New cars don't really come with the old-fashioned telescoping radio antenna, but plenty of used cars still have themand plenty of them are broken. We show you how to fix it in four steps.

Picking the right radio and where to mount it is the first half of a two-part equation. The second is where and how to mount the antenna. Amateur radio antennas ideally need to be mounted high and ...

How to Make an FRS Radio Antenna. The Family Radio Service, or FRS, is a system allowing short-range communications between friends and/or family. The system uses frequency modulation, or FM ...

To estimate the range of your radio at a given antenna height, multiply the square root of your antenna’s height (in feet) by 1.2246 to get the distance (in nautical miles) you can expect your VHF ...

The entire antenna bends up as the stiff poles hold the driven and reflector elements in tension. [Bill] used some scrap wood and U-bolts to attach the fishing poles, and bungee cord ends at the tips.