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Old December 28th 08, 07:59 PM posted to rec.radio.amateur.antenna
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Default VHF FM Radio Antenna Construction?

Nigel Molesworth wrote:
A little OT for this group, but I figure you guys are the experts!

I've got a boat, it has an VHF FM Car Radio with a car aerial. The first
problem is that there is no ground plane, the boat is GRP. It is also lying
horizontally, it is too long to be vertical.

I want to replace the aerial something a bit more suitable. Modern cars seem
to have much shorter aerials, so is there a coil involved?

Any suggestions on making or buying a replacement?

BTW, the radio has a DIN antenna socket, so 150 Ohms I think?

Modern cars use active antennas.