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Apr 22, 2008 | 07:21 AM

#11

Puzzled

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From: Somewhere in NE PA

RE: Hidden Antenna

I have tried the shorty's, Tune Trapper and powered antennas.

The shorty's were visible and the shorter you went the less reception you had. The billet 6" was useless. The generic rubber antennas worked the best.

The Tune Trapper (goes behind the fairing) worked very well onthe OEM radio and is worthless on an aftermarket radio.

The powered hidden antenna has worked well so far on my aftermarket radio. Not a whip antenna by any means however as good as a short rubber antenna.

Apr 22, 2008 | 07:25 AM

#12

hoz88

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From: North Central Iowa

RE: Hidden Antenna

Some friends have the Dakota they paid $75 for and I have an Advance Auto Parts powered antenna hidden in my fairing and it works 10 times better. Just my $.02.

Apr 22, 2008 | 07:28 AM

#13

AtkRWC

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From: Rio Grande Valley-Texas

RE: Hidden Antenna

Have the Biketronics version. Works ok but never had an external antenna to compare.

Apr 22, 2008 | 07:41 AM

#14

DKSS07

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From: Central Iowa

RE: Hidden Antenna

Quote:

ORIGINAL: big_al

Hidden Antenna? not for me, I like the look of a remote control motorcycle

Too funny!

Apr 22, 2008 | 08:06 AM

#15

rjmac53

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From: The Big Easy

RE: Hidden Antenna

Have the hidden, works fine.

Apr 22, 2008 | 08:17 AM

#16

maxflhx

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From: PNW

RE: Hidden Antenna

Put whip back on after using TT. I'm of the impression farring antennas work good inflat heavly populated areas. Mountian regonsand further into the boonies (or my driveway) got so good.

Apr 22, 2008 | 08:43 AM

#17

Homebrew101

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From: Greenfield, WI

RE: Hidden Antenna

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ORIGINAL: maxflhx

Put whip back on after using TT. I'm of the impression farring antennas work good inflat heavly populated areas. Mountian regonsand further into the boonies (or my driveway) got so good.

I think you hit it on the head here. I think the FM signal probably doesn't travel too far and stays fairly close to ground. If the stock antennae sticks up so much higher than any hidden one it will still pull in a signal after the hidden one has reached the outer limits which will happen sooner on hills than flat areas.