There are few types of truck antennas with different specifications that can determine the buying options.
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- Whip Truck Antenna
The whip truck antenna is the best effective one on the market and can provide a wide range of more than 10 miles. The whip antenna is avoided because the length and by that I mean that it is inconveniently long so most of the truck drivers are looking for a changeable solution.
- Fiberglass Antenna
The fiberglass truck antenna is providing a range of two to six miles. It can give you a range of two to seven miles. It is a very long-lasting and for that is good choices but however the small range makes them considerable for long rides.
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- Center Loaded Truck Antenna
This truck antenna is most used for class 8 trucks and is known as the trucker antenna. The center loaded antennas cover 7 to 10 miles range. Honestly, they are a great choice for semi trucks when it comes to the range. When we are talking about the price $60 for a piece to get low duration antenna is too expensive.
- Magnet Mount Truck Antenna
This antenna will give you range between three to seven miles. The magnetic base of the truck antenna is stuck to the surface of the truck. It needs to be mounted high and sometimes that can be a problem because the high speed of the truck can cause disconnection of the magnet from the surface of the truck.
- No-Ground Plane (NGP) Antenna
This type of truck antenna is used if the vehicle has no metal chassis and no need of grounding. It gives not good frequency range and because of that, it is not used for semi trucks. However, you should now the existence of this type of truck antenna.
Consider the Mounting Location
Truck antennas can be mounted in few different places of the truck such as The hood, the mirrors, the roof of the truck or on the bumpers. Every location has advantages and disadvantages on the range.
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To take the best performance of your truck antenna there are some things you should practice:
- Mount the antenna as higher you can. In that way, you will get good signal and wider range
- The antenna coil need to be above the truck roof line (I will give you more information of the coil in the next subsections)
- More than half of the truck antenna needs to be above the roof of the truck
- IMPORTANT is to ground the truck antenna very good to the chassis of the truck
- Mont the single antenna near the center of the truck to get better performance and effective transmitting and receiving
- As long as the truck antenna is, the better performance you’ll get. I mentioned before that the length can be an obstacle in some cases but there is a solution for that too. Remove the antenna when you are passing through some critical field and put it back. Or even better use some replacement in between so you’ll stay in communication until you pass that critical part.
Choose the Best Antenna Mount
Truck antenna mount has an important role in the antenna performance. It should fix and support the truck antenna really good. Let’s say you choose 5′ long truck antenna you fix it with a magnet mount. What happens now … you will start the trip and with every speeding, the magnet will get loose and loose and at some point, it might be unattached totally from the truck surface.
