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Radio Issues.
I have a 1997 Dodge Ram 1500 Pickup with a factory AM/FM Cassette Radio and it will turn on and work normally then after a few minutes the radio will lose signal to all stations on AM and FM. Rest of the Radio still works just no signal. If you hit a bump the radio will sometimes again gain a signal and other times not again rest of the radio works. It will turn on, display lights up and there is sound just sometimes no signal. What could be the problem?
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xwesx Fairbanks, AlaskaPosts: 14,671
It could be the amplifier or the signal modulator, possibly even broken wire in or to the antenna.2018 Subaru Crosstrek, 2014 Audi Q7 TDI, 2013 Subaru Forester, 1969 Chevrolet C20 Pickup, 1969 Ford Econoline 100, 1976 Ford F250 Pickup5
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However, if you wiggled the wire near the radio itself and was able to get it working, you could have a bad solder joint between the circuit board and the antenna receptacle. Dodge vehicles of the late 90s are somewhat notorious for the use of low-quality solder in their circuit boards (though I don't know whether the radio was actually a Mopar assembly or not).