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I recently got tired of having my antenna catch on branches on the trail and suddenly getting flung back against the side of the windshield or watching it dance around until it finally came to a rest, just to start all over again at the next branch. I have looked around for stubby antenna's in the local auto parts stores. There are a few out there, but they do not have an adapter that fits the Jeeps mounting hole. AntennaX does have one that fits the Jeeps, so I ordered one. There is a considerable lenght difference between the two. I did drive around and find a good station that just started to fade out with the OEM antenna. So I had a good reference point to see if there was much of a difference between the reception with the AntennaX antenna over the OEM antenna. I did drive in a circle to see if blocking the antenna caused a difference and couldn't hear much with the OEM antenna. After I installed the AntennaX antenna I went back to the same spot and again drove in a circle. The only difference I heard was when the antenna became blocked by the bulk of the Jeep. At this point the station faded a little more. To be fair I was trying to hit a radio station that was about an hour drive away, so if your cruising your local stations you will be fine. After driving around for a few days I have realized that in a few place the reception is actually better than the OEM.
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