Hi Jeremy,

Thanks for the input. I live in Santa Barbara and our radio stations are
very low power, day and night. I can get the KW stations from Mexico
without a problem.

I was inquiring to see if others have noted that the performance of the
in-window antenna was poor as compared to the free-standing antennas of old.

I think the lack of answers implies that most people don't listen to AM much
anymore. With so many choices on the TL, it's little wonder.

Thanks again,

- Russ

"Jeremy" <moc.liamtoh@avnipwj> wrote in message
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> "Russell Lombardo" <rlombardo@cox.net> wrote in message
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>> Hi,
>>
>> Thanks for the advice but I never tint my windows, so that isn't the
>> problem.
>>
>> For other TL drivers, how is your AM reception?
>
> <trimmed for brevity>
>
> I live in the Mid-Atlantic (Washington, D.C. metro), possibly one of the
> worst areas for AM reception because of so many stations crammed so
> closely together. That said, I can regularly listen to AM stations from
> Richmond, NYC, Philly, and Cincinnati in the evening in my '05 TL. The
> D.C. AM band is really pathetic, but I have no trouble picking out the
> 1,000 watt flea-powered daytimers in my TL.
>
> Many AM stations lower power in the evenings (winter is worst because of
> the short daylight hours) and/or they change the patterns of their signals
> to accomodate grandfathered "clear channel" AM stations. You can plug
> your favorite stations call letters into http://www.radio-locator.com to
> get their power, tower location(s), antenna pattern and predicted coverage
> area. Otherwise I'd say to take it to the dealer and demonstrate the
> issue. A good dealer will just swap the head unit if there really is a
> problem.
>
> HTH,
>
> Jeremy
>