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Old 10-14-2008, 09:21 PM
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Originally Posted by cliffmac View Post
was hirschmann the OEM provider to MB for power antennas and can I raise the mast manually, not caring if it retracts? additionally, does the powered antenna have a signal booster included as the signal has to run the length of the car? I don't care about the thing working up and down, if it stays up fine...but I seem to remember that sending a radio signal from the back to the front of a car requires some kind of amplification....is that right?
Several questions, but at least I can answer the QotN:
1. ja
2. don't know. I think it has a toothed nylon belt that you could strip if the motor won't turn.
3. don't know
4. I don't think an amplifier is necessary for the distance given the mast antenna, but the head unit may be designed to need one.
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