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Linda

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Does anyone have a solution to picking up more radio stations? My Northstar only gets 1 channel. I see this has been an issue on the 1000's also. Seems there should be a better antenna.
 
I gave up on the radio, Polaris antennas suck and get crappy reception. I get maybe 3-4 stations but can't drive 20 miles without losing the station I'm listening to and have to change to a different one. I stream music from my phone usually Amazon Prime music where I have created several playlists.
 
Mine is a lot worse when you have the lights on. I ordered some ferrite beads to install on the power wires to see if it helps at all.
 
I am the same, I just blue tooth my phone. Radios in Polaris are certainly less than desirable as far as reception.
 
I can't figure out why Polaris can't get this right. I don't know if it's the antenna, the head unit or what their problem is. I had 2 Victory and 1 Indian motorcycle (Ride Command) with stereos and none of them would get decent reception. I tried new antennas on 2 of them with no luck. Every budget car on the road has this figured this out, but Polaris just can't seem to fix this problem.
 
My radio works wonderful until I turn on any lights. Headlights barely diminish the radio but light bars kill it completely.
 
Linda said:
Does anyone have a solution to picking up more radio stations? My Northstar only gets 1 channel. I see this has been an issue on the 1000's also. Seems there should be a better antenna.
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I bought the antenna offered by Recreational Watts. Went from getting 3 mediocre channels to 37 that come in great. Hooked it up and just put it under the hood to give it a try before routing it to the back of the cab. I highly recommend this set up for the ride command radio.
 
I also purchased from recreational watts. When I bought mine they did not offer a kit for the 1500 so I purchased one for a 1000 so I fabricated an antenna mount and found my own wire route. Works great !
 
oneal said:
I also purchased from recreational watts. When I bought mine they did not offer a kit for the 1500 so I purchased one for a 1000 so I fabricated an antenna mount and found my own wire route. Works great !
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I should have mentioned that. I did the same thing!
 
oneal said:
recreationalwatts.com

2015 - 2025 Polaris Ranger XP 900 / XP 1000 / 1000 Amplified FM Antenna Kit - Works together with all cab systems - 100% money back guarantee

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I still don't see where they offer a kit specifically for our machines but I done a write up on it.

www.rangerxd.com

Amplified Antenna

Someone showed interest in knowing more about the amplified antenna I installed so thought I would do a short write up. Sorry for the long post, I am not so good at condensing these things. We live in the sticks so radio reception can be a little bit of a challenge. My wife and I both desire...
www.rangerxd.com www.rangerxd.com
 
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