Crushed radio cable

Thank You everyone..

Yes the trailer is Fiberglass type construction...

the metal coat hanger will do.. I may upgrade radio and antenna system..

I know about fiberglass and types of antenna's needed.... NO Ground Plane provided by unit body...

just not happy.. more proof of bad construction in the RV industry and the original owner not taking trailer to dealer when it was under warranty..

and I think the fiberglass is the reason my trailer is 800 pounds more the both tags state.. 8,300 to tag 7,500.. as this trailer had the option of metal or fiberglass sidings, also option of real wood cabinet faces and spring loaded hinges. and Front Kitchen.

Can you string up a decent speaker wire antenna behind the head unit and call it good?
Out of sight out of mind.

If it is a fiberglass trailer.. I'd stick with the coat hanger (i'm serious) otherwise I think you will find that replacement Automotive type Radio Antennas are NOT designed for use on Fiberglass.. Takes a special antenna for Fiberglass.

Easy to design, but hard to find. (Note this applies to FM reception,, For Am, well, not much is going to improve an automotive AM antenna save more length).

When I installed and aftermarket car radio in the bedroom of our MH (primarily for Beverley 'RIP' audio books) I just left the connected antenna in an overhead compartment. I works as good as the other radios in the MH with roof mounted antenna.

Ken

I use to worry about that stuff. But now all my music comes through bluetooth and my smart phone. No cables no reception issues. I know off topic but boy have times changed.

For FM radio reception, you might be able to tie into the television antenna, since the FM broadcast band is smack dab in the middle of the VHF television band. AM reception would probably not work so well, assuming the car radio is one that uses the outside antenna for AM reception (many/most do).

Thank You for the reply.

No its the cable crushed between wall and roof.. I am sure..

I am also a Amateur Radio op.(N8BSJ)... and have done many installs.. mine and others..

NO access... removed antenna from roof... cable will NOT move up or down... and its shorted....SAME for the wall part...

NO access. No cabinets in this area... its above the television... but 5 feet from television antenna.

next is as you said... indoor Radio antenna. (research)

The easy part is getting the RG cable to roof area... I have run several different Rg cables to the roof area for Ham radio and Police Scanner antennas. There are multiple ways getting to the roof.

The hard part will be to use the same Roof AM/FM Radio antenna as it is most likely having the RG cable come through the roof directly under the antenna assy...

I would most definitely pull the RG cable from the other end of the antenna on the roof area and see if the existing RG cable is good or bad. Problem could in the antenna assy. I really doubt you will find a "CHRUSHED RG CABLE"... Maybe cut into or bad connectors etc (especially the connector on the roof)...

If your antenna mount has the RG cable just laying on the roof and plugs into the antenna assy then you should not have any problem with just running a new RG cable to it...

There are several marine stubby type AM/FM antennas available that would work great on your AM/FM Radio.

If the coat hanger is working great you might want to consider an indoor AM/FM antenna using twin lead cable. This might be very easy to blend in with your inside decor... Most trailers have high ceiling mounted storage cabinets... All of your wire for the antenna could be very easy glued inside the long cabinets...

Roy Ken