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Old Apr 17, 2013 | 10:57 AM
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Our 2013 has a nav system and sat radio,will a shorty antenia work with these systems?
 
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Old May 2, 2013 | 10:15 PM
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You want the 2nd Gen forum, and yes screwing on a shorter antenna will reduce your FM reception as desired.
 
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Old May 2, 2013 | 11:41 PM
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Use the stock short ant will be ok
 
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My understanding is that the satellite radio/nav antenna is built into the antenna base and that the FM antenna is built into the rear window. Supposedly, the rubber duck antenna is for AM. Running a shorty antenna may reduce AM reception, but my experience has been that you will not notice any difference with a short antenna.
 
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Old May 3, 2013 | 10:53 AM
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Originally Posted by ASKtheteach
My understanding is that the satellite radio/nav antenna is built into the antenna base and that the FM antenna is built into the rear window. Supposedly, the rubber duck antenna is for AM. Running a shorty antenna may reduce AM reception, but my experience has been that you will not notice any difference with a short antenna.
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Originally Posted by ASKtheteach
My understanding is that the satellite radio/nav antenna is built into the antenna base and that the FM antenna is built into the rear window. Supposedly, the rubber duck antenna is for AM. Running a shorty antenna may reduce AM reception, but my experience has been that you will not notice any difference with a short antenna.
The antenna rod picks up AM/FM and the alarm. The perception of the inevitable loss in fitting a shorter antenna would depend on where you live and how often you travel to the edge of the reception area.
 
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The antenna rod picks up AM/FM and the alarm. The perception of the inevitable loss in fitting a shorter antenna would depend on where you live and how often you travel to the edge of the reception area.
99% of the time it's on sirius sattelite traveling between Salt Lake City and Las Vegas
 
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