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2021 F3 Ltd has awful Radio reception - where's the antenna plug?
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BLUEKNIGHT911
Sadly Passed Oct 2024 - RIP
:agree: .... also BRP uses ENORMOUS amounts of ....thread locker .... when you find the antennae remove it and clean off all the thread locker, use a STAR washer instead .... also folks have reported the grounding strap was loose or not even connected..... these are commonly reported issues ..... also check a parts Fiche' for how all this stuff is connected to the Spyder .... Mike :thumbup:
IdahoMtnSpyder
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I think he's asking where does it plug into the audio unit? That would be up front somewhere.
CloverHillCrawler
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Schematic from the service manual shows the antenna cable is routed through the console harness and connected on the Multifunction gauge for a 2020 not sure about a 2021.
Update:and looking at this diagram it looks like the radio is integrated with the multifunction gauge which means if you have a bad radio you have to replace the whole gauge cluster?
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I'm pretty sure that you won't find a separate radio on a 2020+ Spyder, cos it's built-in to the dash unit/Multi-function cluster! :lecturef_smilie:
So go to the back of the bike, remove the trunk (if there is one) & the panel the antenna sticks out of - the missed connections &/or poor earths are usually in there somewhere. :thumbup:
BajaRon
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I doubt that you problem is at the radio. It's much more likely to be at the antenna. The wire that goes to the base of the antenna is probably not connected. Until that is fixed, it won't matter what else you do.
IdahoMtnSpyder
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Your pic is rather fuzzy. Does it show an antenna cable plugging into the cluster? It looks like that may be it about half way along the cluster connector line. The other unit in the schematic must be the audio amplifier, right?
CloverHillCrawler
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Yep it's plugged into the cluster along with the AUX and USB cables, sound goes back out to the amplifier.
I wonder why they did a separate amplifier unit but yet integrated the radio into the gauge cluster?
Why not put the radio with the amp?
I wonder why they did a separate amplifier unit but yet integrated the radio into the gauge cluster?
Why not put the radio with the amp?
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IdahoMtnSpyder
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I'm guessing physical size. With the miniaturization of electronics today, the cluster electronics looked like a good place to plunk down a chip about the size of a lady bug! Probably also easier to integrate the radio controls into the cluster controls on the same PC board rather than wires between the cluster and amp.
Woodenfish
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Awful radio reception is the standard of the provided radio tuner and is about the best one could hope to achieve under ideal operating conditions. The audio system does however shine brighter with Bluetooth streaming audio making it significantly more appealing to me. I choose that method as first priority for sound quality, content and playback of commercial free music. It’s not demanding audiophile quality but considering all of the conditions and limitations of a motorcycle, not bad at all.
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