Remember power antennas?
#16
I remember my dad's cars had power antennas, he would forget to turn the radio off at the carwash and they would get destroyed regularly, they were on the trunk so he never saw them. I remember us replacing them in the driveway ourselves several times. My Explorer had one on the front.
#17
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Power antennas - pure garbage. Slow, noisy, fragile, ugly.
#18
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I think some cars even hard an "antenna" button, to retract the antenna at a car wash. Its 2021 and we still have AM/FM radio, but I don't know if any cars have built in apps for streaming audio services, etc - most require a smartphone and rely either on their own apps or apple/google service to display the apps on the infotainment screen.
#19
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All of the cars we had with power antennas the radio had to be off for the antenna to go down
#20
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What REALLY surprises me is that we still have AM (Amplitude Modulation) radio in the 21st century. Its transmission generally goes further than FM (Frequency Modulation) radio, but AM reception can sometimes be pure crap, and lightning from thunderstorms causes a lot of static. FM, though not as strong on the signals, is far better quality.....particularly FM stereo.
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What REALLY surprises me is that we still have AM (Amplitude Modulation) radio in the 21st century. Its transmission generally goes further than FM (Frequency Modulation) radio, but AM reception can sometimes be pure crap, and lightning from thunderstorms causes a lot of static. FM, though not as strong on the signals, is far better quality.....particularly FM stereo.
#22
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I listen to some traditional FM or FM/stereo stations, particularly for local news and weather (always something going on in the D.C. area), but, in general, I've become an addict of XM Sirius radio....and I'm willing to pay for a subscription to get it.
One of my MM-quotes is "You either Sirius or you're kidding"
#23
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I had to listen to FM radio for an hour on my way to WV when I had a total signal dump out and it was awful.
#25
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That's why I like XM Sirius radio....works off of orbiting satellites, and line-of-sight interference from buildings or terrain is never a problem. You'll hear the same station just as clear and full, whether you are in New York or San Francisco.
#26
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Big issue with FM is commercials. I’m just not accustomed to watching or listening to anything with commercials.
#27
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I don’t listen to XM/Sirius over satellite. I listen to streaming in lossless quality. XM sounds a little better over streaming too, but I still extremely rarely listen to it.
Big issue with FM is commercials. I’m just not accustomed to watching or listening to anything with commercials.
Big issue with FM is commercials. I’m just not accustomed to watching or listening to anything with commercials.
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#29
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I remember my dad's cars had power antennas, he would forget to turn the radio off at the carwash and they would get destroyed regularly, they were on the trunk so he never saw them. I remember us replacing them in the driveway ourselves several times. My Explorer had one on the front.
I very much remember them, I have one in the driveway that is once again in need of repair. It's actually the only thing broken on the RX believe it or not, that and the endlessly annoying sun visor
I'm soon selling it however so this time will be last time I replace the mast. If it breaks again whoever owns it next will have to deal with it.
#30
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Originally Posted by BIG ANDY
'Yes, the same thing happened to us when we were kids; pull into the car wash, the brushes start and my dad turns on the radio to get the football scores, Antenna goes up, brushes neatly snap it off. I go home having learned some new swear words."
..........and, perhaps, some lessons from the disclaimer-signs at the car wash itself.