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    After reading the other posts ( thanks to Chippy and others )re using another antenna to fix the problem of poor reception I added a new antenna to the bullbar.
    I used a old UHF one and a plug style base and made a bracket to fit onto the post of the Soveriegn bar next to my UHF one.


    Just knocked it up at work out of stainless sheet .
    I didnt want the antenna on all the time so I needed to keep the original antenna working so I made up a double adaptor of such so the original and the new one could be connected all the time. Got a few plugs and sockets from Dick Smiths and a bit of extra coax and made this.

    On this Dick Smiths are no longer going to be selling components, once current stocks are gone thats it, will leave only Jaycar.
    Removed radio and trims from dash following instructions from LCOOL site to find that there were two original antenna plugs, a normal size and a smaller one, normal one was connected. removed plug from radio and using adaptor plugged both into radio socket.


    Tested each one by removing other plug and no problems radio works on either or both antennas.
    put dash back together and all up took about hour and a half to do.
    Other photos show
    socket on radio

    Two original plugs

    Bracket screwed to bar

    Removed plastic trim and screwed bracket to tubes. Just cut away top edge to clear the bracket. The bonnet just clears the cable.
    Just need to get out of metro area to test it.

    Wayne

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    Re: added extra antenna to improve reception

    Well it worked great.
    Just come back from 4 days, 1700 km, perth to dongara along new road then out to Mount Magnet looking at wildflowers , down to Dalwalinu and then home today.
    Radio had 96 FM clear as a bell almost to dongara.

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    • #3
      Re: added extra antenna to improve reception

      fitted my extra aerial today.
      have to order in the plug, so not working yet
      [url=http://www.fuelly.com/driver/damonat/prado][img]http://www.fuelly.com/smallsig-metric/50578.png[/img][/url]

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      • #4
        Re: added extra antenna to improve reception

        just found this kit on ebay.

        http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Toyota-Prado-...item2a0aa4fe25

        has anyone used this kit? i'm thinking about getting one to try it out.

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        • #5
          Re: added extra antenna to improve reception

          finished off the wiring for the additional external aerial.
          i ended up wiring up the same method as sparksy.
          using a double adaptor to allow both the original and additional to work in parrellel.
          will find out on the way to the GTG, as not much radio reception up there using the standard glass aerial.
          [url=http://www.fuelly.com/driver/damonat/prado][img]http://www.fuelly.com/smallsig-metric/50578.png[/img][/url]

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          • #6
            Re: added extra antenna to improve reception

            You should find it sure helps, I used a 6dB ( I think ) uhf antenna and I was picking up FM over 300Km's from Perth.
            AM was improved also picking up ABC untill got sick of listening to untold 10 min replays of the final minutes of the AFL grand final.

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            • #7
              how did you do it just bought zcg am/fm antenna from coastals worst than original

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