GnatGoSplat Posted June 26, 2006 Report Share Posted June 26, 2006 My AVIC-D1 didn't come with the "metal sheet" that's talked about in the installation manual. It says reception will be much poorer without this metal sheet. What is it, exactly? Just a piece of sheetmetal? Is it steel, copper...??? About how thick, and what are its dimensions? I figure I can make my own if having it really makes a difference. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SilverGS Posted June 26, 2006 Report Share Posted June 26, 2006 [quote name="GnatGoSplat"]My AVIC-D1 didn't come with the "metal sheet" that's talked about in the installation manual. It says reception will be much poorer without this metal sheet. What is it, exactly? Just a piece of sheetmetal? Is it steel, copper...??? About how thick, and what are its dimensions? I figure I can make my own if having it really makes a difference.[/quote]It is magnetic (I guess that makes it steel) and is approximately 2 inches square. I have no idea why the reception would be poorer without it though...... Perhaps someone else can shed some light on that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BlueMNSTRZ Posted June 27, 2006 Report Share Posted June 27, 2006 I'm not really 100% about this but I believe that it has something to do with the satellite signal bouncing off the metal plate to the underside of the antenna. Like I said I'm not 100% sure but I do know from experience that it makes a huge difference in the reception. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GnatGoSplat Posted June 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2006 Thanks, I'll cut a 2" square out of sheetmetal and see if that works just as well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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