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Antenna reception problems

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#1 ·
I just installed a detachable tour pack kit on my '13 Road Glide Ultra and used the shorter antennas because I cannot remove the oem from the tour pack,(glued on tight). The reception is about 1/4 of what I got with the OEM ant. so I thought maybe I should eat it and just purchase a new oem antenna but when I removed the shorty ant from the bike it made no differance in the reception as if it was not connected at all, any Ideas would be much appreciated
 
#2 ·
According to the H-D spec sheet, the short antennas should have better reception for most distances and terrains. Sounds like you may have a loose connection at the radio.
 
#3 ·
Figured it out, Harley sends you an adapter [Male / female] that if used does not give you a connection between the antenna cable and the antenna, just removed it and the system works fine..not sure if its for another model or a different antenna mount..at least now when I screw on the antenna there is a very noticeable boost in the signal ...
 
#4 ·
I've tried several shorties and now running an internal antennae. Nothing works as well as the full size whip. The rest are all marginal at best.

Which is why I installed SiriusXM and have 35G of stored music to listen to ......
 
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