Radio Antenna?

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  1. 71gold

    71gold Frank Cooper Supporting Member

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    With that antenna, mounted under your dash, does your radio receive both AM and FM, or just FM?
     
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    71gold Frank Cooper Supporting Member

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    again...:huh:
     
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    Krazy Comet Tom

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    LOL, if any antenna mounted under dash receives AM more than a couple miles from transmitter, I'd be surprised...

    BTW, just noticed my '96 F-150 has a rectangular base antenna, apparently same size as the later '60s & '70s Ford vehicles(yeah I was scraping that damned white stuff)... One thing that may differ is the base may not be same thickness at each corner, some are angled to fit contour of fender...
     
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  5. Crazy Larry

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    I apologize if I'm not understanding that "Huh?" emoticon. Does that mean you don't know/never checked to find out, or does it mean you don't understand my question?
     
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    71gold Frank Cooper Supporting Member

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    I don't know...it is an Alpine unit W/CD player.
     
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  7. Crazy Larry

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    I was just curious because I know someone who has one of those "hidden" antennas under the dash, and it only gets FM.
     
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    I have always found that the black "gasket" type insulator is different under the base depending on what car/truck it was going on.
     
    Craig Selvey, Feb 25, 2015
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    It looks like the same one that is on my 70 Mustang rectangular base and all. can be had at most Mustang parts houses for around $20.
     
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    I got one at the local auto store. Was square. I eventually just had the whole filled in. I gutted my AM/FM radio and hid put a mp3 hookup in it.
     
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    Thanks Craig, exactly what I needed.
     
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    We put a power antenna on the Comet. I believe I got it from JC Whitney.

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    Found this on ebay... will this work for my '72?

    Power Antenna
     
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    Assuming your fender is drilled for a original rectangular base, the screw holes will probably still be visible...
     
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    ... otherwise I'm drilling myself?
     
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