RDS Reception problem..

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Hi all...

I just bought the KENWOOD KDCW5031Y CD/MP3 radio for my car.

It works more or less all right, I got it to scan most of the local RDS stations in my

area, but the one I want most (classical music!) won't register on the

RDS, it only displays the numeric band number, and the "RDS" warning just keeps blinking without displaying the station name.

I know the station has RDS because my previous casette tape displayed

the station name.

The vendor says it will track this station even if it doesn't display its name, but I don't believe it. How can it know what to track if it doesn't receive the RDS station name. I will try it next week when I have to drive to different areas of the country (where the same station broadcasts on different FM channels) we'll see if it still tracks it without user intervention (as I understand RDS is supposed to do).

Is there anything I can do.

By the way I am in Israel which uses the European tuner system.

thanks for your help.

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[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

Have you read the manual completely?

Either that, or the new receiver isn't quite getting enough signal for the RDS signal to get a firm lock on...although, in my experience RDS works with a pretty low S/N ratio...