Radio reception with antenna mast down

[stevenlee]

I know someone installed a manual switch to deactivate the antenna mast from going up with no detectable loss in radio reception.
Today I installed a similar switch in my car and I get almost NO radio reception with the antenna mast down. When my antenna goes up roughly 10 inches, I begin to receive reception and it's at full reception once the mast is about 1/2 the way up.

Is there an auxiliary antenna ( i.e. in the rear glass) that could be not working on my car?

Does anyone have an explanation why my car does not receive radio with the mast down while another car does?

Is there any way to install an "invisible" antenna?

Thanks in advance for any replies.

 

[ChopsJazz]

Some here are using the Shark Antenna, as described here.

 

[nsxtasy]

Is there an auxiliary antenna ( i.e. in the rear glass) that could be not working on my car?

Yes, that's possible. And yes, the NSX has two antennas; the top third of those "veins" on your rear window are the other antenna, not the defroster.

It's also possible that the rear window antenna, alone, might provide more signal in a flat, level area than in Hawaii.

 

[ffffanman]

I run my antenna down all the time here in Edmonton, but its flat and fine for me since I rarely use the Radio portion. Out of town the reception falls flat for sure.
Thats where the cd's come in.
The smart Ant. looks like your option in your location.
Trev

 

[comtec]

I know someone installed a manual switch to deactivate the antenna mast from going up with no detectable loss in radio reception.
Today I installed a similar switch in my car and I get almost NO radio reception with the antenna mast down. When my antenna goes up roughly 10 inches, I begin to receive reception and it's at full reception once the mast is about 1/2 the way up.

Is there an auxiliary antenna ( i.e. in the rear glass) that could be not working on my car?

Does anyone have an explanation why my car does not receive radio with the mast down while another car does?

Is there any way to install an "invisible" antenna?

Thanks in advance for any replies.

I have a switch on mine. If i want to listen to the radio i just switch it back on.

But i am working on a different option. :wink: