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Old 06-21-2014, 08:46 PM
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Does anyone have a Boom Hidden Antenna installed along with an amp under their Fairing? Any interference issues?

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Does anyone have a Boom Hidden Antenna installed along with an amp under their Fairing? Any interference issues?

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What amp do you have Jim?
 
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One thing to note, IRT interference, make sure to ground antenna to frame vs. battery.
 
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What amp do you have Jim?
I have an Elf 2125...no issues with radio reception or interference presently

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I'll be honest man.. that HD antenna has never worked properly for me in any install regardless of amp.

The J&M antenna seems to be the best one out there as far as I'm concerned. Haven't had one fail me yet on an install that didn't have a Class D amp installed. A lot of the Class D amps cause interference and it becomes more pronounced with in fairing antennas.
 
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I'll be honest man.. that HD antenna has never worked properly for me in any install regardless of amp.

The J&M antenna seems to be the best one out there as far as I'm concerned. Haven't had one fail me yet on an install that didn't have a Class D amp installed. A lot of the Class D amps cause interference and it becomes more pronounced with in fairing antennas.
10-4 thanks for the input! I'll check out the J&M antenna
 
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Originally Posted by UltraNutZ
I'll be honest man.. that HD antenna has never worked properly for me in any install regardless of amp.

The J&M antenna seems to be the best one out there as far as I'm concerned. Haven't had one fail me yet on an install that didn't have a Class D amp installed. A lot of the Class D amps cause interference and it becomes more pronounced with in fairing antennas.
The new unpowered one or the older powered antenna from JM? (Assuming they had a powered version like boom since website comments on new passive version)
 
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the older model that was +12v powered was phenomenal so not sure why J&M stopped carrying it. The newer model is a lot better than the HD in-fairing antenna is.
 
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+1 on the HD Boom antenna not being worth it. I installed one and it was terrible! I am going to order the J&M antenna. Seems like they should not have stopped making the powered one though??
 
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the older model that was +12v powered was phenomenal so not sure why J&M stopped carrying it. The newer model is a lot better than the HD in-fairing antenna is.
Any ideas/leads on a powered one?
 
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