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As long as you are in an area with good signal strength, they are fine. Get out into the "sticks" and the shorties definitely fall ... ahem..."short".

 

I saw a picture of a MINI with just a button Allen screw where the antennae screws in, it looked nice, and cheap too! They said it didn't hurt the reception.

Dave

 

You don't need a lot. The roof acts as an antenna itself.

 

Trouble with those short antennas is they can only hold one donut.... :donut1:

 

Yeah, because you're supposed to eat them :cornut:

 

:cornut: Yeah as 1 BRG to another,and a nonpracticing HAM(KD5CII), thanks. It was a good refresh. I keep my OEM antenna in the boot just for the above reason that you mentioned.

Jason

 

I'm sure you are right... but I have never experienced bad reception. I may just be lucky :cornut:

 

I'm darned certain a ham on the antenna while really cool looking will draw varmints. Best stick with antenna donuts to be safe. :donut1:

 

Bacon wrapped "short N stubby" FTW.....

 

:cornut: You guys have been 'huffin' that Seafoam again, haven't you?:lol::lol:

Jason

 

Whew! I'm glad!!

 

Radio nuts? I've seen some nuts hangin from the back of a manly crew cab dualy, is radio nuts somethin like that? :smilewinkgrin:

Back to out topic:

Antennas & how many donuts does it take to form a standing wave..... :crazy:

 

+1 exhaust over radio.

 

+1 on that!

Actually, the radio has never been on in RDNZL, only listen to iPod so when they say size doesn't matter.....

 

for $4 at your local dodge dealership you can get an antenna thats half the size of the stock one. part no. is 5064253AB

 

I do admit I mostly listen to my iPod as well.

 

:cornut: It certainly wouldn't hurt(definitely helps) and while you're getting creative; if the coil wire was a different color from the antenna..............endless possibilities..........

Jason

 

Mostly an XM junky here. My 6 inch stubby from MINI Mania has always worked very well anywhere I went, prior to the sat radio.

 

4" would be fine... And if you try to make your own coil, be sure the wire is varnish coated, like magnet wire, so the individual turns don't short to each other.