Death of the auto antenna?
 

Michael Coslo wrote:

...

I had an 87 Pulsar and a 99 Windstar that both had windshield
antennas. They both worked well. Crikeys, that's over 20 years ago!

GM may have had problems, but that is likely due to something other
than inherent flaws of that type antenna.

I wonder if the writer is going to follow up with a story about
transistors replacing tubes? hehe.....

- 73 de Mike N3LI -

With the auto antennas, you know some people will accept a level of
performance from antennas which others won't--I certainly should not
have to explain that to you after you have been a participant in this
newsgroup for the length of time you have.

There is just no accounting for "taste", but then, you already knew that ...

Regards,
JS

Death of the auto antenna?
 

Dear Group:
The embedding of antenna in the windshield (windscreen) must go back to
before 1982. I am sure that I had a student thesis on the topic before
1982. As I recall, the designs worked quite well. The student's
experimental antennas were embedded (expensive) until someone allowed a
bunch to fall over and shatter. Then the student found that the same
measured results were obtained by placing the antenna against and outside of
the windshield. Heck, in the real old days antennas were sometimes run
under the car.
73, Mac N8TT
--
J. McLaughlin; Michigan, USA
Home:
"Michael Coslo" wrote in message
...
John Smith wrote:
Cecil Moore wrote:
HRBE wrote:
Yeah,
Bought a new GM sedan last June and its hasn't got an external antenna,
the rear window heater is the antenna.

My parents 90's Buick had the antenna embedded in
the windshield so it's nothing new.

An antenna embedded in the windshield, which worked well--now that would
be something!

My old buick had an active/amplified one--I would like to replace the one
of this new buick with it (and I have no idea where the antenna
is--perhaps it is the rear windows defroster!)


I had an 87 Pulsar and a 99 Windstar that both had windshield antennas.
They both worked well. Crikeys, that's over 20 years ago!

GM may have had problems, but that is likely due to something other than
inherent flaws of that type antenna.

I wonder if the writer is going to follow up with a story about
transistors replacing tubes? hehe.....

- 73 de Mike N3LI -

Death of the auto antenna?
 

J. Mc Laughlin wrote:
Dear Group:
The embedding of antenna in the windshield (windscreen) must go back to
before 1982. I am sure that I had a student thesis on the topic before
1982. As I recall, the designs worked quite well.

There is nothing inherently sub par in performance for a windshield
mounted antenna. I wouldn't doubt that potential performance can be
better, since you can get more length in the area that no one is going
to put up with in a fender mount antenna.

The student's
experimental antennas were embedded (expensive) until someone allowed a
bunch to fall over and shatter. Then the student found that the same
measured results were obtained by placing the antenna against and outside of
the windshield. Heck, in the real old days antennas were sometimes run
under the car.


Early police mobile antennas were sometimes run on the running boards, IIRC.

- 73 de Mike N3LI -