A Powered Antenna?
04-01-2005, 09:13 PM
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RE: A Powered Antenna?
ORIGINAL: Dare
I believe there's an optimal length to an FM radio antenna -- like the FM wave height is 23.5 inches or something, so anything shorter than that will reduce the signal reception. I'd do a search and read up on this though. I don't know if there is any practical sense to this.
I believe there's an optimal length to an FM radio antenna -- like the FM wave height is 23.5 inches or something, so anything shorter than that will reduce the signal reception. I'd do a search and read up on this though. I don't know if there is any practical sense to this.
04-01-2005, 09:33 PM
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RE: A Powered Antenna?
ORIGINAL: lostsoul
thats right.. its not the size but the girth!!! [sm=boohoo.gif]
thats right.. its not the size but the girth!!! [sm=boohoo.gif]
Newsflash: Size DOES matter! Sorry Vette owners!!
04-01-2005, 10:20 PM
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RE: A Powered Antenna?
power antennas are a hastle, my bud has one on his lexus, its tneds to stick, not go down all the way, and its more of a pain then anything, ied say but a antenna thats intergrated into the rear window or the windshield
04-01-2005, 11:12 PM
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RE: A Powered Antenna?
ORIGINAL: lostsoul
HAHAHAHA.. I would love to go down the road with that on my car... you this it would get pulled over?? hahaha
HAHAHAHA.. I would love to go down the road with that on my car... you this it would get pulled over?? hahaha
04-03-2005, 07:32 PM
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RE: A Powered Antenna?
ORIGINAL: Dare
I believe there's an optimal length to an FM radio antenna -- like the FM wave height is 23.5 inches or something, so anything shorter than that will reduce the signal reception. I'd do a search and read up on this though. I don't know if there is any practical sense to this.
I believe there's an optimal length to an FM radio antenna -- like the FM wave height is 23.5 inches or something, so anything shorter than that will reduce the signal reception. I'd do a search and read up on this though. I don't know if there is any practical sense to this.
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