BOSS Audio Systems MRANT10 Weatherproof Marine Dipole Hideaway Antenna,Black

Works great in my pontoon. Replaced broken mast antenna now no visible antenna. Picked up a lot of stations also.

Antenna picks up way better than I imagined in my boat! Just plug it in and tuck it out of the way. Can't get any easier than that.

I felt I should write a review since I wrote a very nasty but a well-deserved review about another supposedly dipole, hidden antenna that was a real piece of junk. Now, I do not know if this is indeed a real dipole because I would have to open it up to see if it indeed has a tuned circuit consisting of a coil and a capacitor (absolutely needed for an AM/FM antenna to shorten the necessary length) but I will say this, it did work for me - good enough. Plus, the antenna input cable, the DIN plug (DIN 41585 plug or Motorola DIN plug) met the physical standard, and its physical size allowed for a correct fit, not too tight nor too loose. My test radio station increased 2 bars in signal and overall sensitivity increased so success! Basically, it worked! And, it cost me only about $7 including tax. Moreso, it resolved a huge problem on my UTV as I could not find a good location for a monopole antenna, like a whip, as it needs a ground plane, so it needs contact with metal. I got lots of plastic but getting attached to the chassis, basically the roll cage, to an out of the way location running the cable into the cab was definitely a challenge given how the radio was installed originally (without an antenna). The dipole needs no ground plane so...I plug it in, stench the antenna out behind the radio in the console and it works well enough to get me a few tunes while I am plowing snow. Is it perfect? Nope. Is it as good as a monopole? Nope. However, it's a damn good solution and maybe it's simply because it is a long wire, not a real dipole, but do I really care as long as it worked. I don't. Install was just a few minutes, was easy, cost just a few bucks and solved my problem. Case closed.

Installed on a Peterbilt 389 to avoid having an antenna on aftermarket mirror brackets. Clear reception. Gets all the stations a normal antenna will.

Fit

Installed. Did not pick up stations as well as my old antenna. (Thought my old one was broken.)

It’s basically just a piece of wire but it is good the end is dipped with solder so it doesn’t corrode

Works very well to be hidden inside a gold cart.