Honda Car Forum

I have an 88 accord and the radio reception has gotten noticeably worse.
Almost as if the antenna was not connected. I checked the connection
and the antenna plug is firmly seated into the radio. I checked as much
of the wire as I could, and it looked fine. This car has the manual electric
antenna that is pretty far from the radio. Is there another connection
that might have come loose somehow? Is there a way to check the wire at the
end of the antenna to see if it is still connected to the antenna? TIA
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Alex

Most likely, the insulation keeping the antenna isolated from the car
body has broken down. This grounds the antenna to ground thus rendering
it useless. I noticed this happens if it is pulled out too far. try
pushing the base in a small bit. Otherwise the insulator should be
replaced or bolstered somehow.

Alex Rodriguez wrote:
> I have an 88 accord and the radio reception has gotten noticeably worse.
> Almost as if the antenna was not connected. I checked the connection
> and the antenna plug is firmly seated into the radio. I checked as much
> of the wire as I could, and it looked fine. This car has the manual electric
> antenna that is pretty far from the radio. Is there another connection
> that might have come loose somehow? Is there a way to check the wire at the
> end of the antenna to see if it is still connected to the antenna? TIA
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> Alex
>