<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><head><meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 14 (filtered medium)"><!--[if !mso]><style>v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
.shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
</style><![endif]--><style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:Calibri;
panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Tahoma;
panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Verdana;
panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0cm;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:blue;
text-decoration:underline;}
a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:purple;
text-decoration:underline;}
span.apple-converted-space
{mso-style-name:apple-converted-space;}
span.E-mailStijl18
{mso-style-type:personal-reply;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;
font-size:10.0pt;}
@page WordSection1
{size:612.0pt 792.0pt;
margin:70.85pt 70.85pt 70.85pt 70.85pt;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
--></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="1026" />
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
<o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" />
</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=NL link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap: break-word;-webkit-nbsp-mode: space;-webkit-line-break: after-white-space'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Depends if the phone can work with a car based charger. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>In my 71 GT I have a cigar lighter (an official option these days according to the BMIHT certificate).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>So my Samsung phone can be charged with a nice 12 V to USB power converter, so power will not be a problem.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>These converters can be purchased for a few dollars.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Having only one cigar lighter point should not be an issue, if both cell phone and navigator can be fed with a USB power feed.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>On the other hand, I just tried on my phone to use a web based streaming radio station and on a second tab running Google maps, which can be used to navigate – problem solved.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I also have seen MG B’s with a little antenna on top of the dash, but I do not know the quality of that.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Cheers,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Hans<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>71 BGT NRG<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Van:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Mgs [mailto:mgs-bounces@autox.team.net] <b>Namens </b>Max Heim via Mgs<br><b>Verzonden:</b> donderdag 23 mei 2019 4:40<br><b>Aan:</b> mgs@autox.team.net List<br><b>Onderwerp:</b> Re: [Mgs] Rear mounted power antenna<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If you are going to depend on your phone, then you need a charging port.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Alternatively, there are hidden antennas, which would avoid having to cut holes anywhere.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>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.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>--<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>Max Heim<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>'66 MGB<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal>On May 22, 2019, at 4:02 AM, Dan DiBiase via Mgs <<a href="mailto:mgs@autox.team.net">mgs@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>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. <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>And if you do go the Spotify route, check out my son's band<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><b>Tweed</b>!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Dan D<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Central NJ USA<br clear=all><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><a href="http://dandibiase.cbintouch.com/" target="_blank">http://dandibiase.cbintouch.com/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>On Tue, May 21, 2019 at 3:13 PM Hans Duinhoven via Mgs <<a href="mailto:mgs@autox.team.net">mgs@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Hi Barrie,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Why not using your cell phone and have it connected to your radio by means of Bluetooth.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>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.<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>And yes – Spotify is not a US based service, in fact it’s Swedish.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>If you still like to select true radio, there are plenty radio stations on the internet.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Saves an extra hole in your GT and most of all a potential water inlet!</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Just my 2 Euro cents…</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Cheers,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Hans</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>71 BGT NRG</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Van:</span></b><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> </span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Mgs [mailto:<a href="mailto:mgs-bounces@autox.team.net" target="_blank">mgs-bounces@autox.team.net</a>]<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><b>Namens<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></b>Barrie Robinson via Mgs<br><b>Verzonden:</b><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>dinsdag 21 mei 2019 19:50<br><b>Aan:</b><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>MGB List; MGB V8 List<br><b>Onderwerp:</b><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>[Mgs] Rear mounted power antenna</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Hello Folks,<br><br>I had a radio put in my 1969/70 MGB GT - A Pioneer because it had a rear facility for a remote USB. The<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>33</span></b><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>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<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><i>advert free</i><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>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)<br><br><img border=0 width=200 height=63 id="gmail-m_-8413883382840383821_x005f_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D5126E.91C384B0"></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div id="gmail-m_-8413883382840383821DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2"><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellpadding=0 style='border:none;border-top:solid #D3D4DE 1.0pt'><tr><td width=55 style='width:41.25pt;border:none;padding:13.5pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient" target="_blank"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=46 height=29 id="_x0000_i1026" src="https://ipmcdn.avast.com/images/icons/icon-envelope-tick-round-orange-animated-no-repeat-v1.gif"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=470 style='width:352.5pt;border:none;padding:12.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.5pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#41424E'>Virusvrij.<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient" target="_blank"><span style='color:#4453EA'>www.avast.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>_______________________________________________<br><br><a href="mailto:Mgs@autox.team.net" target="_blank">Mgs@autox.team.net</a><br>Donate:<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br>Suggested annual donation $12.75<br><br>Archive:<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/mgs" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/pipermail/mgs</a><span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="http://autox.team.net/archive" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/archive</a><br><br>Unsubscribe:<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/mgs/dan.dibiase@gmail.com" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/mgs/dan.dibiase@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>_______________________________________________<br><br></span><a href="mailto:Mgs@autox.team.net"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Mgs@autox.team.net</span></a><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><br>Donate:<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>http://www.team.net/donate.html</span></a><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><br>Suggested annual donation $12.75<br><br>Archive:<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><a href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/mgs"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>http://www.team.net/pipermail/mgs</span></a><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'> </span></span><a href="http://autox.team.net/archive"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>http://autox.team.net/archive</span></a><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><br><br>Unsubscribe:<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/mgs/mvheim@sonic.net"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/mgs/mvheim@sonic.net</span></a><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>