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Hi everyone - I need some help/advice.
I have a Jeep Cherokee with a Pioneer system installed - it is a tape deck/tuner, shuttle, amp for the 4 speakers and another amp for the subwoofer.
Everything was working great until my battery went dead - don't know if the dead battery is just coincidence or not.
Here is my dilemma:
The radio stations seem to NOT pick up correctly. It seems like I am constantly going out of range of the radio stations while driving. It happens on all the stations. I have changed the antennae to no avail - also have put back the old original radio but no luck. I now have a brand new Pioneer DEH-P760 and the same thing happens. I have driven friends/family cars, tried the same stations and their reception is perfect.
Any suggestions as to what I can do to improve the reception? Could it be the new battery causing this? Could it be grounding? Have checked that but don't know - I don't think it it the amplifiers as when I put the old original radio back, it was not connected through the amps.
I am open to suggestions - please help.
You can e-mail me directly at - [email protected]

Thanks in advance.

sounds like a loose connection at the antenna

I actually tried another antenna to no avail - any other ideas?

Did you also replace the antenna wire? Or just the antenna off the truck?

It may be possible that the OEM wire got pinched somewhere.

Kiki may have a solution. He has a Cherokee

I connected a new antenna directly to the radio.
Who is Kiki

a genius - a longtime member here at the board

aha
you can't just plug the antenna into the radio.
the antenna needs to be mounted to the car to get a solid ground plane.
that's probably why it didn't work too well.

PS I have two grand cherokees, but not a cherokee.
they are significantly different vehicles..
but I do know my way around both well enough.