What did u do to your raptor today?

[Big Blue]

Almost done.

 

[The Car Stereo Company]

Part 2 of bed upgrade.

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glad you could repurpose a motorcycle wheel stand into a tire mount

 

[badm0t0rfinger]

Mounted my freshly repainted a pillar mounts and lights. The lights are still killer after 8 years on the truck.

 

[Big Blue]

Done. Very happy with the results. I've seen some tire carriers that block a good portion of the rearview glass, so this height is perfect.

 

[badm0t0rfinger]

On my continued crusade against corrosion I found that my craven speed stubby antenna is completely flaking apart. So normally I'd just repaint it but it's pretty far gone. That said I'd just do a one for one replacement but now I'm back home for a bit I've been listening to local radio I realize the stubby kind of sucks, especially for AM.... So my question is, is there any stubby antenna like that but maybe, double the size so I can listen to the radio more than 3 miles from the broadcast antenna?

Also Michigan is ******* wild... I remember sitting in a blind for hours not seeing shit.. I pull into a hardware store parking lot and see this...

 

[The Car Stereo Company]

On my continued crusade against corrosion I found that my craven speed stubby antenna is completely flaking apart. So normally I'd just repaint it but it's pretty far gone. That said I'd just do a one for one replacement but now I'm back home for a bit I've been listening to local radio I realize the stubby kind of sucks, especially for AM.... So my question is, is there any stubby antenna like that but maybe, double the size so I can listen to the radio more than 3 miles from the broadcast antenna?

Also Michigan is ******* wild... I remember sitting in a blind for hours not seeing shit.. I pull into a hardware store parking lot and see this...

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am = amplitude modulation. = based on height. (tower height and antenna heaight)

fm = frequency modulation = based on range (also depends on some height)

so...... am radio needs antenna height which also includes a ground plane in the equasion. the higher your antenna, the greater the ground plane, the better the am reception

 

[Irregular F150]

am = amplitude modulation. = based on height. (tower height and antenna heaight)

fm = frequency modulation = based on range (also depends on some height)

so...... am radio needs antenna height which also includes a ground plane in the equasion. the higher your antenna, the greater the ground plane, the better the am reception

Explains why I see some old school rc car’s driving around lol. I’ve always wondered why they needed such a big antenna.

 

[badm0t0rfinger]

am = amplitude modulation. = based on height. (tower height and antenna heaight)

fm = frequency modulation = based on range (also depends on some height)

so...... am radio needs antenna height which also includes a ground plane in the equasion. the higher your antenna, the greater the ground plane, the better the am reception

You wrapped up like 8 weeks of navy radioman A school up in like 3 sentences. Bravo sir!

Yep I know I was just shocked at how bad it was. The stubby is only like 4 inches so maybe double the size should be well enough. I don't like the factory antenna size at all.

 

[badm0t0rfinger]

Explains why I see some old school rc car’s driving around lol. I’ve always wondered why they needed such a big antenna.

Oh man I broke out my Tamiya monster truck which still has a radio system from 1996, a mechanical speed control and a 27 turn brushed motor. That thing moves like those rocks in the desert from the wind and its steering is merely a suggestion of where to go.

 

[The Car Stereo Company]

You wrapped up like 8 weeks of navy radioman A school up in like 3 sentences. Bravo sir!

Yep I know I was just shocked at how bad it was. The stubby is only like 4 inches so maybe double the size should be well enough. I don't like the factory antenna size at all.

you should be able to ut your oem antenna in 3inch increments to retain the wavelength ratio