hidden antenna

Anyone got any info on using a hidden antenna inside a tri five? Don't want to put one on the outside. Want am/fm, not just fm. Brand/cost??
cooger

 

I zip tied mine inside my dash. Just slide it up behind everything. Works great.

 

whose did you use? where did you get it?

 

Check out secretaudio.com

 

I have one of those amplified hidden antenna's and it does not work well at all.

 

tks Poncho, looks good and the bottom line is right. Also have a 40 Chev.coupe full cruiser, yours cost more in those days and was upscale.

 

Thats custom auto sound
I bought their radio for my 57 chevy.
its been working well for many years

jaysberman
Why dont you like their hidden antenna?

 

I found with a conventional antenna it works better if it can poke outside somewhere, I had a daily that someone broke it on and I just stuck one inside to get by for a while, over the visor. But I also listen to a lot of AM radio sometimes from distant stations. If I cracked the window and extended it outside, it worked a lot better.

I would avoid buying an aftermarket antenna from Advance Auto to use, every one I have had the cable connection gets loose and has to be played with to keep the best reception. One, the mast then fell out.

 

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=341686

 

So the conclusion is some like it, some dont

 

I have used them and like it...much better than the alternative of a big ulgy antenna.

 

I used a napa hidden amplified antenna works fine. approx 30.00

 

I have been using a hidden anteana unit called CAT, for the last 14 years & it works great, AM & FM. I think I ordered it from YOGI(?)-----------Don

 

we have had luck with one of those self-adhesive amplified antennas that you glue behind the rear view mirror. not very expensive, either. most parts stores have them

 

put one on each corner of the bumpers like fender finders

 

Here is a shot of the antenna in my '56 Dodge, it is right above the mirror. Works great, as good as any mast. Even though it looks pretty obvious here, in reality you can barely see it inside the car or out. Bought it at an audio shop for $30 or so.

 

I bought one of those worthless antennas that sticks to the gl*** on the inside.i should of used the $30 for gas to cruz.

 

My Navigator came with a window stick-on, 2 vertical strips about 1/2 apart with "rungs" between them... Works really well actually, gets nice reception. Bet several Ford/Lincoln/Mercs have 'em, maybe check a Ford parts counter?

 

Sometimes I use a coat hanger, just keep it from being grounded.

 

A conventional extenadble mast antenna can be mounted under car with the cable entering the car from below to the radio.
Many guys I've known have mounted their antennas under the runningboards of early cars and under the rockers of later ones.

 

Modern Mechanix - Feb. 1934