2005 Legacy Wagon with the antenna problem !

[SubeeTed]

I have a 2005 Legacy wagon , not an Outback !

Anyhow I have the wiring bundle problem that others have had !

The reception comes and goes !

I have had it fixed twice and just returns.

Right now I have it cobbed up ! With a wire fished outside on top of my roof and taped to my roof rack, and it sort of works fine !

Anyhow , I know that there is a Clarion signal amplifier back there ! Does anybody know how much it boosts ?

I saw this antenna on Amazon for a mere $15+ bucks.

And it says it has a 16db booster !

I thought I'de get it and maybe bypass the Clarion booster and head into the car !

Or better yet......would the Clarion booster boost the new signal from this antenna ?

THANKS !

 

[1 Lucky Texan]

there should be an amplifier back there but, Subaru has moved it around across the years and models.

 

maybe search the diagrams at www.opposedforces.com ?

[SubeeTed]

I can see the Clarion booster .

What I was getting at , or my question , just how many db boost does it give, and the other question is if I get this other antenna with it's own boost can I put it through the Clarion and get even more db boost ?

And by the way that link doesn't work .

Thanks !

[1 Lucky Texan]

dunno about 'stacking' antenna boost - maybe contact user botenredwolf at subaruoutback.org , he's a car audio guru.

 

http://opposedforces.com/parts/legacy/

 

http://opposedforces.com/parts/legacy/

[StephenA]

The first booster is acting as a pre-amp.  In the RF world, that's pretty acceptable. Just remember it will amplify everything, noise included. Usually not a huge problem for modern radios.

The signal strength coming from the antenna is low power.  So having a bit of a preamp won't hurt the inputs of another amp. 

I use the same technique for my cell phone booster. I use a 9db antenna fed to the amp. 

Hope it helps.