Weather Band Reception Poor
01-16-2009, 06:53 AM
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I bought my '06 e60 used a while back. When I first got the car, I noticed the weather band reception was poor, but didn't think much of it and really had not listened to the WB substantively since. Recently, though, I've wanted to use the WB more. I've found the reception is so bad it is almost unusable regardles of what channel I select. At best, the strongest channel is audible with frequent periods of static typically timed to interrupt just when the short term forcast is being announced. At worst, the strongest channel is substantially inaudible; the static letting up only occasionally.
My expectations of reception quality are not out of whack, nor is it my location or my local stations. My previous car (an e36 M3) had WB. There were times that I listened to the WB frequently, and over the same route that I listen in my e60. I had none of these problems with the M3's WB.
So, does e60 WB just generally suck or is it my car?
My expectations of reception quality are not out of whack, nor is it my location or my local stations. My previous car (an e36 M3) had WB. There were times that I listened to the WB frequently, and over the same route that I listen in my e60. I had none of these problems with the M3's WB.
So, does e60 WB just generally suck or is it my car?
01-16-2009, 07:45 AM
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Originally Posted by g_force_alt' post='769393' date='Jan 16 2009, 10:53 AM
I bought my '06 e60 used a while back. When I first got the car, I noticed the weather band reception was poor, but didn't think much of it and really had not listened to the WB substantively since. Recently, though, I've wanted to use the WB more. I've found the reception is so bad it is almost unusable regardles of what channel I select. At best, the strongest channel is audible with frequent periods of static typically timed to interrupt just when the short term forcast is being announced. At worst, the strongest channel is substantially inaudible; the static letting up only occasionally.
My expectations of reception quality are not out of whack, nor is it my location or my local stations. My previous car (an e36 M3) had WB. There were times that I listened to the WB frequently, and over the same route that I listen in my e60. I had none of these problems with the M3's WB.
So, does e60 WB just generally suck or is it my car?
My expectations of reception quality are not out of whack, nor is it my location or my local stations. My previous car (an e36 M3) had WB. There were times that I listened to the WB frequently, and over the same route that I listen in my e60. I had none of these problems with the M3's WB.
So, does e60 WB just generally suck or is it my car?
01-16-2009, 08:57 AM
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Could bad weather be the culprit?? 
01-16-2009, 08:58 AM
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How do you access the WB? I keep hearing 'beeps' on all stations recently, probably due to the crazy cold up here lately.
01-16-2009, 12:01 PM
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Originally Posted by richietherocket' post='769680' date='Jan 16 2009, 02:53 PM
I just checked mine. WB1 and WB5 are great. The rest are horrible.
Does anybody know what WB stations are used in the states comparted to what is used in Europe?
Does anybody know what WB stations are used in the states comparted to what is used in Europe?
Google says WB stations are broadcast at 162.400 MHz to 162.550 MHz in the US.
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Originally Posted by flyingpuck' post='769505' date='Jan 16 2009, 12:57 PM
Could bad weather be the culprit??
Any time I tune to the WB I can get several freqs. And at least one will always be 5-by-5.