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Static on AM Radio
I have a 2011 RTS/SE5. The FM works fine, but the AM gets lots of static as soon as I start to drive the bike. No static if the engine is running but the bike is not moving. I took it to the dealer today and they called BRP. BRP told them it's just the way the AM works sometimes. I won't believe that. Has anyone else had a problem with the AM part of the stereo ?
Gordon
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Motorbike Professor
Jim is propably right. The ground loop isolation on the RT audio system may be substandard. Unfortunately, it would be difficult to modify readily...although it probably could be done with enough body panels removed. The Spyder radios are weak...weaker than any of my automobiles. No ground plane for the antenna, I suppose. Anyway, the farther your AM station, the more likely the static...especially with a weak antenna system. We are also in a period of high solar flare activity, which adversely affects radio signals and causes noise.
-Scotty
2011 Spyder RTS-SM5 (mine)
2000 BMW R1100RTP, motorized tricycle & 23 vintage bikes
2011 RT-622 trailer, Aspen Sentry popup camper, custom motorcycle trailer to pull behind the Spyder
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