Anyone know how aerials work in detail?
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Originally Posted by HPsauce
the £5 one - it still works (just) ..........
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I spent a few minutes moving the aerial around the rear shelf area, eventually realising that 2 factors affected it greatly:
1. Me, especially where I was holding the aerial or lead. My presence improved reception!
2. The route/direction of the aerial lead away from the antenna when left it alone.
These are probably 2 manifestations of the same effect, but what is it and how to exploit it?
I've currently placed the aerial roughly on the 3rd brake light with the lead running forwards and it does get a signal. With the lead run along the bottom of window (to hide it) there's no useable signal at all. 
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2003 D2 FL S8. Irish Green Pearl/Beige. Solar sunroof, auto-dim mirrors, electric rear seat functions and extended leather. Ski hatch retrofit. Aftermarket reversing camera. DVB-T and XCarlink now removed as redundant.
2016 Volvo V40 T5 Cross Country (4WD) with ALL the toys including adaptive cruise etc. etc. Osmium Grey with Blonde/Charcoal leather interior. Polestar performance "optimisation".  (Even rarer than a D2 S8!) Oh, and a brand new engine at just under 30,000 miles on the factory one! 
Finally: gone, but not forgotten.....
1998 D2 PF S8. Agate Grey/Platinum. Every option (I think) except electric rear seats, Tiptronic steering wheel, ski hatch, towbar & dimming door mirrors.
e.g. Cruise control, NavPlus/TV, Bose, GSM, Xenons, Solar roof, Parking sensors, Alcantara/leather everywhere of course.  (internal dimming mirror added later)
1998 (very early) Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec; ABS/TCS, Heated screen/mirrors, Aircon. Added Auto-dim mirror, Leather seats, Trip computer, Cruise control, OEM Ford SatNav with CD changer.
And before that a lot of Rover 800s, a few oddities, a lovely Triumph Dolomite 1850HL with Overdrive and way back in my schooldays an Austin Seven aka Mini 850!
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