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JS

Yeah,
Bought a new GM sedan last June and its hasn't got an external antenna, the
rear window heater is the antenna.
KCE
"John Smith" wrote in message
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JS

What are the "kids" going to do if they can't break off your antenna? Will
they use a brick to get at the antenna embedded in the rear-window glass?

"HRBE" wrote in message
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Yeah,
Bought a new GM sedan last June and its hasn't got an external antenna,
the rear window heater is the antenna.
KCE
"John Smith" wrote in message
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http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5j...MqIFAD8UB50RO1

JS

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.
--
73, Cecil http://www.w5dxp.com

It is unusual in an Australian made car mate, I bought a humble Holden
Commodore (from the GM stable) near the bottom of the model stack, sort of
an entry level car!
Car manufacturers get away with a lot over here, we are even the dumping
ground for any vehicle that won't sell in Japan.

73
HRBE

"Cecil Moore" wrote in message
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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.
--
73, Cecil http://www.w5dxp.com

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!)

Regards,
JS

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 -

Michael Coslo wrote:

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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

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
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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 -

I was thinking about buying a car antenna and mounting it on the roof I
bet it will work good. My old magnet cb antenna works pretty good.