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I understand that there is a booster in one of the A pillars that eventually dies out, but have no experience or knowledge as to where it is, what can be replaced for better reception and the details behind it.
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Anybody ever replace theirs and have any details as to if it helped with reception as well as things to be aware of?
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I understand that there is a booster in one of the A pillars that eventually dies out, but have no experience or knowledge as to where it is, what can be replaced for better reception and the details behind it.
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Anybody ever replace theirs and have any details as to if it helped with reception as well as things to be aware of?
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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

Hey guys. Anybody know how to improve the radio antenna reception on the OE Becker radio? I understand that there is a booster in one of the A pillars that eventually dies out, but have no experience or knowledge as to where it is, what can be replaced for better reception and the details behind it. Hoping a few from the forum have been through this exercise. I am planning on sending my Becker in for a refresh and Bluetooth capabilities so figured I would work on the reception. Thanks for your help.

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My research into the antenna indicates that the antenna amplifier is in the right side A pillar. In my 99, the Becker radio worked ok on FM but had no reception on AM. Not long after I got the car, the Becker radio died. I replaced it with an Alpine AM/FM/CD radio. The FM us about the same and the AM is unusable. Luckily, the AM station I listened to switched to FM so I never chased after the AM reception. I suspect that a good antenna amplifier would help. If I were to go down this road, I would start by looking for TV antenna amplifiers as FM is within tge FV bands. AM is a lower frequency range so that may require a different amplifier for good performance.

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Good input. Not alot of info on the antenna amplifier. The oart seems to be available. Any idea how tough of a job it is? Just a simple plug and play?

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A stock VHF amp will work, but you are going to have to come up with your own power supply.

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Here is a picture of the antenna booster in the passenger side A pillar. Anybody ever replace theirs and have any details as to if it helped with reception as well as things to be aware of?

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