need am/fm antenna

[David Anderson]

I noticed my little antenna mast was missing.  I climbed on the roof and the mast had broken off somewhere.  It was an AFCO RA-2-CB which is not made any more.  Is there any antenna I can hook to the back of my radio and mount inside the coach that would work?

I'll have to pull my ceiling down to access the bottom of the broken mast.  I'd rather just plug the hole and do something else.  I don't need the CB part, just the am/fm reception.

What are my options?

David

[rusty]

David, I would think Radio Shack would have something for you. I bought one from there that I mounted in my bay for my bay ( outside ) radio. It works when I need it. The problem is I usually play CD's and have not used the radio part that much.

Good Luck Wayne

[Dreamscape]

Maybe something like this?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/FLEETWOOD-RV-Camper-Motorhome-Side-Mount-AM-FM-ANTENNA-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem4aac0300f8QQitemZ320713457912QQptZMotorsQ5fRVQ5fTrailerQ5fCamperQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

[luvrbus]

David, I always used the JVC Passive Antenna it is just a cable and you plug it in to the back of the radio and can put it anywhere make coil, straight line or a loop you can do about anything you choose with a passive type it has worked for me for years it cost around 15 bucks

[David Anderson]

Thanks Clifford, that is kind of what I was looking for.  However, I just thought of something.  MY tv antnna cable is very close by.  Any way I could hook it into the batwing antenna cable?  It is coax.  The connectors are different.  So is there a way to make them compatible?

David

[Mex-Busnut]

David:

The antenna that Mr. Dreamscape links to looks great. I fact, I will probably order one for my rig. I plan to add a stereo in the master bedroom and another in living area. The driver area already has its own. The family many times prefers to listen to other things.  :-)

Let me ask what kind of radio listening do you do? I do a lot of long distance driving, day-time and night-time. I enjoy listening to A.M. talk radio from the U.S. The interior active (amplified) or passive antennas are O. K. for local stations, but nothing compares to an outside antenna for long distance signals. I am over 600 miles South of the border, and can tune in to WBAP (820 kHz, Fort Worth, TX) and WOAI (1200 kHz San Antonio), KTRH (740  kHz, Houston) and a dozen other U. S. stations at nights without problems. I also have an awesome Brazilian-made Short Wave converter for my stereo, to listen to international broadcasts. (See http://www.angelfire.com/ia/lfb/

Oh, by the way: The active antennas have been known to fry their built-in signal preamplifiers in the presence of CB or ham radio transmissions. I am a licensed Ham operator, and personally fried one.

Another option that won't affect your ceiling: The previous owner of my bus installled a 9-foot CB chrome steel whip antenna just below the center of the windshield on mine. He cut it off about a foot above the roof line. It is feeding the AM/FM radio (no CB). Yesterday on the highway we were hearing an FM station over 100 miles away without problems. See the pix below. The antenna is barely visible over the "N" in Dina.

My two pesos`worth.