Stubby Antenna, which to buy?

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01-31-2018, 07:44 AM

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Lets_go_bills

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Originally Posted by ZL580

Hi guys. I know a lot of you have purchased a shorter antenna for our trucks. I looked at a bunch on amazon and am having a hard time making up my mind. Stubby or 13" "medium" I like either style.

I'm just looking for the best reception and an antenna that will not whip my garage door anymore. Let me know where you found yours and if you tried a few before you found the right one. I do like to listen to the radio during long trips (Baseball, Hockey and Football) so reception is a main selling point.

Thanks

Save your money and just cut off part of your oem antenna like I did. I shortened it to 2” above the roof. That way it doesn’t whip my garage but I still get good reception and it serves as an early warning if I was about to scalp my truck!

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01-31-2018, 03:02 PM

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I purchased the "Stubby" from Amazon a few months ago. Seemed to work fine, but then when I was up snowboarding barely tapped it with my snow brush and busted right off. Think I will try the one from The Antenna Source as it appears to have some bend to it.

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01-31-2018, 03:08 PM

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The 6 3/4" antenna uses copper wire wound inside a in a manner which allows us to tune this antenna, primarily for FM reception strength. It also uses stainless steel threading made here in the USA. In a world of short antennas it performance is amazing. Our 13" rubber antenna is going to be our most durable antenna if that is what one is trying to obtain. Feel free to email or call with any questions.

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01-31-2018, 03:56 PM

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I bought this one on amazon; so far so good. http://a.co/i3ki0he

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01-31-2018, 08:35 PM

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I purchased the antennasource.com 6 3/4 and love it. Have not had any signal drops and i drive from home (country) to work (city) which is 48 miles one way and never lose an FM station

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01-31-2018, 08:58 PM

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I bought this one from the Ant source and its awesome--I have noticed no ill affects on FM and looks so much better!!

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MRER777?tag=viglink20295-20

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01-31-2018, 09:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Lets_go_bills

This is what I have done on the last two trucks.

1. Cut 3-4 inches off the top.
2. Use a vise grip to remove the ball from the piece cut off.
3. Drill out the hole a bit to re-attach it to the remaining antenna.
4. Super glue the ball back on to the shorter antenna.
5. Use black liquid tape on the modified area to regain factory appearance (it's black, and helps in reattachment).

Good luck!

Last edited by Remi; 01-31-2018 at 11:29 PM.