Crappy AM Reception

Replacement ideas for the rubber duck on the '02 version E46 convertibles?
This one's gotta go.

Or, should I just pony-up and get the Sirius option?

"bk49" > wrote
> Replacement ideas for the rubber duck on the '02 version E46 convertibles?
> This one's gotta go.
>
> Or, should I just pony-up and get the Sirius option?

The "rubber duck" is *NOT* your AM (or FM for that matter) antenna.
It's in your rear window - the vertical embedded wires. It could be
the RF amplifier built into the wiring; however, poor AM reception
is a notorious feature of BMWs.

Floyd

"fbloogyudsr" > wrote in message
...
> "bk49" > wrote
> > Replacement ideas for the rubber duck on the '02 version E46
convertibles?
> > This one's gotta go.
> >
> > Or, should I just pony-up and get the Sirius option?
>
> The "rubber duck" is *NOT* your AM (or FM for that matter) antenna.
> It's in your rear window - the vertical embedded wires.

On a convertible?
Mike.

"Mike G" > wrote
> "fbloogyudsr" > wrote
>> "bk49" > wrote
>> > Replacement ideas for the rubber duck on the '02 version E46
> convertibles?
>> > This one's gotta go.
>> >
>> > Or, should I just pony-up and get the Sirius option?
>>
>> The "rubber duck" is *NOT* your AM (or FM for that matter) antenna.
>> It's in your rear window - the vertical embedded wires.
>
> On a convertible?

Yikes; didn't see that.

Floyd

fbloogyudsr wrote:
> "Mike G" > wrote
>> "fbloogyudsr" > wrote
>>> "bk49" > wrote
>>>> Replacement ideas for the rubber duck on the '02 version E46
>>>> convertibles? This one's gotta go.
>>>>
>>>> Or, should I just pony-up and get the Sirius option?
>>>
>>> The "rubber duck" is *NOT* your AM (or FM for that matter) antenna.
>>> It's in your rear window - the vertical embedded wires.
>>
>> On a convertible?
>
> Yikes; didn't see that.

Well heck. I guess I'm not crazy when I went out to look at my rear window,
trying to find the hidden wires. ;-)

My question still stands:

Is there a replacement that's better, for the '02, 330 CONVERTABLE, or
should I just get "Sirius"? ;-)


>
> Floyd

AM reception is notoriously bad on BMW's, anyone who has good AM reception
is in the minority.


"Jeff Mayner" > wrote in message
...
> fbloogyudsr wrote:
>> "Mike G" > wrote
>>> "fbloogyudsr" > wrote
>>>> "bk49" > wrote
>>>>> Replacement ideas for the rubber duck on the '02 version E46
>>>>> convertibles? This one's gotta go.
>>>>>
>>>>> Or, should I just pony-up and get the Sirius option?
>>>>
>>>> The "rubber duck" is *NOT* your AM (or FM for that matter) antenna.
>>>> It's in your rear window - the vertical embedded wires.
>>>
>>> On a convertible?
>>
>> Yikes; didn't see that.
>
> Well heck. I guess I'm not crazy when I went out to look at my rear
> window, trying to find the hidden wires. ;-)
>
> My question still stands:
>
> Is there a replacement that's better, for the '02, 330 CONVERTABLE, or
> should I just get "Sirius"? ;-)
>
>
>>
>> Floyd
>
>

"CJ" > wrote in message
news:Tx9me.13502$Ib.1490@trndny03...
> AM reception is notoriously bad on BMW's, anyone who has good AM reception
> is in the minority.
>
Who really worries about AM? Even on cars with good AM recepetion, the
sound quality is still very deficient.
Jim

"Jim" > wrote
> "CJ" > wrote
>> AM reception is notoriously bad on BMW's, anyone who has good AM
>> reception
>> is in the minority.
>>
> Who really worries about AM? Even on cars with good AM recepetion, the
> sound quality is still very deficient.

All sorts of baseball (and other sports) are on (free) AM radio.
And, in many parts of the west, FM reception is way out-of-range bad.
And of course, if you're a Rush fan...

Floyd

fbloogyudsr wrote:
> "Jim" > wrote
>> "CJ" > wrote
>>> AM reception is notoriously bad on BMW's, anyone who has good AM
>>> reception
>>> is in the minority.
>>>
>> Who really worries about AM? Even on cars with good AM recepetion,
>> the sound quality is still very deficient.
>
> All sorts of baseball (and other sports) are on (free) AM radio.
> And, in many parts of the west, FM reception is way out-of-range bad.
> And of course, if you're a Rush fan...

I would like to go on record at this time. I am most certainly _not_ a Rush
Limbaugh fan.

Thank you. ;-)


>
> Floyd

"Jeff Mayner" > wrote
> fbloogyudsr wrote:
>> "Jim" > wrote
>>> "CJ" > wrote
>>>> AM reception is notoriously bad on BMW's, anyone who has good AM
>>>> reception
>>>> is in the minority.
>>>>
>>> Who really worries about AM? Even on cars with good AM recepetion,
>>> the sound quality is still very deficient.
>>
>> All sorts of baseball (and other sports) are on (free) AM radio.
>> And, in many parts of the west, FM reception is way out-of-range bad.
>> And of course, if you're a Rush fan...
>
> I would like to go on record at this time. I am most certainly _not_ a
> Rush Limbaugh fan.
>
> Thank you. ;-)

Now, now! I *could* have meant the rock group (of course there isn't
much rock on AM anymore) ;-)

Floyd