Mine was one of the skinny metal antenna's so it tended to flap around. If I
hook it up again, I'll use a larger one. I did kinda like the looks of it. My
problem with the CB was that I couldn't hear it at speed. Don't think it had
ear phone jacks either.
>
> From: "Mr. Bill" <bn1@pacbell.net>
> Date: 2008/07/27 Sun PM 01:44:04 EDT
> To: Healey List <healeys@autox.team.net>
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Radio antenna
>
> Another friend of mine, also on this List and who I thought would
> answer, hid his horizontally under the rocker panel. As I remember the
> reception was pretty terrible BUT you couldn't see the antenna. :-)
> Maybe he'll verify that.?
>
> I, too, have a CB antenna with a quick release on the RR bumper mount.
> My fiberglass antenna doesn't whip around at speed and when removed, the
> mount is hidden by the bumper. I like it that way. How many of you who
> went to Conclave even noticed it?
>
> Bill Barnett
> BN1M
>
> tomfelts@windstream.net wrote:
> > Right rear of the front wing--as yours is. I like it there. Some have put
>it on the right rear wing. but I don't like it at all there. You could put a
>mount on the rear bumper attachments and mount it there. I had a CB antenna
>there once and it looked pretty good. But--at speed it tended to "flap"
>around a lot.
> >
> >> From: "Elton Schulz" <eschulz@frontiernet.net>
> >> Date: 2008/07/26 Sat PM 11:50:44 EDT
> >> To: "Healey List" <healeys@autox.team.net>
> >> Subject: [Healeys] Radio antenna
> >>
> >> Fellow listers,
> >> The radio antenna for my vintage radio is mounted on the right front
>fender of
> >> my BJ7. I'm not sure I like it's location. I think it detracts from the
>look
> >> of the car. Since I'm restoring the car, I'm considering closing the hole
>in
> >> the fender and relocating the antenna so it's not so obtrusive. Where have
>you
> >> mounted your antenna on your cars? Any options out there where the antenna
> >> does not protrude from the sheet metal (i.e. more invisible)?
> >> Elton
> >> BJ7 in progress
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