Re: In-glass antennnae

["jtrealtywebspannet" <jtrealty@xxxx>]

The main reason DMC discontinued the antennae in the front windscreen 
(windshield to us Americans) is the limited ability to receive weak 
radio stations. That coupled with the limited ability of the radios 
available at the time caused all auto manufactureres to give up on the 
idea. It really is a good idea if it works, no more damaged antennaes 
at the car wash, more vandal resistant, no broken power antennaes, 
more aerodynamic. With modern radios having better (digital) circuitry 
and if you are in a metropolitan area not too far from the 
transmitters you could probably live with the wire in the windscreen. 
Of course now there is satelite radio and CD's. I know of one owner 
who went to Radio Shack and put a signal booster in his car. He has a 
power antennae and he claims it made a big difference. You could try 
that too on the windscreen antennae. If your windscreen doesn't have 
the wire there used to be kits you could buy in the auto stores that 
you taped a wire along the top edge of the winshield and wired it to 
the radio. I don't know if they are still available. I don't think you 
can buy a windshield with the antennae in it anymore.
David Teitelbaum
vin 10757 


--- In dmcnews@xxxx, Jack The Stripper <motti@xxxx> wrote:
> I haven't had a lot of time to read my messages lately, so forgive 
me if this has been covered, but has anyone here retrofitted their 
DeLorean with an in-glass antenna or know someone who has?