Radio Antenna

[JCasey]

I have a 94 Crownline 225BR and while installing a new radio, the antenna wire on the boat side (as opposed to the wire on radio side) became disconnected from where ever it was screwed to on the boat. The radio installation directions state that the radio will not work (which it does not) if the antenna is not hooked up properly. I am unable, however, to find where the wire was original screwed to the boat. I tried hooking it up to the ground for the radio but still nothing. The radio worked before the wire pulled out so I know that everything else is correct. So, does anybody know where this wire was originally screwed to?

 

[amirm]

Re: Radio Antenna

Sorry, are you talking about a VHF marine radio or a stereo? If it is the former, then you must find where it went and or run a new wire to your antenna. Whatever you do, do not try to transmit on a VHF radio without an antenna or you short out the output transistor.<br /><br />If it is just an AM/FM stereo, you may want to do without the outside antenna. Just hook up a wire that is a few feet long to the center pin of the antenna jack on the back of your set. Do NOT hook the other end to anything. If you connect it up to the ground, you are guaranteed to get zero signal.<br /><br />Note that the reception will be worse than using an outside antenna but should be fine for local, stronger stations.<br /><br />Amir

 

[amirm]

Re: Radio Antenna

Oh one more thing. If it is an AM/FM radio, you are looking for a wire with a pin coming out of it. I doubt that there is a connector that came undone.<br /><br />Amir

 

[DangerDan]

Re: Radio Antenna

if your talking about your VHF there is a chance that when you were removing you old unit the cable pulled from the connection leaving the antenna wire bare on the inside of where ever it went. If this is the case. Track down the antenna cable and re route it through the hole/whatever or where ever it ran through. re install it to your new radio<br /> (im guessing here)