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Step 37Car Antenna From Stainless Steel Cable

Car Antenna From Stainless Steel Cable
This one won't break. Made from a chunk of stainless steel stay cable from a boat.
It seems to have just the right amount of flex to stand up right.
I bet the new cars will have these next year.
Spotted in West Oakland.
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Feb 26, 2011. 8:03 AMpfred2 says:
I read someplace 32" is optimum antenna length for FM reception. Don't know if its true or not but it seems to work for me.

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Tim Anderson is the author of the "Heirloom Technology" column in Make Magazine. He is co-founder of www.zcorp.com, manufacturers of "3D Printer" output devices. His detailed drawings of traditional ...
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