deej Posted April 30, 2004 Share Posted April 30, 2004 I'm looking at an antenna that's a Thru-Glass. It's only $15. Wondering if anyone has tried these? Are they any good? :help: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88pathoffroad Posted April 30, 2004 Share Posted April 30, 2004 Wow, that's a new one on me. I never even thought about that possibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deej Posted April 30, 2004 Author Share Posted April 30, 2004 Yeah, I hadn't either. I did some looking around on the net though and the reviews said "not bad". I figure it's cheap enough and most of the time I'm not too far from others. There's a few different makes and I'm not even sure what kind this one I have on order is. Google "through glass cb antenna" and have a look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gacruiser Posted May 4, 2004 Share Posted May 4, 2004 Stay far away from the thru-glass antennas at these frequencies. They are miserable performers in the HF spectrum. It's easy enough to add a bracket to your tire carrier or use a trunk mount on the upper edge of your hatch. Even a mag-mount will work better than a thru-glass. HTH... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deej Posted May 4, 2004 Author Share Posted May 4, 2004 Thanks for the info ga. For $15, I'm gonna install it just for looks! I have a magnetic that I've tried and I don't have a rear tire carrier and my rear spoiler will get in the way of a trunk mount so the next step will be a door jam mount like 95pathdn in this months "truck of the month". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy Posted May 13, 2004 Share Posted May 13, 2004 Most antennas are two circuits, one of which is a ground. Your best performance will always come with a correct ground to the vehicle body metal. The window antennas are OK, but not as good as body mounted. The reason the glass mounts are so popular is that they are much easier to install, which is why they were so popular in the car mounted cell phone days of a few short years ago. Not to change the subject, but when installing a new AM/FM antenna, it's a good idea to lightly sand inside the antenna hole, so the ground circuit will get a good clean bite into the body metal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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