Thread: Why do truckers tilt their antennas forward about 20 degrees?
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Old March 24th 04, 09:47 PM
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On Wed, 24 Mar 2004 04:37:08 -0800, Frank Gilliland
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In , "Dave VanHorn"

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Seen this a lot lately on the road..

There could be a logical reason for this. Since an antenna is bent back
when moving forward, by tilting it forward, it will compensate for the
"bend", and end up straight when moving.

Of course, some people exaggerate the effect for reasons which, as of
yet, are not known.
Dave
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