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Alternative Antenna

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19 Jan 2019 18:36 - 19 Jan 2019 18:37 #201166 by Soeley

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Thanks for your input, I would be happier with a shorter one rather than a shark fin. I will measure tomorrow how much too long it is. I never thought on today whilst I had the rear headlining loose to look and see what sort of connector was under that base.

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19 Jan 2019 18:52 #201168 by TaterTot

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There are plenty of stubby antennas. Just got to make sure the antenna sits well. It's actually OK if the new antenna doesn't bottom out, and cover up the connection. What's important is a good connection. Any gap from the outside is easily closed with an O-ring/gasket.

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19 Jan 2019 19:05 #201171 by Soeley

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A quick google (first chance I've had) and the Ignis base looks promising.

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19 Jan 2019 19:11 - 19 Jan 2019 19:13 #201172 by Rhinoman

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That looks like a multiple frequency antenna, actually more than one in one whip, you can see the longer antenna is wrapped around the centre antenna.
There may well be an amplifier in the base that will be matched to the antenna.

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19 Jan 2019 19:14 #201174 by Rhinoman

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Soeley wrote: A quick google (first chance I've had) and the Ignis base looks promising.

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That looks like an FM only antenna, its for the old Ignis.

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19 Jan 2019 19:31 #201177 by TaterTot

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Rhinoman wrote: That looks like a multiple frequency antenna, actually more than one in one whip, you can see the longer antenna is wrapped around the centre antenna.
There may well be an amplifier in the base that will be matched to the antenna.

In theory it could be like that, but as it is I doubt it. That kind of setup has no benefit at all, rather the opposite. Then there is the lengths of antennas for DAB and FM, where FM is always one 1/2 more than DAB. The antenna on the pic is 18-19cm long. For FM thats 1/16 of full wave, and for DAB 1/8. So any FM antenna should do fine.

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