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Antenna Help
- Thread starter jkp1
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Yikes!
I won't sleep a wink tonight thinking about that, Bobby.
Yikes here, too. I also have a 2017 F150.
Being the Cheap 
I am our first brand new car AMC Eagle Sx-4 , four wheel drive $6714.00 out the door !
I didn't order a am/fm radio , little did I realize it wouldn't come w/ an antenna . I had to drill a hole in the fender . Oh Mr. Drill bit please don't wobble on me now !
I am our first brand new car AMC Eagle Sx-4 , four wheel drive $6714.00 out the door ! I didn't order a am/fm radio , little did I realize it wouldn't come w/ an antenna . I had to drill a hole in the fender . Oh Mr. Drill bit please don't wobble on me now !
As the late Honorable George H.W. Bush might have said, I need a kinder, gentler way to mount an antenna on my F150. And with the vehicle being made of aluminum a magnetic mount (of which I have several) is not an option.
I'm working on a crazy idea: mounting a 102" whip to the trailer towing hitch and making some tuning adjustments from there. It presents a few challenges.
It is a work in progress.
I'm working on a crazy idea: mounting a 102" whip to the trailer towing hitch and making some tuning adjustments from there. It presents a few challenges.
It is a work in progress.
Extremely directional to the front and really not a good option..what about using a piece of aluminum or metal to make a small D shape and mount it through the bed rail centered behind rear window with a 5” whip antenna should clear the cab enough to get a decent SWR . You could use the 102” here also but the flex WILL hit your third brake light ....ask me how I know! I have this on my 2017 Ram 1500 but found my bed was rubber mounted and thus has poor ground. I am currently using a triple mag mount.
There's a cure for the whip recoiling and hitting the back of the cab. I had the same setup on a my 98 .Sierria, I used a tennis ball on the antenna. Problem solved.
