An Antenna Story: Shorty Gonna Short

"TysMagic" (twjeffery) 10/09/2018 at 08:38 • Filed to: Miata, Antenna

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The shortest of very cheap eBay antennas arrived over the weekend and I turned it in to unnecessary work.

The mast that was flying high and for some reason exists on the Miata even though it has a shark fin in the middle of the trunk that could support the sat and the FM/AM, but whatever - it’s there and I’m changing it.

Short shorty is short. However not the same diameter as what was there and while I didn’t take a pick, the top of the base is a lovely shiny silver. I have a couple black suction cups laying around my tool chest. I took one, cut the edge back and put a hole in the middle and

TA-DA smoother transition to shorty antenna.

Before you get grumpy about this little guy, I do not listen to FM/AM radio at all. I happily pay for SiriusXM or listen to podcasts. 

Also I bought this while shopping Kroger this morning. It cost roughly the same as the eBay antenna.

Takuro Spirit > TysMagic 10/09/2018 at 09:19

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Nice mod. When I worked at Mazda and the CX-7 came out, it had a short 8"  antenna and replacing the 15" whip with one was a popular mod, and at around $10.

Mazda got wise and jacked the price, but not before many Mazdas got the mod.

Same issue with NC Miatas though, the base was too wide so the tapers didn’t quite match up.

TysMagic > Takuro Spirit 10/09/2018 at 09:36

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I could see a $10 OEM part being quite favorable. I haven’t had a noticeable antenna in I’m not sure how long, I didn’t even think about the base matching up. Surprised the suction cup thing works as well as it does honestly.