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Old 12-08-2007   #49 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by diclehana View Post
I think everyone will agree that the best looking antenna on an R171 is the SL antenna.I know some of you have SL antennas and choose looks over function of it. Maybe there is a way to do the same mod with SL antenna, perhaps using thinner wires. If someone tries and gets fair results with SL antenna , I will order one tomorrow.
If your purpose is to increase the range with the SmartKey then the mod is acceptable with the SL antenna. See post by SLKMan above and my own experience. I'm not quite sure with FM reception but it is definitely better than without the modification.
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