My radio reception has been getting crackly and dropping out
The electric aerial is definitely working as I can’t get anything until it is fully open, but doesn’t seem as powerful as before
Can anyone tell me where the earth would be?
I am completely clueless when it comes to electrics
thanks in advance
It earths through the base of the aerial where it mounts to the body inside the boot. There is no earth wire as such.
The electrical earth on a MK2 aerial is the black wire, other two are permanent live and switched live. MK1 aerials have their electrical earth through the aerial body.
If your aerial is going up and down OK, the electrical earth is fine.
A reception problem with the aerial is likely to coax or connector related - have you checked the aerial and radio connections, as well as the coax itself for damage?