[NJARC] Car antennas

[Al Klase]

Hi Joe,

I know just enough about his to be dangerous.  The short antennas are 
active antennas, that is, they have an amplifier at their base, and need 
a source of 12-volts.  I don't know if the DC comes from the radio, or 
just out of the general wiring harness.  I see some vehicle specific 
adapters that have both a coax with a Motorola (standard care radio) 
plug, and wire for DC.

Dredge through the Crutchfiels site: 
http://www.crutchfield.com/shopsearch/car_antenna.html

Al

Al Klase – N3FRQ
Jersey City, NJ
http://www.skywaves.ar88.net/

On 10/9/2016 2:58 PM, Joe Giliberti wrote:
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> I just bought a car and it has this little tiny stub of an antenna. I
> listen to a lot of both AM and FM in my car, but I can't pull in 1010
> anymore. The antenna on the car is removable and therefore
> replaceable. Can anyone recommend an upgrade? The only high gain
> antennas I could find were for VHF and UHF ham bands.
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> Thank you!
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> Joe Giliberti
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