Antennas on boats
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how are antennas hooked up on boats, dew to there is no metal fender to ground to. And what would be the best way to get the most recpt.
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?????????????????????????????? why would you put an antenna on a boat? that will look like crap
From what I've seen and read, a VHF antenna doesn't need to be grounded. An FM/AM antenna comes with a seperate ground wire. If the antenna you have doesn't have a ground you could rig one up easily enough.
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KRAKMEUP, thanks for the reply. I was asking about fm . I took a look at my fountain and saw the coax cable fastened to the radio , but could not see the other end and have no idea where it goes or what it fastens to. Just trying to get as many stations as possible, even thow I can only listen to one at a time. and did not and will not put a fm ant. on the outside .
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I mounted my radio antenna horizontally under a seat in the cabin and it works great. I mounted the XM antenna up in the storage space in the nose of the bow.
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mines under deck..works great..you could always try one of those antenna booster radioshack things too.. supposed to amplify the signal..as to how well they actually work??
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