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jasonwaiheke

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#115931 12-Apr-2013 11:13
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Hi all,

my car has a Japanese radio with a band expander fitted to get NZ stations, i can pick them up no problem but the reception is poor on some and bad on others.  is there anyway to improve recpetion without replaceing the head unit as it is connected to a rversing camera, and i dont want to go down the road of loosing that or buying an expensive headunit.

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Goosey
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  #798367 12-Apr-2013 13:22
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You need an aerial booster.
Similar price to the band expander and looks like a thick metal pen.
Not sure if you can combine the booster with the expander as I suspect some boosters also do the expanding.
Best you visit a car audio installer and have a chat to them OR repco, supercheap etc.

There are different qualitys of boosters and expanders (internal components)....you get what you pay for.
What kind of car is it? What type of aerial and where is it mounted.

ALSO: its well known that cheap/poorly mande band expanders will degrade over time. 

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