1)..yea my antenna is in the front and i have no problems w/ the reception. 2)..the unit that i bought runs off channel 88.7fm, i believe they transfer the signal between 87-89fm and 105-107fm. I drive around all day for work here in orlando and also went down to miami all over the place, and today went to see the shuttle...never had one single problem. Not sure if other people have had other problems with it. the hardwiring/aux input part is cool, im running on a stock car stereo, and wanted to go the cheap way...but overall im very pleased w/ the outcome. Can always try it out, see if it works, if it doesn't most ebay stores have a 30day guarantee...its also less than half the cost of the ones sold @ compusa/bestbuy, cheaper alternative i guess.