I just got this radio but there is some distortion on nearby FM stations that more distant stations do not have. Anyone else have this problem?
1249210
No, perhaps changing the Antenna Gain switch to one of the other positions will help.
1249211
Multipath distortion. Getting the same signal from more than one direction. Esp if you live in a big city.
157854
The one good thing about this radio, is its reception. I live just outside a metropolitan area and have had no problems AM or FM.
1906570
I've had a similar problem, but I just repositioned the receiver, and it worked out fine. This may have something to do with the power of the FM stations to which you are tuning, or, as in the case here in the New York market, a glut of FM signals. You might also try using the antenna that came with the receiver. I have not used mine, but that may help. All things considered, I'm very happy with the set. Come to think of it, I have not even listened to the AM band.
552127
Hi Caroline, This product was horrible. I have since discarded it. Maybe I just got a bad one but it wasn't worth the effort to try another one. I tryed it with a couple of radios with the same result. It would play for a minute or two then make a loud noise and cut out and did this over and over. Don
671629
Find a station that absolutely does not come in and use that one. I've used it in vehicles that have awesome reception and it can be a pain some times because you might have to change stations on both the unit and the stereo to continue to listen. Usually the higher and lower channels are not used (I.E. 88.1 or 107.1)
1132623
I don't know. However, I can say the radio reception is terrible. FM was weak and AM was worse. I sold the unit on eBay. Sorry I couldn't help more.
2037865
I would try deleting the FM presets that are currently stored. Select 88 to 108 and then try the auto tune again. The FM stations should generally not need to be retuned manually to get better reception.
1343298
Hi Paige, We are also using this for a church group but are not experiencing distortion. We occasionally experience some hissing and popping, which is related to batteries beginning to go bad; usually they last about a month with 2-3 hours per week of use. Also, line of sight helps between the mics and the receiver antennas. On stage is preferrable, if the receiver is in the back of the house try to get it up high; human bodies are mostly water and absorb radio signals better than allowing them to pass through. This would be more of a hiss/pop issue, as well, not really distortion. As for the distortion, are you using the "mix" output (XLR) or the four individual 1/4" connectors for output? Both are at line level (+4dB), not mic level (-10dB). If you're using the XLR mix output, make sure the input on your sound board is set to line level, if you can make that adjustment; if not, a quick trip to a live sound store (music or stage) can get you a 20dB XLR pad to reduce the level. In a pinch, you can try turning the knobs on the front of the unit to about half-way and see if that reduces the distortion. If you're using the four separate 1/4" outputs, same applies-they're line level outputs, your sound board should have a switch to select +4/-10, set it to +4; if not, four 20dB 1/4" pads should do the trick. Hope something in this post helps. :-)
54908
Try the external antenna (extended, switch it to external). Try another location in the house for the radio. Try orienting the antenna differently and at least a foot away from large metal objects (which could change the nature of the antenna or block the signal). Try using a dipole antenna located remotely, higher, or in the clear with respect to the desired station. This may mean a getting a balun ($5), some coax (several dollars), and a folded FM dipole antenna ($7). Finally, consider putting an RF preamplifier between the folded dipole antenna and the radio. If none of that helps, you have a difficult location, a faulty radio, or a requirement to receive a station with too weak a signal to your location. When it's finally working and you realize that it has a serious deficit in fidelity (muddy, bassy, little midrange, no highs), as I did, put a more ordinary radio nearby and turn it up just enough to hear the midrange and highs. The combined sound will be a lot more like you had hoped for to begin with. I am profoundly displeased with the lack of audio fidelity and range in this radio. It is essentially a subwoofer with a tuner and not much more. How people rate it so highly is a complete and utter mystery to me. A profound ignorance of audio fidelity in the population at large, I guess.
131095
If you are using the 3.5mm AUX plug, I would check that it is secure. If you are using the radio modulator, then really likely a bad unit since it would not suffer a single channel issue like AUX. Check on another blue tooth stereo to test playback and eliminate your source as the problem.
1990775
I haven't experienced that. You might want to check the antennae connect because sometimes that does get loose or disconnected when installing the radio back in. I noticed the antennae cable does not reach that far
1796190
Not for me. I get only 2 AM statics and those have a lot of static. I get 41 FM stations so I am satisifed. Of all the radios I have experience with few receive AM well.
508128
No drift on FM. I am in a strong FM signal area on crest of a ridge. AM station coverage in my area is very weak.
310671
Mine is excellent. And, I live in a fairly rural suburb. My previous, larger radio did not have reception as good as this one.
131094
I have not had that problem.......but have you checked connections. If not a connection problem and radio plays on right side without static, by deduction it might be internal to the iSimple device. You have my best shot....guess. Good luck. David
1746172
Mine did the same thing. I sent it back to be exchanged. I thought that the radio was defective.
954442
Yes, in fact that's mostly what I use on it, the radio seems pretty good too but it's a little fuzzy, that could have to do with my antenna though. Great radio for the price.