Long Range AM-FM Automobile Antenna
 

On Sun, 26 Aug 2007 03:03:14 GMT, "J&D Schnoor"
wrote:

Hopefully this isn't deemed too far off topic for this newsgroup. I am
looking to improve the AM-FM broadcast reception on my 1995 Chevrolet
Silverado pick-up. I have done some searching here for similar posts and
the ones that I have found refer to both Crutchfield and C Crane. I am
familiar with both companies, but I can't see any long range automobile
AM-FM antennas listed. Does anyone here have much experience with this?
Can I expect to vastly improve my AM-FM range with a better antenna or are
they all going to be pretty much alike?

Is there a trimmer control for the AM?

Long Range AM-FM Automobile Antenna
 

On Aug 26, 9:33 am, David wrote:
On Sun, 26 Aug 2007 03:03:14 GMT, "J&D Schnoor"

wrote:
Hopefully this isn't deemed too far off topic for this newsgroup. I am
looking to improve the AM-FM broadcast reception on my 1995 Chevrolet
Silverado pick-up. I have done some searching here for similar posts and
the ones that I have found refer to both Crutchfield and C Crane. I am
familiar with both companies, but I can't see any long range automobile
AM-FM antennas listed. Does anyone here have much experience with this?
Can I expect to vastly improve my AM-FM range with a better antenna or are
they all going to be pretty much alike?

Is there a trimmer control for the AM?

Good Point David - Check the back of the Radio
for an Antenna Trimmer and see if you can get
a better 'matched' between the Radio and Antenna.

TIP - Usually with an Antenna Trimmer a Small
Plastic Bladed "Tuning" Screw Driver is used
to make the process easier. Less back and
forth tweaking.

Long Range AM-FM Automobile Antenna
 

"David" wrote in message
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On Sun, 26 Aug 2007 11:41:31 -0700, RHF
wrote:

On Aug 26, 9:33 am, David wrote:
On Sun, 26 Aug 2007 03:03:14 GMT, "J&D Schnoor"

wrote:
Hopefully this isn't deemed too far off topic for this newsgroup. I am
looking to improve the AM-FM broadcast reception on my 1995 Chevrolet
Silverado pick-up. I have done some searching here for similar posts
and
the ones that I have found refer to both Crutchfield and C Crane. I am
familiar with both companies, but I can't see any long range automobile
AM-FM antennas listed. Does anyone here have much experience with
this?
Can I expect to vastly improve my AM-FM range with a better antenna or
are
they all going to be pretty much alike?

Is there a trimmer control for the AM?

Good Point David - Check the back of the Radio
for an Antenna Trimmer and see if you can get
a better 'matched' between the Radio and Antenna.

TIP - Usually with an Antenna Trimmer a Small
Plastic Bladed "Tuning" Screw Driver is used
to make the process easier. Less back and
forth tweaking.
.

Sometimes they're inside a cassette door.

I don't think I've even seen an antenna trimmer on a car radio (at least a
factory supplied one) since digital tuning arrived on scene. (let me qualify
that a bit... there probably IS a trimmer, its just no longer accessible to
the end user, but on a PC board somewhere that only a technician with rubber
tools and a penchant for contortionism can get to it...)

Long Range AM-FM Automobile Antenna
 

On Aug 26, 3:56 pm, "Brenda Ann" wrote:
"David" wrote in message

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On Sun, 26 Aug 2007 11:41:31 -0700, RHF
wrote:

On Aug 26, 9:33 am, David wrote:
On Sun, 26 Aug 2007 03:03:14 GMT, "J&D Schnoor"

wrote:
Hopefully this isn't deemed too far off topic for this newsgroup. I am
looking to improve the AM-FM broadcast reception on my 1995 Chevrolet
Silverado pick-up. I have done some searching here for similar posts
and
the ones that I have found refer to both Crutchfield and C Crane. I am
familiar with both companies, but I can't see any long range automobile
AM-FM antennas listed. Does anyone here have much experience with
this?
Can I expect to vastly improve my AM-FM range with a better antenna or
are
they all going to be pretty much alike?

Is there a trimmer control for the AM?

Good Point David - Check the back of the Radio
for an Antenna Trimmer and see if you can get
a better 'matched' between the Radio and Antenna.

TIP - Usually with an Antenna Trimmer a Small
Plastic Bladed "Tuning" Screw Driver is used
to make the process easier. Less back and
forth tweaking.
.

Sometimes they're inside a cassette door.

I don't think I've even seen an antenna trimmer on a car radio (at least a
factory supplied one) since digital tuning arrived on scene. (let me qualify
that a bit... there probably IS a trimmer, its just no longer accessible to
the end user, but on a PC board

- somewhere that only a technician with rubber tools
- and a penchant for contortionism can get to it...)

Ain't Tecnology Great ! :o) ~ RHF

Long Range AM-FM Automobile Antenna
 

I think Brenda Ann is right.
cuhulin