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Old 02-23-2023, 12:22 PM   #31
dsraven
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Re: Vintage radio and antenna question

what, a shark fin on the roof wouldn't fit in? haha
sounds like a good spot LG.
years a go my neighbor with a 55-57 truck frenched in his poweer antenna into the pass side where the gas cap would normally be on the driver's side. it looked cool and all but I wondered back then if it would bump against the cab when powered up fully. the frenched in hole would also tend to fill with water and other junk.
I also wondered about the possibility of mounting a small stick-on antenna on top of a bed post, like a cap. not an antenna that sticks up like a wire, just a compact one like the ones that stick to the inside of a windshield. a cap could be placed on the top of each bed post and sorta look the same (but out of place). the older boxes with the angled bed rails may look a little more off than the flat topped ones I suppose. I also wondered about if a wire style antenna could be run in with the rubber windshield rubber insert or if that would negate any actual ability to pick up a signal. the old chevy's with the antenaa in the glass got me thinking about that. if you like the hat brim style winshield sun deflectors I suppose an antenna could be placed under that, horizontally, or possibly behind a front bumper but, again, lots of steel right in the area and it's low to the ground so not sure how well that would work either.
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