Under Car Antenna

Greg58

Greg58

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I know this has been asked before, but since I can't search this forum on my tablet i'll ask. I installed a radio in my car and didn't want to mount the antenna through the fender, I mounted a full length expanded antenna on the outside of the frame on the passengers side. On the small end I put a 10 inch length of hose and extended the antenna through the triangle floor brace. The hose keeps the mast from touching. This works great sitting still, the funny thing as I start getting up to speed the reception fades, at 60 mph you can't hear the radio. As soon as I slow reception returns, any ideas?
 
I've never had anything like this before thats why I asked. I converted it over to 12v neg. ground about 15 years ago so power to a antenna will not be a problem. I have a second antenna that I thought about adding, does a antenna cable splitter work.
 
Somewhere on the radio, usually near where the antenna wire goes in there is a small adjustment screw--- on these old am radios it makes a lot of difference in reception, set radio at weak station in lower numbers, adjust for best reception
 
I have the same setup as you and the reception has never been good. I put a under dash Tune trapper in and it does about the same. I have learned to just plug in the Ipod and forget about radio.
 
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