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First off, I'm assuming you probably mean 13 inches not 13 feet, and the reception normally depends on things like the material and whether it's amplified or not.
I have a short antenna and for the local stations it is fine but for the ones far away it sucks. Stock antenna > short antenna if you listen to stations 30+ miles away.
Looks > stock tho.
Since I have a nice filthy stereo and never really listen to the radio anyways I keep it on for looks, but if I listened to the radio a lot I would def go back to the stock one.