[Mgs] Rear mounted power antenna

[Max Heim]

If you are going to depend on your phone, then you need a charging port.

Alternatively, there are hidden antennas, which would avoid having to cut holes anywhere.

I had the shop weld up the antenna hole on mine — no plans for radio at all. Then of course at the show I went to on Sunday, I won a raffle prize — a car stereo. I do have a charging port, however — I installed it so my navigator could keep a map running.

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Max Heim
'66 MGB

> On May 22, 2019, at 4:02 AM, Dan DiBiase via Mgs <mgs at autox.team.net> wrote:
> 
> Good point, Hans. Not sure they have it in Europe, but 'iHeartRadio' is a radio streaming service that has all sorts of commercial radio stations, and I believe it is free. It could also be streamed via Bluetooth from the phone, saving drilling a hole and running a wire. 
> 
> And if you do go the Spotify route, check out my son's band Tweed!
> 
> Dan D
> Central NJ USA
> http://dandibiase.cbintouch.com/ <http://dandibiase.cbintouch.com/>
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> On Tue, May 21, 2019 at 3:13 PM Hans Duinhoven via Mgs <mgs at autox.team.net <mailto:mgs at autox.team.net>> wrote:
> Hi Barrie,
> 
>  
> 
> Why not using your cell phone and have it connected to your radio by means of Bluetooth.
> 
> On your phone you can select either a nice streaming service like Spotify – lots of its music is not to be paid for and a subscription is not expensive as well. 
> 
> And yes – Spotify is not a US based service, in fact it’s Swedish.
> 
> If you still like to select true radio, there are plenty radio stations on the internet.
> 
> Saves an extra hole in your GT and most of all a potential water inlet!
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> Just my 2 Euro cents…
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> Cheers,
> 
> Hans
> 
> 71 BGT NRG
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>  
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> Van: Mgs [mailto:mgs-bounces at autox.team.net <mailto:mgs-bounces at autox.team.net>] Namens Barrie Robinson via Mgs
> Verzonden: dinsdag 21 mei 2019 19:50
> Aan: MGB List; MGB V8 List
> Onderwerp: [Mgs] Rear mounted power antenna
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> Hello Folks,
> 
> I had a radio put in my 1969/70 MGB GT - A Pioneer because it had a rear facility for a remote USB.  The 33 page instruction book had about half a page on the radio part - rest devoted to stuff of mysterious natures-(what the hell is Spotify - and who wants to pay for Sirius).  But despite its long list of features it could not bring in my favourite advert free FM station.  So a powered antenna seems to be the answer.  I want to mount it on the rear mudguard but the space is limited.  Has anyone got a rear mounted power antenna?  If so do you pictures you can send - my antenna is from Reproduction Sound (very small and fits the rear space easily)
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