I virtually wasted $350 for a new VW Shark FIn radio antenna for my 2006 Jetta. You see, my Jetta has satellite radio capability, though I do not subscribe. So, naturally, when my radio performed FM stations nice but AM stations were all just static, and since by shark fin antenna was partially cracked, I thought THAT was the explanation. Completely logical. The thing that did not make sense was why was FM effective? If the antenna was unhealthy, it will all be static.

LNBF’s employ a dual antenna probe setup inside the throat of the feedhorn with one aligned vertically and the opposite horizontally (or left and proper). Switching to the proper polarized probe is carried out electronically via a voltage sent up the coaxial cable by the receiver. Firms that provide or plan to supply two-way satellite Web embrace StarBand, Pegasus Express, Teledesic and Tachyon. Tachyon service is … Read the rest