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BAD NEWS!!!
I had a chance to drive around today and really test out the hidden antenna!!! HORRIBLE!!! DON'T BOTHER BUYING THIS TYPE OF HIDDEN ANTENNA!!! https://www.amazon.com/ZHOL%C3%82-Am...093bd8_p_2_t_p Mine was a bit more expensive....but the same design. FM, even with the signal booster, was much worst than OEM. Hardly any AM at all - even in town stations! FM seemed to be NOT OMNIDIRECTIONAL....in that It was better when I was heading different directions in relationship to the radio tower. So, THIS GUINEA PIG presses on! I did some research on the web, and there seemed to be a lot of advertising of their biased product in the so-called independent ratings. Even Crutchfield seemed to only have the lower end types of antennas. So, I was relegated to making the second buying decision based on feedback ratings. It was good to confirm that the first one I bought had horrible ratings by the users. The GF-Link antenna had great ratings, considering the limitations. And, is both AM & FM rated. So, we'll see. (Glad the dash is still apart for my DIY painting of the bezels to match the Deep Ocean Blue.) https://www.amazon.com/GF-link-Hidde.../dp/B07CNMDTY8
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Frank, aka SOONERCRUISER, 2003 PT Cruiser GT Panel Van Conversion as new day driver. Have now owned 6 PT Cruisers = Me PT Crazy! Last edited by soonercruiser; 08 Dec 2020 at 07:28 pm. |
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2 Days of using the GF-Link hidden antenna, and I can tell you it is a ton better than the first one I bought!
https://www.amazon.com/GF-link-Hidde.../dp/B07CNMDTY8 FM is great...BUT....I can still hardly even get the in-town AM Talk Radio Station. Now granted, I am using the booster, which is only an FM signal Booster. So, my next step is to try and final a signal booster for both AM & FM. **This time before I installed the antenna on the windshield, I did it outside in the driveway for testing purposes. NO PLACEMENT INSIDE THE CAR WAS AS GOOD AS HOLDING IT UP ABOVE THE ROOF!!! NADA! (Which tells me....down the road....I may try out a shark fin in the future.) What I also discovered was.....FOR AM.....that the AM signal/reception was significantly degraded (high pitched interference) any time I brought the antenna close to the sheet metal of the car; and especially near the A Pillar....which is full of wires and power lines. The AM signal was much better at night, when our local station is on higher power. So, although not technically "HIDDEN" from view inside the car, the best signal was gotten with the GF-Link about half way down the passenger side A Pillar, and about 4 inches away from it, left, towards the drivers side. ![]()
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Frank, aka SOONERCRUISER, 2003 PT Cruiser GT Panel Van Conversion as new day driver. Have now owned 6 PT Cruisers = Me PT Crazy! Last edited by soonercruiser; 10 Dec 2020 at 11:39 pm. |
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OK!
SO I ADMIT THAT THIS WAS A BUST PROJECT!!!! *NOW, it is cool to eliminate the Radio antenna mast on the fender. I do like the clean look! **BUT.....NOTHING IS AS GOOD AS A LONG ANTENNA!!!! In the last week, I even installed a different "Signal Booster" that was supposed to be BETTER for both AM & FM. NOT IT IS NOT!!! AM STILL ESSENTIALLY WORTHLESS. Since I do like my talk radio, I will probably have to go with a Shark Fin above the body. ***HIDDEN ANTENNAS SUCK!!!! Do not do it! As I mentioned in post #14, even the best ones had to be held above the metal body of the car to work on AM. ***P.S. Yes, I am going to try to use my "smart" phone and the iHeart Radio App....before going to a Shark Fin..........entering the 21st Century!
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Frank, aka SOONERCRUISER, 2003 PT Cruiser GT Panel Van Conversion as new day driver. Have now owned 6 PT Cruisers = Me PT Crazy! Last edited by soonercruiser; Yesterday at 11:52 pm. |
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