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Shark Fins - are there any good ones?

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Main Forum' started by fphinney, Aug 16, 2007.

  1. fphinney

    fphinney Member

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    I haven't heard much about Shark Fins, lately. I'm very interested in putting on a "good" one. By that, I mean one that can bring in AM staions at least as good as the factory antenna -



    Any info would be appreciated -
     
    #1 fphinney, Aug 16, 2007
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  3. David Beale

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    Unless you get a shark fin antenna with an -additional- amplifier in it you will get poorer reception than the whip antenna (the car has an amplifier in the antenna lead). With non-resonant antennas size is everything! If they put an amplifier in the sharkfin, I don't know where they would get power for it.
     
    #3 David Beale, Aug 16, 2007
  4. NicksBlackBrid

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    Well if you are in the Bay Area like me, you probably aren't getting good reception anyway, might as well look cool while listening to static. I had to get the satellite radio in mine, I can't stand losing stations.
     
    #4 NicksBlackBrid, Aug 17, 2007
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