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Sounds like one of two things has happened if this is a new problem.
1: Rain has got under the aerial base and corroded the connection. (Take your interior light apart and look up from inside the car at the connection.
2: The coax cable has been damaged. Damage can be simple crushing with no split in the insulation evident. Crushing the cable changes the core to braid separation distance which in turn changes the impedance of the cable, affecting performance. Admittedly it’s more of a concern on coax used for digital applications but the principal holds for FM. Obviously a cut in the coax insulation is bad news or a break in the core is death to all.
1: Rain has got under the aerial base and corroded the connection. (Take your interior light apart and look up from inside the car at the connection.
2: The coax cable has been damaged. Damage can be simple crushing with no split in the insulation evident. Crushing the cable changes the core to braid separation distance which in turn changes the impedance of the cable, affecting performance. Admittedly it’s more of a concern on coax used for digital applications but the principal holds for FM. Obviously a cut in the coax insulation is bad news or a break in the core is death to all.
