None of the factory Mazda Miata radio installations use a diversity antenna
system. Reduced radio reception capability from aftermarket head units in
Miatas is the norm. Fix could be to replace the aftermarket head unit with
a 1992 through pre-96.5 standard Mazda Miata factory radio.
Jeff Anderson
Destin, FL
PMS Chapter
1) I CURE THE MIATA'S BAD HEAD REST SOUND
========== re mid-96 and older ==========
2) Miata special high performance ANTENNA SPLITTER
for CB use too. Don't scratch your Miata with
magnetically mounted CB antennas.
Email for info:
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"AC/DCdude17" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> For the moment I have a 93 MPV and it shares the same stereo as the Miata
> from similar era.
>
> Both the Miata and the MPV have an automatic selecting dual-antenna
> system called "diversity" system and your factory unit should have two
> antenna connections. A female and a male connectors coming from the dash
> and a matching pair on the factory stereo.
>
> I installed an Aiwa headunit that I had lying around and annoyingly,
> reception is noticeably inferior to factory stereo, but it doesn't
> surprise me as the antennas aren't put to their full potential. Some
> stations that were clearly flawless now have statics.
>
> Any Miata people faced the same problem? How did you fix it?
>
>
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