Before throwing money at a shark, I would spend the time to identify why reception was lost all of a sudden.Would the shark antenna solve this?
I agree with LANDYOT. Try and find out why the signal is suddenly weak. I doubt that it is the antenna. With all due respect to those that have installed the Shark, which looks very nice by the way, I don't think it actually improves reception. It is just a substitute for the OEM antenna.I have had my 2011 Explorer for 11 months now and the AM radio signal was great until about 5 weeks ago. There is much more static than ever, the signal is weaker and the radio station is only about 20 miles away. While driving thru NC I could not pick up my regular AM stations at all and that is when I noticed the change....all in the last 5 weeks.
Would the shark antenna solve this?
I agree with LANDYOT. Try and find out why the signal is suddenly weak. I doubt that it is the antenna. With all due respect to those that have installed the Shark, which looks very nice by the way, I don't think it actually improves reception. It is just a substitute for the OEM antenna.
How is the reception on the FM band?
Peter
The Shark antenna did nothing to improve the reception. I believe it made it worse, but the dealer check everything before I even heard about the Shark. The AM reception was great until 2 months ago now it bad everywhere. My older Explorer does not seem to have a problem at all.[/QUOTE ]Sorry to hear that it didn't solve your problem. I guess your OEM antenna wasn't faulty. I don't think anyone ekse reported degraded signals. A lot depends on how far you are from the broadcasting antennas. Perhaps there is a problem with the radio itself. Well at least you have a nice looking antenna.
Peter
Does the antenna on the roof recieve all signals from gps satellite,sirius satelite, and am/fm radio? Is there another antenna mbuilt into the vehicle somewhere. The reason i ask is that my am/fm reception sucks compare to all other vehicles i have owned. I live 40 miles across lake michigan in michigan and can barely pick up chicago radio stations. My other vehicles could pick up chicago stations 300 miles away from chicago. My GPS signal also drops out sometimes for several minutes when i am traveling. Anyone else have problems with reception.
I am in NJ and have a 2013 Ford Explorer. The radio reception is horrible. While still under warranty, I brought it in and they installed a new antenna "Package" and it was a little better but has gotten back to the worse reception I have ever had in a vehicle.
Welcome to the Forum.:wavey:I am in NJ and have a 2013 Ford Explorer. The radio reception is horrible. While still under warranty, I brought it in and they installed a new antenna "Package" and it was a little better but has gotten back to the worse reception I have ever had in a vehicle.
I am in NJ and have a 2013 Ford Explorer. The radio reception is horrible. While still under warranty, I brought it in and they installed a new antenna "Package" and it was a little better but has gotten back to the worse reception I have ever had in a vehicle.