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The reason the reception in the NSX is okay with the antenna mast disconnected is that it's a diversity antenna.  There are two antennas: the mast, and the top third of the hatch window (the veins that look like the defogger but aren't).  The radio compares the signal between the two and selects the stronger one.  So even if you disconnect the mast, there's still an antenna in operation.