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Shorty Antenna and poor reception

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gmantheman

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Has anyone else experienced poor reception with the shorty antenna? I usually listen to talk radio on my way to work in the morning; however, with the install of the short antenna, reception has been diminished. Has anyone else experienced the same thing?
 

Supradude26

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A short antenna will ruin AM reception quite a bit, and FM only slightly. I cut my stock antenna down to about 10" and AM is nearly useless, but FM still works good enough for me.
 
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Speedracer06288

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you might want to look into Satillite radio for talk radio. The shorty antenna def reduces sound quality
 

94GTCoupe

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sirius satillite is the way to go.i've got an 8 inch antenna i put the sirius through the AUX input of my aftermarket headunit.sound's great.
 

mixedbreed02gt

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i have no problems with my shorty 9" antenna. i get am and fm perfectly.
 
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