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Default Car Radio AM fades in and out

On Mon, 6 Aug 2018 13:59:03 -0700 (PDT), Ed60062
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Recently the AM reception on my 2014 Dodge Caravan has been fading out when passing under overhead electric wires. FM is not a problem. Any ideas why this might be happening and what the solution might be?


Depending on your definition of "fading out", what you have described
is perfectly normal. The longer wavelengths of AM band signals have
trouble penetrating overpasses and under power lines. Most static is
AM in nature, so AM is highly susceptable to those symptoms. List to
the Steely Dan song "FM". "No static at all" is comparing FM to AM.
Back in the 60's, cars often only had AM radios, so having music other
than elavator music on FM was a huge improvement. You could drive
under power lines without your favorite song fading away.