Stubby AM/FM Antenna

[CACTUSGREYFX4]

Wonder if it will fit on the 2024’s?

It should don't think they changed the threads on the antenna but we will have to wait and see.

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[Moto26]

Much better that the fender aerials of the past.

[Looks at my 2021 Bronco…]

 

[Mikknj]

I graduated electronics school almost 50 years ago and remembered studying about the purpose of the ball on a car antenna. I couldn't remember the technical explanation but found it on the RadioReference.com website from a post by RevGary...his explanation is as follows:


"The ball on the top of the antenna serves an electrical purpose. Under conditions of vehicle speed verses ambient air humidity, the antenna will develop a static charge - the same as helicopter rotor blades slicing through the air, but to a much lower potential voltage. The ball on the end of an antenna is there to dissipate the static buildup. The air traveling across the ball is at a slightly different speed than the rest of the antenna and that difference of static potential causes the static charge to flow toward the ball where it is dissipated into the airflow. While this dosen't make too much difference at speeds less than 40 MPH, it CAN make a difference at highway speed in allowing tthe incoming RF signal to be clean rather than being influenced by a random static "NOISE" charge on the antenna whip. This information was first brought to my attention in 1961 by way of the ARRL Antenna Handbook. If you can locate some SMALL lead fishing sinkers of the appropriate size, crimp one onto the antenna tip if you feel that your highway speed incoming signals are less than they used to be."

Exactly so... And it's also a similar reason why the Van de Graaf generator is designed with huge round balls .. the static charge is more easily dissipated or in this case coxed to jump to the reciprocal positively charged pole

 

[Mikknj]

[Looks at my 2021 Bronco…]

I love the fender mounts... long range fringe reception is the name of the game without static!

 

[Robert Elmore]

Where did you get that?

https://www.amazon.com/CravenSpeed-...rd+Ranger&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&th=1

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