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JVC detachable face with auxillary input

System works great except for one thing... the fm radio reception. Some parts of town is barely ok and in others no signal. Installed on a 1998 Honda Accord. All other features work just fine. What's the deal?

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How is the reception on AM ?- if the antenna is the problem you won't get any reception on AM !!!! If you can get AM on two or more stations the antenna is not your problem- if you get AM reception and don't get FM the problem is the fm tuner in your Honda radio( usually it would need several solder joints redressed)- we repair these factory radios [email protected]. (908)-756-3544

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You may have a bad antenna or antenna cable.
FM signals are measured in microvolts and are easily influenced by poor antennas or a mashed antenna cable.

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