Why buy a shorty antenna?
04-03-2012, 01:58 PM
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03-24-2015, 08:00 AM
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Radio Antenna
I bought one of those 8in antenna's once the radio reception was horrible. So I took my stock one cut it put the little dingle ball back on top and powder coated it black. You would never know it was cut.
I made it at about the same height as the roof just so it would flow with the rest of the car
I made it at about the same height as the roof just so it would flow with the rest of the car
03-27-2015, 12:51 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2006
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Of all the things that I can bitch about with our cars the antenna never crossed my mind.
My big pet peeve arethe rear tail lights. I dislike the fact that the light bulbs are clearly visible through the lenses.
Pisses me off.
My big pet peeve arethe rear tail lights. I dislike the fact that the light bulbs are clearly visible through the lenses.
Pisses me off.
07-12-2015, 11:22 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Louisiana
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Why buy a shorty antenna?
The FM frequency band as I'm sure not too many of us use AM in our mustangs depend on the length to get certain frequency ranges.
So some of you will get great reception as the stations you listen to fall in the ranges the shorter antenna are cut for. Where as others not so much.
There is a calculation we used in the air force (I forget it now it's been 20 years), that you can calculate the exact length to the exact station. But because 1 antenna is supplied with the car they use coiled wire to extend the length of the antenna without actually extending the physical size (wrap it in or on the solid antenna). Now you can have an antenna that can physically receive all the frequencies through both FM and AM radio.
Cutting it will deteriate the ability to receive certain stations but in most cases it's unnoticed.
So some of you will get great reception as the stations you listen to fall in the ranges the shorter antenna are cut for. Where as others not so much.
There is a calculation we used in the air force (I forget it now it's been 20 years), that you can calculate the exact length to the exact station. But because 1 antenna is supplied with the car they use coiled wire to extend the length of the antenna without actually extending the physical size (wrap it in or on the solid antenna). Now you can have an antenna that can physically receive all the frequencies through both FM and AM radio.
Cutting it will deteriate the ability to receive certain stations but in most cases it's unnoticed.
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