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Old Jan 29, 2007 | 09:32 AM
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Does anyone have any experience with Mid America's Shorty antenna's reception in general or in a rural area?
TIA
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Old Jan 29, 2007 | 11:49 AM
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I put one on when I fist got my car , love the look ,but the reception is not as strong . It is usable though .
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Old Jan 29, 2007 | 11:56 AM
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I made my own using my OEM antenna.... just cut it to length, and then removed the brass ball from the end and placed it on the shorty.. excellent reception....
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Originally Posted by Scott02Z06
I made my own using my OEM antenna.... just cut it to length, and then removed the brass ball from the end and placed it on the shorty.. excellent reception....
Coooooool!!!!!
I will try that. What length did you use?
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I have one and they do not get as good reception as the OEM mast.
But look better IMO. On long road trips in BFE I just swap out for the original.
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Old Jan 29, 2007 | 08:29 PM
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Believe it or not, I found 12" high, black vinyl coated universal antenna with the requisite wound coils in Wal Mart. Its thin with a small plastic base. I live in a very rural area and it has better reception than the stock Corvette standard antenna I replaced it with. I bought it 5 years ago for my black Taurus. Didn't like the look and threw it on the shelf. Tried it when I got my Black FRC last year. I like the look. I think it was 15.00. Wish I kept the packaging. Look around the Mart, KMart, the Auto stores for shorty antennas with universal adapters. They're not expensive.

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Originally Posted by blkZ28Conv
Does anyone have any experience with Mid America's Shorty antenna's reception in general or in a rural area?
TIA
Reception was so so when I installed it. I later when back to the stock antenna when I replaced my radio to a HD tuner.
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