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Little Willis

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Hi there I’ve been thinking of replacing the steel whip antenna on my JLU Rubicon for one of those stubby antennas.
So will I sacrifice performance for looks and what should I be looking for when shopping for a stubby? Also are some brands better than others
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I bought the one on Amazon with the most reviews and best reviews. Definitely sacrifice some clarity but it’s pretty rare I use the radio. I use Apple Music most of the time.
 
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I bought the one on Amazon with the most reviews and best reviews. Definitely sacrifice some clarity but it’s pretty rare I use the radio. I use Apple Music most of the time.
Yes I may listen to AM in HD occasionally but most of my listening is apple tunes and watching the antenna whip around at highway speeds is not to bothersome..but hey….I like the cool factor look
 

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The benefits of one stubby over another is quibbling over minutiae. Any benefit between one or another will be a drop in the bucket compared to the impact of the antenna being so short. It doesn't really matter which one you pick if they're all the same length.

Get a stubby for looks if you don't rely on AM/FM or are always very close to strong signal towers without mountains in the way. Outside of that you need the length for it to work. I ended up repeatedly dipping my antenna in Plasti-Dip to put a thick rubber coating on it without losing any reception.
 

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CravenSpeed Stubby was completely worthless…no signal across FM/AM (and I rarely listen to FM). Rydonair 13 has been perfect.
 

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One of the first things I did on mine. Not sure what size it is, maybe 13-15"? Anyway I almost never use the AM/FM radio anyway but in town it still works fine. I just think it looks a lot nicer than that big gangly antenna whipping around :)
 

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I’ve had the Antenna-X on a JK, reception was fine. If you strictly want looks and zero function get the CravenSpeed. I usually stream music so reception wasn’t necessary.
 

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I went with the Rydonair from Amazon. No noticeable loss of reception.

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