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Focus 06 - poor radio reception

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After replacing the 6000CD with an alpine ida-x100 the radio reception has been very poor, both FM and AM. Does anyone know if the factory fitted aerial is powered by the 6000CD and is therefore boosted? If so how can I get my new headunit to also power the aerial? If not, anyone got any ideas to improve the reception?

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    Hi

    U used to be able to get modulators to improve reception or try a better connector best thing is a cheap amplifier from maplins should be about a few quid give it a try or different aerial connector

    Hope this helps

    Cheers

    Matt

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    For anyone else experiencing a similar problem....

    The Alpine -> Ford iso connector apparently did not connect power to the antenna. The solution in my case was to cut the blue 'antenna' cable from the iso block and connect the separate 'remote out' lead from the head unit to this wire instead. Worked a treat as there is now power getting to the aerial.

    Thanks Matt for your reply, that was going to be the next thing to try...

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