Bad radio reception with LED headlight
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for about a year ive been reading up on radio reception cause my bike lost all...finally started the processes from all the hours of reading i did this winter. btw big amp and led was on my list of possible issues...
first action,start pullin parts off the bike...and hour and 1/2 later all good. even the hard to pick up channels came back.
antenna cable had MYSTERIOUSLY SELF DESTRUCTED . Right on the spot where it lays on the bottom of the inside of the tour pack. 12$ new cable had on hand...
last fall the only thing i had tried was using a small internal antenna to compare but that I guess was almost as bad.
what year bike?
first action,start pullin parts off the bike...and hour and 1/2 later all good. even the hard to pick up channels came back.
antenna cable had MYSTERIOUSLY SELF DESTRUCTED . Right on the spot where it lays on the bottom of the inside of the tour pack. 12$ new cable had on hand...
last fall the only thing i had tried was using a small internal antenna to compare but that I guess was almost as bad.
what year bike?
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Radio Shak sells Ferrite filters. Theyr'e supposed to help eliminate RFI. Put one just behind the headlight plug. Do you havean aftermarket amp? If so put one on the ground wire, Loop it through twice for better results. Do they work? IDK but I put em on just in case. Above all check your connections, Antenna, Ground,Power.
Edit; Oh and coincidently check the antenna co-ax cable right behind the fairing in front of the fuel tank where the factory zip-tie is too tight, Nearly cut mine in half.
Edit; Oh and coincidently check the antenna co-ax cable right behind the fairing in front of the fuel tank where the factory zip-tie is too tight, Nearly cut mine in half.
By the way, I have the hidden antenna mounted behind the batwing. I moved the antenna block away from the headlight per the H-D instructions, but I still got the reception issue. So, the ferrite filter was the final solution!
Thanks for the suggestion here to use it.
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