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[electra88]

HEY GUYS


I JUST HAD HARLEY DEALER INSTALL A DAKOTA DIGITAL ANTENNA ON MY 2006 SCREAMING EAGLE ULTRA.  i LIKE HAVING NO ANTENNA IN THE BACK BUT MY FMRADIO AND AM RADIO WORK LIKE CRAP.  I GET ABOUT 3 STATIONS ON FM THAT COME IN CLEAR.  ON AM I ONLY GET 3 ALSO.  THE RECEPTION IS HORRIBLE.


IS THIS NORMAL FOR THIS ANTENNA?  WHAT DO YOU THINK I SHOULD DO??  I AM DEF GOING TO BRING IT BACK TO HARLEY BUT I WANTED TO GET SOME INFO FROM THE REAL EXPERTS  (THE GUYS ON THIS SITE) FIRST.

THANKS
MIKE

[hd-dude]

Get your money back if you can and get a Tune Trapper. About $40.00 and works much better. Some here have had mixed results. I have installed many without a single complaint. Some even say that it works better than the whip......

[JCZ]

It may be the location of where they put it, inside your fairing.

I have a Dakota Digital.  Jim installed it and I'm not even sure where but I do remember him telling me that it has to be away from other metal (stereo, etc.) and I believe he said it was to the outside of the fairing. 

[electra88]

How does your dakota digital work JCZ?

[JCZ]

How does your dakota digital work JCZ?

I don't have any problems with it.  Of course I don't use FM near as much, since I got the XM.  However, back when Jim put the Dakota Digital Antenna in my bike, I remember thinking (and said) that it actually worked better than the stock antenna. 

Maybe Jim will come back in here and comment on the location inside the fairing.

[kojak]

If you want fm, nothing will work as well as the oem antenna.

[Puzzled]

My Dakota Digital antenna is in the tool box now. I went back to a short whip antenna.

[Cvostu]

those things are garbage,  they don't work. use the whip or something like that.

[electra88]

I am going to replace my speakers soon.  When I do remove the fairing I will try to see where the dakota is located and see if it is by any metal.....

hopefully this will help.... 

[Puzzled]

I was curious if it was worth trying to mount outside of the fairing somwhere.

[Cvostu]

I hear those things never work anyway. Cut down the oem antenna and just live with it.

[TN]

my dd sux but i live in rural area.

don't use fm much since xm.



TN

[Cvostu]

i don't either.   and the ipod cuts down listening to fm also. when will we be able to get sirrius?  can't wait for that.

[Texas 103]

It may be the location of where they put it, inside your fairing.

I have a Dakota Digital.  Jim installed it and I'm not even sure where but I do remember him telling me that it has to be away from other metal (stereo, etc.) and I believe he said it was to the outside of the fairing. 

I talked to their tech guy an he said make sure and mount it at least one inch from ANY METAL, radio, braces etc: Just installed in my SERG and works great . Stuck it on the left side of the inner faring about a foot from the radio, make sure you have the obvious,a good connection for power ...Greg

[electra88]

Thanks for the info!!