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FM radio antenna height for car... ?
The height of the stock FM radio antenna on a new car I bought is about 31"
high. It hits some things that hang from the garage ceiling so I'd love to be able to shorten the antenna. I realize that doing so will most likely decrease the quality of reception etc. Someone mentioned that if I shorten the antenna I would need to keep it at a certain specific length... a multiple of something... in order for it to work effectively...? Is this true? I was just going to hack off maybe 6"... thus the total height would now be 26" as opposed to 31"... but, is there some formula or rule about antenna height that I need to pay attention to? I don't mind if I reduce the overall effectiveness of the antenna by a little bit. If I cut 20% of the length off the antenna, will I simply loose 20% of the antenna's effectiveness? Thanks. If it's a screw-in type why not replace it? You can find aftermarket ones that are much shorter (right at about a foot long) that have the requisite length of wire wrapped in a coil around the shorter antenna shaft. I've seen 'em in different colors too, so you can get a plain black one or a flourescent lime green one if you want : ) NeilH |
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