1.Find Your Car
2.Choose parts
3.Checkout
We Ship Fast!
Click On Your
Car Below
ACURA
ALFA ROMEO
AMC
ASTON MARTIN
AUDI
BENTLEY
BMW
BUICK
CADILLAC
CHEVROLET
CHRYSLER
CITROEN
DAEWOO
DAIHATSU
DODGE
EAGLE
FERRARI
FIAT
FORD
GEO
GMC
HONDA
HUMMER
HYUNDAI
INFINITI
ISUZU
JAGUAR
JEEP
KIA
LAMBORGHINI
LAND ROVER
LEXUS
LINCOLN
MASERATI
MAZDA
MERCEDES
MERCURY
MINI
MITSUBISHI
NISSAN
OLDSMOBILE
PEUGEOT
PLYMOUTH
PONTIAC
PORSCHE
RENAULT
SAAB
SATURN
SCION
SMART
STERLING
SUBARU
SUZUKI
TOYOTA
VOLKSWAGEN
VOLVO
Aiming your speaker box - Eddie Runner
 

Diversity Antennas - by Eddie Runner

I got a phone call the other day and the customer had questions about his Nissan diversity antenna system.

A diversity or sometimes called a dual diversity antenna system came on the scene in the mid 80s. 
Sony made an aftermarket car stereo that you could plug two car antenna into.
The purpose was to eliminate the multipath noises common on mobile (moving) FM reception, sometimes called picket fencing

In the 80s where aftermarket car stereo was really dabbling in HIGH END, some of the FM receivers were so sensitive that they had HUGE problems with multipath. As an installer,  I would often take out the crappy old factory stereo and install a state of the art Alpine, Concord, Soundstream, Proton or other good stereo and the customer would return with reception problems that they did not have with the old factory stereo.. FLUTTER...    Caused by the FM signals being blocked and bounced by buildings in the city.

Trying to get rid of this problem without desensitizing the tuner or cutting off high frequencies (like the factory stereos) they came up with the diversity idea.
The diversity radio had the ability to sample both antenna inputs and automatically switch to the antenna that had the best signal..  

A few factory car stereos such as some Nissans also made some diversity tuners, these cars have two antennas ..

At this time I am not aware of any aftermarket car stereo that uses two antennas..  So the customers question was, How do I hook in the two antennas to a radio with only one antenna port?

Now they do make an adapter for the dual antennas, but my solution when I was installing and before they made the current adapters was to simply use ONE of the antennas from the car.   The aftermarket stereo has only one input so it cannot possibly SAMPLE two antennas and choose the best one like the original diversity radios were said to do. So why would you even need two antennas in a normal stereo?   I don't think you do.  Just pick one and give it a try, or pick the other one and see if you like it better, or buy the adapter available now and try both at once (not truly diversity, just two antennas) and see if you think the receptions is better or worse.

 

       

 

I bet you would like to get your hands on these babies Some of our other great items.
DVD Double Din Mirrorlink Bluetooth Receiver
mirrorlink pandora
KW-NSX1
Great Double Din size Headunit Bluetooth DVD AM FM iphoe or android
$549.98
add to cart
amateur-radio
clf-w
rocs
clf-w
LIGHTER PLUG WITH FUSED LEAD
$7.50

add to cart
dashkits
fd1426b
scosche
fd1426b
Dash kit for mounting an aftermarket radio
$19.95

add to cart
harness
70-1725
metra
70-1725
Into Car Wire Harness
$24.95

add to cart
hardware
toy-cdtpbplgr-ylw
wurth
toy-cdtpbplgr-ylw
Clip-Door Trim Panel and Brake Panel Lower Garnish Retainer
$2.30

add to cart
hardware
toy-bc
wurth
toy-bc
Body Clips
$1.74

add to cart
hardware
spt5108b
stinger
spt5108b
8 GA Crimp Terminals
$26.99

add to cart
speakers
82-6901
metra
82-6901
Speaker Adapter Plates
$14.50

add to cart
auto-security,h
au-44
omega
au-44
Adjustable Pin Switch
$1.95

add to cart
hardware
3mrtt
install-bay
3mrtt
Red 22/18 ga 3M T-tap
$1.25

add to cart
Authorize.net
secure checkout
Reputation Our Web Ranking River Oaks
Car Stereo
Blog Bad Guys We are a TeamROCS
Certified Retailer
Payment Processing
installer.com Webutation

Website Ranking
River Oaks Car Stereo - Houston Texas Latest NEWS, Cars, Teh articles and crooks Avoid these Crooks Trusted Online Merchant
The Same Parts Pro Installers Use WE SHIP DIRECTLY TO YOU Email us!
4129 Richmond Ave, Houston TX 77027
Mistakes are common! Please have your installer double check your vehicle before you order installation parts from us.
Even though we try our best, our datasheets and even our tech support can be wrong! Your car may be different!
Product warranty (if any) is provided by manufacturer
Our labor has a lifetime warranty, we want to keep you as a customer.
Please read our return policies or click here to return items
Using this website means you accept its terms.
Copyright © 1995-2013 Eddie Runner - River Oaks Car Stereo - Installer.com
4129 Richmond Ave. Houston TX 77027
Hosted by the fine folks at txsoft.net