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radio frequencies 2014 rt limited
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Snowbelt Spyder
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"Someone" is correct. In this country, the FM band starts at 87.9. Full power stations start at 88.1. 87.7 appears to be an audio band of TV channel 6. Maybe this will help.....
http://www.radiosurvivor.com/2015/03/02/can-your-radio-receiver-access-87-7-fm/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FM_broadcast_band
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Bob Denman
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:shocked: You learn something new every day... That was a good question! :clap:
wmh9680
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Thanks, I had already stumbled across radio survivor. Why would any use a freq outside of the standard and why would the gov let them do it. 87.7 is a great oldies station in affiliation with the oldies tv station METV. I guess I could get an Ipod or similar device that pics it up and plug it in. I don't know much about audio stuff (my hearing is pretty bad anyway--I wear hearing aids). What exactly are the 3 audio inputs for on the bike (pass grip--trunk--by the key)? Thanks alot, Mike
billybovine
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The connector by the passenger grip and in the center of the driver switch panel are outputs from the radio to plug wired helmets for audio. The plug in the trunk is an input to the radio for an ipod or mp3 player.
Snowbelt Spyder
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Well, I think the "why" answer is that it's a loop hole in the reg. Technically, they're licensed as a low power TV station, the audio is not outside the TV band, and they can sell advertising. The whole deal was supposed to end in September last year, anyway, but the FCC has delayed that. With a transmitter power of only 3kw, I'm not sure you'll get adequate range to make trying to pick it up on the bike worth the effort.
I wonder if the radio module installed in Spyders going to Australia have the full Australian band...87.5 to 108. Wonder if one would work in a North American Spyder. Or, there's always this if you have an Android phone.....
http://www.npr.org/sections/alltech...io-inside-your-pocket-and-why-you-cant-use-it
Trivial Pursuit on a rainy day.
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wmh9680
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Thanks for the info on the inputs. Someday I will utilize them. Not sure how or for what but that's just another thing on my very full plate. That's why I don't like getting too many new toys. It brings up to many new ideas/?s for me to google. My wife says it's my addiction and shes probable correct. Thanks again, Mike
billybovine
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As far as I know all the radios are the same no matter where in the world the Spyder is made for. Just the region setting changes. That is user changeable. So that could be tried for the heck of it and see what happens.
ARtraveler
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I learned something new today. :bowdown:
Snowbelt Spyder
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They're right there in your audio settings screen. Go to where you set your bass, treble, fader, etc, and look for Region. The countries that correspond to each region are listed in your owners manual.
Me too. Bonded with Google.
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wmh9680
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Well I have the operators manual but I don't think I have the owners manual. Is there a diff? I don't see anything in there about regions. I was foolin around with the regions today and now I d/n get any fm stations. The ams work but show diff freq. What are the diff regions and what show ours be? I thought ours was c but when I put it back to c I still d/n get fm--in fact I don't get fm in and region now. I guess I shoulda left it alone. Any ideas how to get it back where it was. When you are changing regions do you just change it up or down and get out of it or do you need to save it somehow? I had thought maybe a diff region would give me a diff freq range. Who makes the radio/can I contact them? Thanks, Mike
billybovine
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See page 35 and 36 in your operator's guide. North America is region A. The FM frequencies are in the last column.
wmh9680
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Thanks, I was looking in the audio section, my fault. I will try again, but it seemed that I just had to keep playing with it to get am back and fm never came back. Can we use a different region to get a wider freq range or not? Sure with I could get automatic email responses back, it's a pain to have to keep checking the forum to see if I got any responses. It does not email me no matter what computer I am on. Thanks again, Mike
wmh9680
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Good Morning, Well I tried every freq and none would get 87.7. I reset it to A and everything else is fine. I discovered that when you change freq you have to shut the bike down and restart for the changed to take affect. Guess I'm back trying an IPOD. Gotta make sure it will get 87.7. Thanks, Mike
It doesn't look like Region A (North America & South Africa) gets as low as 87.7... It seems 87.9 is as low as you can go. :sour:
south GA Farm Boy
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How do you set radio on 2016 RT Limited to go up and with you trike speed?
On the 2016 RT Limited, I go to the radio setting and I can't change the off to on so that my radio volume goes up and down with my speed. How do I and which button will turn it to read on?
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