another debate for y'all

ANY on-glass antenna loses serious amounts of signal. Avoid them if you're interested in getting good coverage in remote areas.

Just use a coat hanger. I think I may have a couple of spares in my GARAGE! You must be bored.

Any hard wired antenna out in the open is better than the through the glass ones.

PeterD

Why dont you go to a chat room instead of cluttering up the forum Kiwi??

Jees there are some touchy people on this forum at the moment.

I thought Mike's reply was factual and brief and I replied in kind.
No crap, to the point.

However, it would appear that some people just like a long winded reply, wrapped in cotton wool, so here goes.

Once upon a time, I installed a Nokia car kit in the vehicle because I didn't want to be pinched for talking on the phone by the constabulary. Now this car kit had an "external aerial" connected to it, but it was a "through the glass" solution.

Now as time went by, I upgraded both my GSM and CDMA mobiles and they could both be used in the same cradle.
However in implementing this solution, it was necessary to change the "through the glass" GSM only antenna to one which incorporated a dual band that both GSM and CDMA would work on.

So I went along to my "local" supplier, who was experienced in these things, with the intention of buying a dual band antenna.
The advice I was given, and thus took up, was that a CDMA antenna was all that I needed. As well as providing the correct frequency response for the CDMA phone, the supplier advised that the GSM frequency was so close that the minor losses I may experience using the GSM phone, was far less than I previously had with the "through the glass" antenna, which were "the worse solution of all, excess when in strong signal areas. And as the Next-G network operated on the same frequency as CDMA, this aerial solution had an extended lifespan, so my investment was well worthwhile.

Now I have an antenna base sitting up on the gutter area of the roof, which I was assured is the best location for any antenna to work at its peak performance, and in implementing this solution, I also relocated my UHF antenna to a similar position, but on the other side of the vehicle.

When in the metropolitan area of the city in which I live, I employ a short stubby antenna which doesn't get in the way and when traveling into the outlying, or country areas, I change over to the 800mm fibreglass antenna which improves reception even more.


So, does that satisfy you whingers that have nothing better to do, than take a swipe at others who provide factual, although abbreviated, responses.


Laura,
Just for your own information, It is just as easy to run the coaxial cable through the firewall, via an existing rubber grommet, into the engine bay and then to whatever location you decide on for the antenna. Even a "fender" (mudguard) mounted antenna will be far far better than a "through the glass" solution. The TTG solution is only "adequate" for use in the metro areas of cities and will not give you a worthwhile improvement for GSM, or Next-G reception in outlying areas.

Bill.

At least in future people will know not to waste their time answering any questions from you.
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