It seems like a better test (old antenna vs. new antenna) would be to tune in a weak station with the old antenna and then try it with the new antenna.
It didn't work as well as the antenna that came with the truck. I'm 40-50 miles away from the radio towers and I had to switch back to the old antenna. Looked nice though...
Put a dab of dielectric grease on the threads that go into the antenna mount as an anti-seize. Had my antenna break off into the mount while trying to replace the antenna. I'll let you know how my antenna mount replacement goes.
First I’m not an F150 hater. It’s my daily driver and I love it. I’ve had 2 friends that have had the factory antenna ripped right off of the aluminum body. I think the short flexible antenna is a most with the F150
Radio reception is very complicated. Factors such as receiver design, antenna length/design, desired frequencies, undesired frequencies, bandwidth of those frequencies, surrounding terrain/structures, curvature of the earth/line of sight, atmospheric/solar conditions and condition of equipment, to name a few. Antenna length is measured from the length of the conductor inside of the shell of the antenna. An optimal antenna for FM reception (center of band and full wavelength) is close to 3m or 10ft. Drop that down to 1/4 wavelength and now you're at 0.77m or 2.5ft. The conductor inside the stubby antenna is probably a coil which is probably a length of 1/4 wavelength. AM reception center of band is 371m/1217ft, and 1/4 wavelength is 92.8m/304.4ft and is magnitudes less affected by this. The change in shape of the antenna will affect its efficiency and will affect its gain and reception. Newer receivers are better at discriminating the signal and applying the appropriate gain/noise reduction for most antenna lengths found on cars including stubby or glass mount antennas. Since FM is primarily line of sight, standard antenna lengths play less of a role in reception than external factors, but better equipment yields better results. AM reception should be just as terrible as before. TLDR: You will probably lose some range, but how much depends on many environmental factors. It might not matter or be noticeable, your mileage will vary... Reviews on the product seem mostly positive. Some lost reception, others gained. In most of the negative reviews, the antenna snapped off. This seems like a question to pose to Project Farm.
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It seems like a better test (old antenna vs. new antenna) would be to tune in a weak station with the old antenna and then try it with the new antenna.
I actually did just that with my other video I did on the antenna. Good suggestion
I just put the 13 inch rydon antenna 📡 on my new ram truck works great looks good thanks for the vid👍😊
It didn't work as well as the antenna that came with the truck. I'm 40-50 miles away from the radio towers and I had to switch back to the old antenna. Looked nice though...
Bummer. Yeah if you are super far away from towers I could see that.
I just ordered mine today...I’ll keep you posted
Nice!
How's it?
I like the look!!Don't care about radio stations n all I use is spotify
Lol! Me too bro. Spotify and RUclips…that it! Thanks for watching man
Nice looking truck.
Thank you very much. 🙏🏻
Put a dab of dielectric grease on the threads that go into the antenna mount as an anti-seize. Had my antenna break off into the mount while trying to replace the antenna. I'll let you know how my antenna mount replacement goes.
Oh snap! Yeah let me know man. Good call.
Why would you put both? Anti-seize is waaay more that enough.
Nice one dude! Great cinematics there at the end!
Thank you sir. 🙏🏻
Is the carbon fiber bit on the base of the antenna just a sticker that could be removed?
No it appears to be real carbon fiber. It’s very hard and looks legitimate. I’m not a carbon fiber expert but looks real to me.
Nice truck. I was debating between this and the 13" for my F150. I think this shorter one looks a bit sharper.
Thank you.
Yeah for sure. It’s surprising how much an antenna can change the look of the truck. Totally cleans up the appearance.
@@AutoHeadz i did just buy it for $25 on amazon. Is that "sale" normal, or did you fork out $39.99 for yours?
That’s what I bought mine for too. 25.99
I think it’s a bit cheaper than it was last year.
First I’m not an F150 hater. It’s my daily driver and I love it. I’ve had 2 friends that have had the factory antenna ripped right off of the aluminum body. I think the short flexible antenna is a most with the F150
Absolutely
Clean truck bro 🛻
Thank you Sir 🙏🏻
Thanks for the video. I just got the antenna and the instruction says remove it before going to a car wash. Have you been doing that?
No no. That’s just a CYA for them. Had it on for 3 years absolutely no issues through car washes.
@@AutoHeadz OK, sounds good. Thanks so much!
Hey I have 2016 Ford F-150 , Radio is working fine everything works except the FM any suggestion please
That weird. Did you have FM issues before?
Sounds like a defect to me. You shouldn’t have any issues.
Bueno compa!
Yes but how far out of town can you get before you lose Reception with the short one compared to the factory antenna?
Radio reception is very complicated. Factors such as receiver design, antenna length/design, desired frequencies, undesired frequencies, bandwidth of those frequencies, surrounding terrain/structures, curvature of the earth/line of sight, atmospheric/solar conditions and condition of equipment, to name a few. Antenna length is measured from the length of the conductor inside of the shell of the antenna. An optimal antenna for FM reception (center of band and full wavelength) is close to 3m or 10ft. Drop that down to 1/4 wavelength and now you're at 0.77m or 2.5ft. The conductor inside the stubby antenna is probably a coil which is probably a length of 1/4 wavelength. AM reception center of band is 371m/1217ft, and 1/4 wavelength is 92.8m/304.4ft and is magnitudes less affected by this. The change in shape of the antenna will affect its efficiency and will affect its gain and reception. Newer receivers are better at discriminating the signal and applying the appropriate gain/noise reduction for most antenna lengths found on cars including stubby or glass mount antennas. Since FM is primarily line of sight, standard antenna lengths play less of a role in reception than external factors, but better equipment yields better results. AM reception should be just as terrible as before.
TLDR: You will probably lose some range, but how much depends on many environmental factors. It might not matter or be noticeable, your mileage will vary... Reviews on the product seem mostly positive. Some lost reception, others gained. In most of the negative reviews, the antenna snapped off. This seems like a question to pose to Project Farm.
That antenna has absolutely nothing to do with Bluetooth...?
Nothing. It was just something people complained about in the reviews for some reason.
Do this antenna help reduce wind noise ?
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Grooves? 😂
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@@AutoHeadz”Thread”. Good review. I’m ordering mine.
@@ChuckisOutside ohhhh! Got ya! Yeah that’s what I meant.. lol.
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