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Soeley wrote: The whip is 12" over all and 6" too long to pass under the door. tried to get some silicone grease today but failed, will have a look online.
Oh. I was hoping it wasn't that much. That's too much to just bend it. Amazon has a bunch of Stubby antennas for FM. Pick one that is 1/2 the length of the antenna (but will still fit). If non are close, pick one that is 1/4.
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The grease isn't for lubrication. It's to make sure nothing can ever get in.
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TaterTot wrote: Yes, it is "multi-band", just as an antenna on a regular VHF-hand radio is. Most of them are VHF and UHF. It's just it's length that decides which frequencies it works with.
I doubt if its the same as a standard VHF radio. If you check under the headlining you will probably fine two connectors, a standard ISO radio connector for the FM antenna and a Fakra/SMB connector for the DAB. On some the power is sent up the same cable but you may find a separate supply because of the GPS.
Something like this one.
Look carefully at your antenna and you will see the second, longer antenna wrapped around the shorter inner antenna.
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TaterTot wrote: Yes, it is "multi-band", just as an antenna on a regular VHF-hand radio is. Most of them are VHF and UHF. It's just it's length that decides which frequencies it works with.
I doubt if its the same as a standard VHF radio. If you check under the headlining you will probably fine two connectors, a standard ISO radio connector for the FM antenna and a Fakra/SMB connector for the DAB. On some the power is sent up the same cable but you may find a separate supply because of the GPS.
Something like this one.
Look carefully at your antenna and you will see the second, longer antenna wrapped around the shorter inner antenna.
You talking about the "foot" itself now?
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I did buy a short replacement from Halfords today, Turned out it was still an inch too long, but I did notice that the FM reception was worse, so that is back in the box to be returned.
I really appreciate all your help and am taking all your comments on board.
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Soeley wrote: Just Googled the difference between Dipole & Monoplole and to tell the truth it lost me
I did buy a short replacement from Halfords today, Turned out it was still an inch too long, but I did notice that the FM reception was worse, so that is back in the box to be returned.
I really appreciate all your help and am taking all your comments on board.
You sure that was an FM antenna?
Monopole - Half the lengt of the Dipole. Monopole needs a ground surface (Typically a copper plate, or mesh, or regular ground, or car chassis)
Dipole - this is 2 Monopoles, that work together, but in 180degrees of each other. Each monopole is the others "ground/negative"
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Read through the feedback on that one,(someone had DAB issue with it), but you could fit an almost invisible seperate window mounted aerial - my neighbour has one in her Jimny (from Halfords) it works very well. Just a thought
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