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Old Jul 8, 2019 | 07:36 AM
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I didn’t want to try and cram my SS PN4.1000D under the batwing. Mounted it to the wall of my tourpak. As expected radio reception is terrible. Just wondering if I put a hidden antenna in the fairing will the reception clear up since the amp is at the other end of the bike? Thanks in advance.
 
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Well I tried the Harley hidden antenna. Made no difference ☹️. If anyone wants to put their antenna in the fairing, it’s for sale in the audio classifieds.
 
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Most of the lower end class "d" amps will interfere to some degree. The JL's, some Alpine, Sd's all do well for radio reception.

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Thanks Juice, I’m going to watch for a deal on on a better amp. In the mean time I’ll enjoy 8 gig on a thumb drive and pandora ��
 
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Most of the lower end class "d" amps will interfere to some degree. The JL's, some Alpine, Sd's all do well for radio reception.

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How is FM reception with Stinger amp?
 
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How is FM reception with Stinger amp?
I heard that it did well,I have not tried that amp personally. Also, the Rushmore bikes seem to be less prone to interference than the 2013 and down.

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I didn't get decent reception on my 2010 Ultra until I went with a full length steel whip antenna and an Arc Moto 600.4 amp. I tried upgrading the antenna first and it made a tiny bit of an improvement but the Arc amp made a bigger improvement.
 
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