aerials

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Austin Shackles

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• Sep 17, 2004

• #1

you remember (some of you, don't lie) those great long bendy car radio
aerials that you had to die down somewhere on the back of the car...?


anyone know if anyone's still making 'em?

and/or some other more robust sort of aerial for a disco, which picks up a
decent signal? increasingly, aerials seem to get smaller and naffer.

I've got one of the short bendy black ones on mine, but it don't receive as
well as the tall kind, although it's less prone to get broken off.

 

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Paul - xxx

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• Sep 17, 2004

• #2

Austin Shackles vaguely muttered something like ...
> you remember (some of you, don't lie) those great long bendy car radio
> aerials that you had to die down somewhere on the back of the car...?
>
>
> anyone know if anyone's still making 'em?
>
> and/or some other more robust sort of aerial for a disco, which picks up a
> decent signal? increasingly, aerials seem to get smaller and naffer.
>
> I've got one of the short bendy black ones on mine, but it don't receive
> as well as the tall kind, although it's less prone to get broken off.

Mine's part of the rear window heater (I think, 'cos I don't have an aerial
showing anywhere else) and is excellent .. If it gets broken by anything
then I know I'm in trouble ...

Maplins do some ..
http://maplin.co.uk/
AtoZ listing, then aerials In-Car ... Flexible and screen mount etc.

--
Paul ...

(8(|) Homer Rules !!!

"A tosser is a tosser, no matter what mode of transport they're using."

 

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Scorpio

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• Sep 17, 2004

• #3

"Austin Shackles" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> you remember (some of you, don't lie) those great long bendy car radio
> aerials that you had to die down somewhere on the back of the car...?
>
>
> anyone know if anyone's still making 'em?
>
> and/or some other more robust sort of aerial for a disco, which picks up a
> decent signal? increasingly, aerials seem to get smaller and naffer.
>
> I've got one of the short bendy black ones on mine, but it don't receive
as
> well as the tall kind, although it's less prone to get broken off.
>
>

I got one from halfords for my disco small black steel one with a coil in
the middle it doesn't get broke off road or laning and gives a good
reception.

Peter

 

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Austin Shackles

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• Sep 17, 2004

• #4

On or around Fri, 17 Sep 2004 09:54:44 GMT, "Scorpio"
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>
>I got one from halfords for my disco small black steel one with a coil in
>the middle it doesn't get broke off road or laning and gives a good
>reception.

ditto on mine, but the reception's not that good.

ordered a couple of the windscreen mount ones from maplin, to see what
they're like. pretty much break-proof, one would hope, and may provide
better reception. In this area, reception is iffy at best, so having an
aerial which is below the roof-line of the vehicle don't help.

 

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Austin Shackles

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• Sep 17, 2004

• #5

On or around Fri, 17 Sep 2004 11:45:55 +0100, Mr.Nice.
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>fwiw I intend fitting an electric uppy-downy aeriel thingy for my
>radio when I fit it, mounted in the front wing.


b**ger that on the disco, it's flippin' nigh impossible to get an ordinary
one installed.

 

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Nikki Cluley

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• Sep 17, 2004

• #6

in article [email protected], Austin Shackles at
[email protected] wrote on 17/9/04 9:47 am:

>
> you remember (some of you, don't lie) those great long bendy car radio
> aerials that you had to die down somewhere on the back of the car...?
>
>
> anyone know if anyone's still making 'em?
>
> and/or some other more robust sort of aerial for a disco, which picks up a
> decent signal? increasingly, aerials seem to get smaller and naffer.
>
> I've got one of the short bendy black ones on mine, but it don't receive as
> well as the tall kind, although it's less prone to get broken off.
>
>
Our is electric on the Discovery.
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Nikki

1990 Discovery V8i
1985 Range Rover V8
1975 88" Series III 2.25 petrol
1979 Series III Lightweight 2.25 petrol

 

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Nige

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• Sep 17, 2004

• #7

"Austin Shackles" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> you remember (some of you, don't lie) those great long bendy car radio
> aerials that you had to die down somewhere on the back of the car...?
>
>
> anyone know if anyone's still making 'em?
>
> and/or some other more robust sort of aerial for a disco, which picks up a
> decent signal? increasingly, aerials seem to get smaller and naffer.
>
> I've got one of the short bendy black ones on mine, but it don't receive as
> well as the tall kind, although it's less prone to get broken off.
>
>

Austin, my Subaru's aerial is in the rear window & is ****, the wife's A4 convertible is in the boot lid
& is superb! Work it out as I cant!

