In car DAB aerial - will this work?
Discussion
Hi chaps,
Fitting a DAB head unit into my Libra as no-one ever wanted to drill the monocoque for a FM aerial...
As Grimshaw is a tosser, and R2 is for old gits, figure DAB is the best bet.
However, as I don't have any metal in the monocoque, there's no convenient ground plane for the sticky aerial.
I've looked under the dash/a pillar covers, and it doesn't look good there for a windscreen mount.
So came up with this for an idea:
That's the underside of the lower dash - which is solely there to hold the single DIN head unit.
I've covered a section clear of the head unit with copper tape (approx. 12" by 6") for the ground plane section of the aerial to stick to. The other part of the aerial would be stuck to plain Fibreglass under the head unit.
What do you reckon my chances of success are before I waste 20 quid sticking the aerial in?!
Fitting a DAB head unit into my Libra as no-one ever wanted to drill the monocoque for a FM aerial...
As Grimshaw is a tosser, and R2 is for old gits, figure DAB is the best bet.
However, as I don't have any metal in the monocoque, there's no convenient ground plane for the sticky aerial.
I've looked under the dash/a pillar covers, and it doesn't look good there for a windscreen mount.
So came up with this for an idea:
That's the underside of the lower dash - which is solely there to hold the single DIN head unit.
I've covered a section clear of the head unit with copper tape (approx. 12" by 6") for the ground plane section of the aerial to stick to. The other part of the aerial would be stuck to plain Fibreglass under the head unit.
What do you reckon my chances of success are before I waste 20 quid sticking the aerial in?!
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