Re: antenna

["Anthony K.B. Chan" <chan@seattleu.edu>]

How about getting a roof mounted antenna like to those the S4/S6 or VW
Passat/Jetta/Golf/VR6? Mount it on the front of the roof like they do with
the Audi S2 Coupe. I think the Fuba roof mount antenna is around $60 (The 
one for the VWs). I to have say I am not sure how they perform but I didn't 
seem notice lister in this group who has S4/S6 complain about their radio
reception. 

My gamma radio get really poor reception for FM too when in city. I have
one of those antenna that is embedded in the windshield. 


Anthony Chan
chan@seattleu.edu

92' 100 V6

On Mon, 18 Mar 1996 TMein@aol.com wrote:

> Date: Mon, 18 Mar 1996 18:03:30 -0500
> From: TMein@aol.com
> 
> e of the reasons for POOR radio reception in AUDI's is that the
> antennae is mounted in the BACK. If you are going to drill anyway, why not do
> it in the front, like on American cars? 
> 
> The reason that rear mounting "sucks" is that the huge length of cable
> required to get aft picks up noise like, well, an antennae. I am convinced
> that most if not all of my radio woes are due to the ant. In any case, the
> ant. cable and requisite power lead have to trace a the floorpan of the car;
> noise is picked up en route. 
> 
> If you still want to mount the antennae in the rear and you have an AMP
> installed back there, too, try to put the ant. cable on one side of the
> "transmission hump" or centerline of the car. Keep the amp power/ground on
> the other side. I believe speaker cables should be away from the ant. wire.
> 
> Installing in the front of the car should be easy. Drill a hole in the right
> fender (ouch...make sure you want to do this). Route cable through engine bay
> and presto!
>