The Troopers was about 6 foot high & could pick up radio Luxembourg!!! Not seen the RRC yet, but I bet
it's a massive structure much like the Eiffel tower!

You need an electric aerial, stops the chavs & scumbags as you cant see it!

The best one I have come across was a massive loop round the car roof gutter on a mini!

Nige

 

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Steve

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• Sep 17, 2004

• #8

"Austin Shackles" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> you remember (some of you, don't lie) those great long bendy car radio
> aerials that you had to die down somewhere on the back of the car...?
>

Gawd yes! I used to have one on my Austin A40! Had a little clippy thing
that you screwed to the gutter at the back and hooked the aerial into. I
couldn't drive around with it up (unsecured) though as every time I went
around a sharp bend the aerial used to sway out to the side. Perhaps they
use stronger base springs these days. I wonder how many times you've been
recycled, CDR 522C?

Ho-hum, nostalgia (cue violins and soft-focus)
Steve

 

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Martin Edwards

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• Sep 19, 2004

• #9

If you really want a big whip antenna try Ham radio enthusiasts or military
bods. The army LRs in Ireland stoill have em.

 

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Simon Atkinson

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• Sep 19, 2004

• #10

Austin Shackles wrote:

> On or around Fri, 17 Sep 2004 09:54:44 GMT, "Scorpio"
> <[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>
> >
> > I got one from halfords for my disco small black steel one with a
> > coil in the middle it doesn't get broke off road or laning and
> > gives a good reception.
>
> ditto on mine, but the reception's not that good.

Worth making sure that the aerial is earthing to the body properly -
makes a huge difference to the signal.

> ordered a couple of the windscreen mount ones from maplin, to see what
> they're like. pretty much break-proof, one would hope, and may
> provide better reception. In this area, reception is iffy at best,
> so having an aerial which is below the roof-line of the vehicle don't
> help.

IMHO most of the stick on window mount ones are not as good and even
the worst outside antenna.

 

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Austin Shackles

Guest

• Sep 19, 2004

• #11

On or around 19 Sep 2004 12:46:53 GMT, "Simon Atkinson" <[email protected]>
enlightened us thusly:

>Austin Shackles wrote:
>
>> On or around Fri, 17 Sep 2004 09:54:44 GMT, "Scorpio"
>> <[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>>
>> >
>> > I got one from halfords for my disco small black steel one with a
>> > coil in the middle it doesn't get broke off road or laning and
>> > gives a good reception.
>>
>> ditto on mine, but the reception's not that good.
>
>Worth making sure that the aerial is earthing to the body properly -
>makes a huge difference to the signal.
>
>> ordered a couple of the windscreen mount ones from maplin, to see what
>> they're like. pretty much break-proof, one would hope, and may
>> provide better reception. In this area, reception is iffy at best,
>> so having an aerial which is below the roof-line of the vehicle don't
>> help.
>
>IMHO most of the stick on window mount ones are not as good and even
>the worst outside antenna.

the one I just fitted to mother's (not Martyn) disco is a lot better than a
broken outside one though. 's long enough to go around 3 sides of the
screen.

 

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GbH

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• Sep 19, 2004

• #12

In news:[email protected],
Martin Edwards <[email protected]> blithered:
> If you really want a big whip antenna try Ham radio enthusiasts or
> military bods. The army LRs in Ireland stoill have em.

I'm not sure the army in Ireland uses many Land Rovers, most that I've seen seem
to be Nissans.
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