[SCG] Multiplex antenna

[Kent Sullivan]

OK, thanks. This explains then I guess why the antenna was not mentioned in
the multiplex installation instructions.

--Kent
-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Steinberg [mailto:noahsarkinc at earthlink.net] 
Sent: Sunday, May 17, 2009 6:01 PM
To: Kent Sullivan; scg-list at tiger.skiblack.com
Subject: Re: [SCG] Multiplex antenna

You are confussing the issue mixing radios with antenna's.  If the car came 
from the factory with an AM-FM radio, it came with the correct antenna for 
FM reception.  If it came from the factory with the AM radio, then it came 
with a extendable antenna.  If the dealer did a AM-FM install using a 
accessory radio, then the dealer had the choice to instruct the owner to 
lower the antenna to the correct hight when using FM.  Many people prefered 
the extendable antenna, since FM reception was limited to larger cities, and

the signal didn't travel very far.  When they were not in the city, they 
used AM, and extended the antenna all the way to bring in better reception 
of the weaker far away AM stations.  With or without the multiplex, the 
antenna is a seperate issue... Paul in CT

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kent Sullivan" <kentsu at corvairkid.com>
To: <scg-list at tiger.skiblack.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 17, 2009 7:46 PM
Subject: [SCG] Multiplex antenna


> Hi,
>
>
>
> Since the AM/FM multiplex was dealer-installed in '65 & '66 (and '67?), I
> expected to see the FM-style whip antenna listed in the '66 multiplex
> instructions (available as a reprint from a couple of sources) but didn't
> see any mention of it. Cars that already had the AM/FM radio from the
> factory (RPO U69) would have had the whip antenna but those with just an 
> AM
> radio (RPO U60 or U63) would not. It's hard to believe that customers who
> previously had AM radios were supposed to make do with shortening the 
> length
> of the multi-section gargantuan AM antenna. Does anyone know the story 
> here?
>
>
>
> Thanks.
>
>
>
> P.S. Just a bit of trivia that I'm sure most of you know, but the 
> multiplex
> was not to be installed in cars with a rear antenna (RPO U73 or U75). I
> believe this was due to concerns about signal loss from the extended 
> length
> of cable.
>
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