is very often that moisture gets there and corrosion does its job.

mich1al92 · Answer

The previous radio was Kewnwood. I do not know if it was factory, because when the car was bought from the first owner, the radio was already there. It received a little better than the present. Currently, the antenna whip is 40cm long.

Adamcyn · Answer

I am asking because only the factory radio gives voltage to the antenna amplifier - if there is one. Connect e.g. a 50 cm rod instead of a whip. I once bought an empty antenna; below is an x-ray picture.

mich1al92 · Answer

And ride with a rod instead of an antenna? The antenna was bought shortly after the radio, but on my old antenna or an antenna from another car, the radio also received similar strong ..

Adamcyn · Answer

One-off only - to eliminate one of the possible causes of poor reception.

Andrzej Ł · Answer

It is best to check on long waves. Set manually 225kHz and touch the blue wire to CERTAIN 12V in the ankle. Reception needs to improve.
You must be sure that the 12V outputs from the separator socket, check with a multimeter, because sometimes you could buy a damaged or not a separator but an amplifier, they also appear in such housings.
If you are sure of the above and the antenna cable has no break on the way, the amplifier in the antenna foot will be damaged.
Of course, you must have a whip on, and a 0.5m cable connected for testing.

Adamcyn · Answer

The cable cannot lie on the car body, so I proposed a rod - a stiff wire.

mich1al92 · Answer

After connecting an ordinary, thin second to the thread, the perception of the worst from the station improved and I could hear good quality sound.

Adamcyn · Answer

The best antenna for a car is a 75 cm long cable. There is a reaction to connecting the plus?

JacekCz · Answer

In some car I throw away inventions with an amplifier for what physics says. My opinion is: there is no point in pecking with an amplifier that has been subject to moisture condensation, heat, vibration, etc. for many years ...

mich1al92 · Answer

So I did the following: I wrapped the antenna with a wire, also hooking it to the thread protruding from the foot. In addition, I connected the device from the photo above. I connected the blue cable to the red cable in the cube, which is supposed to mean + 12V according to the diagram. The radio receives much better. There are still some noises, but not as great as before the procedure. I think that when I connected the device earlier, it did not give any result due to the poor quality antenna. In fact, with this wire now it's a bit of a makeshift solution, but it's better than nothing maybe you have any proven antennas that could replace the wire?

Andrzej Ł · Answer

Do not combine, these antennas are new on the Allegro, I bought about 60-70 PLN myself, a new footer and the whip = the whole set. These are not original VAG but good quality replacements. Just do not buy such crap for less than PLN 30, I had such a total crap in my hand where everything fell out of the inside and did not even resemble the original.
You just have to play a little and tilt the roof lining at the back because you need to check what RAKU or RAKU2 coaxial connector you have.

mich1al92 · Answer

Could you recommend some? Because I don't know if we are thinking about the same antennas and I don't know if I'm actually looking for ...

Andrzej Ł · Answer

e.g. Allegro 4985529705 or 7041925474

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