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FLHT Harley Radio Hissing

Discussion in 'Motorcycle Tech Talk' started by Harleyjeff, Apr 22, 2005.

  1. Harleyjeff

    Harleyjeff New Member

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    Hello, I was wondering if someone knows why suddenly my radio in my 98 FLHTCI would suddenly not tune and radio channels. I only hear hissing. The tape player is working fine. Is it possible for the antenna to unplug from behind the faring? Is there a fuse for the tuner that is separate from the tape player or just one radio fuse? Thanks for your wisdom.
    Harleyjeff, Apr 22, 2005
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    Sleepy Well-Known Member

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    You can never rule anything out, do you get any AM reception? I'm not up on Harley radios. I tried to use a different antennae and got lots of hissing and went back to the original setup. good luck
    Sleepy, Apr 22, 2005
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    I get no AM reception, no weather reception, nothing. That is why I suspected something internal. Even checking something like the antenna seems like a big task because I have to take apart the faring.
    Harleyjeff, Apr 22, 2005
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    Ah hah. I took the faring off. The antenna was unplugged at the back of the radio.
    Harleyjeff, Apr 29, 2005
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    it's a bit of a pain to take the plastic off but at least it's a cheap fix...:)
    Sleepy, Apr 30, 2005
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