Howdy Y'all
First Question from FNG. Any recommendations on the best stubby antenna? Sound quality/reception distance?
Much appreciated.

 

The "best" antenna isn't going to be a stubby antenna. Shortening the antenna reduces its efficiency which translates into reduced reception range.

 

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And ... If you opt for a shorter (non-stubby) antenna you're more than likely going to experience wind-whistling at highway speeds. *Personal experience.
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Yup! I have a shorter than stock antenna and the whistle is certainly there. I put the oem on when doing a roadtrip if i can remember. Otherwise i remember about 10 miles into the trip

 

I am running this one on my 2013 F-150 and like it. The 4" black version.

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It still has ok reception on the stronger stations in my area. But I don't care about the loss. Hardly drive the truck, and I only wanted it to reduce damages from garage door. I would post a photo, but you know photobucket and wanting $400 for 3rd party sharing lol.

It's quality however is very nice. I had the ever famous one called "The Stubby" which was a cheap plastic one on my 2007, a car wash destroyed it.

 

You don't need Photobucket, you can now upload pics directly from your hard drive. Hit the image icon and browse device.

 

My antenna hit when i pulled into the garage. I think i saw something on this site to fix the problem. What i did is measured the antenna to clear the garage door opening,i then cut the antenna and drilled out the ball and glued the ball back onto the antenna. I did that 13 years ago and no problems with reception. The ball is still solid today.

 

I use a stubby from craven speed. Reception is reduced, but I also think it looks better and it doesn't slap my garage anymore.

 

Now I remember why I installed a 9' high garage door in my new garage.