Does the antennae have to be attached magnetically to the roof through a car window?
493319
No. I have mine inside and secured to the front dash and it works perfectly.
1993322
No it attaches to the dash with a suction cup. It will also attach to the windshield via suction cups. All are provided when you purchase the Radar Detector!
423100
Yes because there a magnetic and it closd with the front door.. i live in ohio and it's save alot of time.. i dont have to scrap my front window.. and we have lake affect wind here
695753
Yes I have a metal roof. There is an outside antenna that the signal is transferred from.
959011
It's a BNC style connector on the magnetic antenna. It replaces the supplied "rubber duck" antenna. No wiring at all, just place the mag mount antenna on the roof, and carefully run the coax through the door and shut the door on it. Don't expect a lot of range out of this, but you will hear truckers with the antenna on the roof, whereas the rubber duck is useless inside the vehicle.
471730
Negative, not required. It comes with a plastic film bottom which covers the magnet. I also have a tiny piece of wax paper underneath it to prevent it from rusting. So there is no conductive contact from the antenna to the top of the metal on the car.
402071
Yes but you have to get it close to a south window...I have mine velcroed fast. The reception bar on the radio will tell you if you're getting good reception!
2267521
Yes, but you definitely need magnets to hold it in place, had to use two of the vent covers for my ceiling vent.
824409
No all installation was done on rooftop no wall outlet , the antenna wind up knob came with kit
1623646
If the wire is long enough that should work. They recommend placing the antenna as high up as you can. I was able to get signal in an area that no-one else could and I simply had the antenna mounted on the window, but they say the higher the better.
1639246
Hi, this comes with a foot long piece that screws to the roof. I didn't want to screw my newer roof so i strapped it to a roof vent facing South with out the stand. I get way better reception than I did from my indoor antenna.
785106
No just the suction cup to the window. This is a great holder. I would recomend it.
1156392
The antenna is connected by a cord (i'm not sure how long, but long enough to run through a window if needed) the antenna itself is small and round about a 1/2 inch and about 3 inchs tall and is magnetic. The magnet is very strong. I did not need to put the antenna outside of a window for it to boost signal. It boosted just fine inside of the house.
924046
No, it needs to be adhered to a flat surface - however, the antenna is super lightweight. Electrical tape worked well for several months in different conditions inside the dash of my VW.
2042479
Yes, however, I have had great luck with the antenna just velcroed to the wall behind the tv or dresser, you may not need to reach the window for good reception.
936835
If you are buying as the kit it comes with the car mounted roof antenna. Additional items in the kit do include mounting hardware, remote and cassette adapter along with auto mounted cradle and power adapter.
574528
This an indoor antenna(no magnetic base for the car). Look for the XM antenna with the magnetic base. This antenna will work but it will not stick to the roof of the car. I've used this antenna on the dash of my car, not on the car roof. DTF