Antenna help
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From: Florida
Antenna help
I have a 2012 street glide and installed a boom hidden antenna. For the most part it works fine but I'm detecting some static. I didn't remove the original antenna wire and was thinking to reconnecting it and puttig a pigtail connector in the back of the radio and connecting both. My question is since the boom antenna Is powered will this cause any issues and second any ideas where I can find a pigtail to fit the Harley radio. Thanks for ur help
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From: Salt Lake City, UT. Dushore, Pa.
I have a powered hidden antenna from Pep Boys and a y splitter with just the antenna wire hooked up to it and everything is fine, works better than just the hidden antenna.
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Tourer
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From: MI
How will that burn out the radio? You're just adding another signal path to the radio.
I'm not questioning anyone's expertise here, just looking for an explanation since I don't have any expertise on the subject.
The reason I ask is when I took my fairing off, I found an antenna wire laying across the inside that was hooked up to a small box the size of a cigarette pack. I did notice that I was losing my FM radio signal after a short 30 mile trip west (all previous trips werew east of the radio station that I listen to). I do have the shortys on my bike and was thinking of trying both inputs for maximum signal strength.
I'm not questioning anyone's expertise here, just looking for an explanation since I don't have any expertise on the subject.
The reason I ask is when I took my fairing off, I found an antenna wire laying across the inside that was hooked up to a small box the size of a cigarette pack. I did notice that I was losing my FM radio signal after a short 30 mile trip west (all previous trips werew east of the radio station that I listen to). I do have the shortys on my bike and was thinking of trying both inputs for maximum signal strength.
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I run a y-splitter with a in fairing hidden antenna & a Tour Pak & Fender antenna works great!
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Normally hidden antenna inside fairing via y-splitter is done when you detach tour pak you have backup antenna without need relocate tour pak antenna.