Does a shorty Antenna hurt my reception?

[Maza4ever14]

I'm looking at either an 8 inche or a 14 inche shorty antenna from american muscle.com . Would either of those hurt my reception? anyone have any experiences with them?

 

[the98stang]

prolly wont hurt the reception

 

[CobraRed_96_GT]

i live around you and listen to many of the same stations - and after switching to the 14" i get the same reception. Still loose it in the areas i did b4, but nothing more than that

 

[Satin Silver GT]

I have a shorty antenna from UPR Product, works fine here on Cape Cod.

 

[trinity_gt]

The antenna on the car as it comes from the manufacturer is designed with a specific length in mind. The FM radio band runs from about 88MHz to 108MHz, with a centre frequency of about 98MHz. The wavelength of these signals is about 120.5-inches and the optimal length of a whip antenna for that frequency is a quarter wavelength or about 30 inches.

If you move the length of the antenna away from this ideal it's effectiveness will decrease. For strong signals like local, in-town radio stations you might not notice too much of a difference but you ability to pull in stations while on the highway will definitely drop, especially with an 8-inch part.

 

[bakos24]

I still get the same reception when I put my shorty on.

 

[steveb24]

i definately dont.. i have the 14", reception is not as good

 

[Mustang5L5]

The antenna on the car as it comes from the manufacturer is designed with a specific length in mind. The FM radio band runs from about 88MHz to 108MHz, with a centre frequency of about 98MHz. The wavelength of these signals is about 120.5-inches and the optimal length of a whip antenna for that frequency is a quarter wavelength or about 30 inches.

If you move the length of the antenna away from this ideal it's effectiveness will decrease. For strong signals like local, in-town radio stations you might not notice too much of a difference but you ability to pull in stations while on the highway will definitely drop, especially with an 8-inch part.

What he said.



I have an 8" antenna, but carry my stocker in my trunk. I have Satellite radio and NEVER listen to AM/FM anymore so the stubby is more for appearance.

 

[lvmustanggt]

I have 8" with bad reception, thinking to get 14"

 

[ErikTheBeast]

I got a shorty from American Muscle and havnt had a single problem with it yet.

 

['03GTinFLA]

The antenna delete was my first mod because radio sucks azz.

 

[Twista]

check out the free way of doing this:

http://www.sn95forums.com/forum/index.php?topic=11529.0

 

[BlackGT4.6]

you may lose some reception. I did but its worth it. The stock one looks dumb after you see your car with a shorter one

 

[SXYXC]

i cut mine to about 13 inches and i have yet to have any problems. and thats even driving way out of town.

 

[Superhereaux]

check out the free way of doing this:

http://www.sn95forums.com/forum/index.php?topic=11529.0

this is what i did, very easy to do


don't know how long the antenna is now, alls i know is i chopped it down 10 inches and the reception didn't change any, even the weak 107.9 here in vegas works fine

The stock one looks dumb after you see your car with a shorter one

yup

 

[Wolvrin704]

I also got the shorty from American Muscle. My reception for weaker and far away stations may suffer ever so slightly but for the most part there is no diffeence other than it looks better.

 

[Tally_4.6]

I just put the 14" from American muscle on the other day, reception same as before but it looks way better. Plus i only stick to 4-5 stations when i am listening to the radio anywayz.

 

[007]

I have ****e reception with mine.

 

[langod]

I also got the shorty from American Muscle. My reception for weaker and far away stations may suffer ever so slightly but for the most part there is no diffeence other than it looks better.

+1 -- same here with my 8" antenna.