docmirror

Roger, I'm sure your good old dad taught you that reception on an antenna is based mostly on it's fractional wavelength and correct impedance. Shorty antennas are gonna have a hard time with reception no matter the amplified signal in the antenna base. FM is last gen technology, and AM is stone age. But - it's what we have legacy so you need an antenna to best match. 88MHz(FM lowest freq) is 3.4 Meters. 1/4 wave would be .85M or 33". Less than 1/4 wave gets pretty iffy on faint signals. Surely these are 1/8 wave(FM) ~ 16". Now, lets discuss dipole azimuth orientation and the effects on a moving car!

ROG100

My Father (bless his little cotton socks) would be pretty disappointed with me and my total lack of electron knowledge. However I am just lucky to have friends like you and Tony to point me in the right direction 8>)

ROG100

Well it took a long time for me to fit the antenna as shown in post #13. I fitted at the top of the rear hatch glass to the left of the third brake light. Grounded to a screw that locates the glass and ran two wires forward to the sunroof motor area. Connected 12v power and the antenna and I am very impressed so far. Only been a couple of days but reception on my favorite FM stations is strong and clear. I do still have an inline amp as well.
Thanks Tony!!

Randy V

How is AM reception, Rog? That's the hard one to get right.

Bilal928S4

Pictures !! Or it did not happen.

j.kenzie@sbcglobal.net

If your antenna is a rear quarter mount, you might like my Honda S2000 mod.

https://rennlist.com/forums/928-foru...tenna-mod.html

Visible in my signature.
Good luck,
Dave

Ad0911

I think FM will be phased out in coming years. DAB+ is the new thing. Not many cars have it yet but DAB+ receivers can be built in afterwards in most cars.

MjRocket

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