I occasionally hit 85-90 MPH on the highway - what is the likelihood of losing the antenna? I couldn't find any specifications on this.
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It flew off the roof of my car when >90. I moved it to the trunk and put a little duct tap on it. After that it was good even at 120. (This was back when Montana's daytime limit was "Reasonable and Prudent"...
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I do not know for certain, but I have driven at 70mph into gusting headwinds with no problem. I has a very strong magnent.
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No worries! This will hold faster than your vehicle can travel! Magnet is incredible!
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It's not the only one. All stock tricks game the antenna driving out the top. Some drivers remove the straw and wrap the antenna up sorry inside the truck. Because if your racing on a track the truck is not that far way from you and the added distance is not going tip effect the racer.
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I was told that those antennas weren't very good by the people at Solid Signal. In any case, I'm in a fringe area and have an antenna designed to pull in signals from 60-70 miles. The Motorola Booster will only amplify what it gets from the antenna. There are times when I have 100% signal strength and there are times when most channels disappear completely. A mast mounted pre-amp may help with signal strength to the booster. The booster is really meant to feed into a splitter to distribute a signal to multiple sets. It can't create what isn't there. Mine is in my attic and feeds four rooms. When there is signal from the antenna, it works fine. I bought a pre-amp for the antenna but haven't installed it as yet.
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I'm using this antenna with the cobra 25lx radio and I get about 2 miles during rush hour traffic, it also depends on the equipment others are using. Hope this helps
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so far, i have gone as fast as 85 MPH and the antenna didn't move. Greatly improved the scanners reception as well.
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You need to get an SWR meter and tune the antenna by moving the vertical antenna element for best performance. 1:2 is the best I was able to get. So far I was able to reach 30 miles on LSB during the night.
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I dont know exactly, however, I have driven mine down 100 yard football field and back with no signal interference. Anything beyond that and I would think it would be hard to see exactly which way the car is going.
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After sending my answer, I realized that the antenna in question is the trucker outdoor and not the indoor one that I commented on. I do not have access to my trucker antenna right now, so I do not have that information. Sorry.Jerry
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My antenna doesn't have much flex at all! Even at highway speeds, it doesn't come close to touching the Jeep
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Hi Jean D..This is Dave from Pa. I recently ordered one of these units for my emergency response vehicle, no honey, the antenna is on there permanently, it's just a wire wrapped around a fiberglass stick, if u will, but not removeable, hope that helped, Amazon's computer asked that I answer your ? for ya. Dave
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It works great for us in our low area. We are over the air only. We pick up 15 channels and occasionally need to rotate the antennae. Hard rain and wind does affect it, but so does cable. Hope this helps ! Have a great day :)
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Mine might be a generation older than this one, I purchased it in June 2011, but my range is quite expansive inside and out of my house. My home is about 3500sq ft and 4 total floors and I never lose signal even when going outside. I did go next door to out neighbors house once, and it was spotty, but did still work some. I never even really pop up the antenna and never have problems.
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No, the antenna is the snaking trace opposite the pins. Works great, no idea how far it goes. I've never lost signal.
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I drive wiyh mine all yhe time at those speeds. It has been about 9 months since I installed the top. The only issue I have is one of the side window channels unhooks partially once in a while. It is probably an incorrect adjustment on my part. Had a foot of snow on it the other day and no worries. Hope that helps your decision.
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i have been using antennas from mcmastercarr,they seem real durable,we have fleet of 25 trucks,they are item #56695t334
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It does a very good job with distance when your traveling on highways, at times when my detector went off I saw nothing in the area but I slowed anyway and sure enough there was a patrol car just ahead. I'm guessing that the distance would vary with the amount of "gain" the police have there radar set at. I have had mine for over a year and it works great!!! You wont be disappointed
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I've had the antenna installed for about 6 months now. It doesn't move. It's very solid. But I have lost some reception strength.