Shorty Antenna (with good reception!)

[ZED_NOT_ZEE]

So I've had the 14" stock whip, the 3" mangowalk stubby, and on Friday in came a 7" stock Honda S2000 antenna.

After trying the three, I highly recommend the Honda S2000 (OEM) antenna. It picks up stations BETTER than the huge OEM whip antenna. You can keep the radio on---choose a fuzzy radio station with the OEM antenna, unscrew the OEM, and put in the S2000---and the station will pick up loud and clear, then go back to stock and it's fuzzy again. Tried it with a number of different 'fuzzy reception OEM' stations. With the S2000 antenna I'm picking up stations around a 3 hour drive away, a lot of American stations which I'd never get with the stock whip. The mangowalk worked for local stations, but in bad weather and when driving in tunnels, it gets fuzzy.

The S2000 is around 7" and fits perfectly on the stock base. Not as small as the mangowalk, but in terms of reception---it's an upgrade from stock. As for appearance, well that's a personal decision.

Anyway, hope this helps those of you looking for a shorter antenna but don't want to sacrifice reception.

 

[Master00Sniper]

Thanks, this actually does help quite a bit. I just got my Z4 and I've been wanting an antenna with better reception, and also thought it would be nice if one was a little bit shorter. I'll do a little bit more searching, but it sounds like I'll be in for one of these.

 

[aquazi]

I also have an s2k one.... Took it off my old car before i traded it.

As noticed on a meet... Not quite a stubby but it's flexible and the reception is fine... Only prob is the base is slighly to small for it... So the stubby has a slight overhang.