Antenna System

Diversity Antenna 

A Diversity Antenna System is designed to deliver the best radio signal reception possible. Two antennas are used to form a diversity system. The primary antenna receives both AM and FM signals. The second antenna receives only FM signals.

The Diversity Antenna System consists of 2 separate antennas, and 2 radio antenna modules. The antennas on this vehicle consist of 20 gauge stranded wire. These wires are termed elements, and are routed in the body to capture signals.

The antenna reception signals are sorted out by the radio antenna module. The radio antenna module is enabled when the radio is turned on. When the AM or FM band is selected on the radio, the antenna module connects the rear window antenna directly to the radio. In addition, when the FM band is selected an enable signal is sent to the antenna module. Superimposed on this enable signal is the strength of the signal being received by the radio tuner. The antenna module now performs two functions. It switches between the front and rear antennas, monitoring the radio signal strength and combines both signals and phase aligns them to create one strong signal.