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• Re: Hints on installing Sirius
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Fri, 28 Apr 2006 17:47:46 -0400
  ...I mounted the antenna under the front luggage roof rack on the driver's side. I ran the wire into the interior of my...
• Re: Ham/CB Antenna Location
  Historical mailing list - Geoff Wilke
  Fri, 20 Oct 2000 16:48:20 -0700
  ...Ham/CB Antenna Location Has anyone had luck mounting a ham or cb antenna to the steel roof under the luggage carrier up front...
• Re: Thoughts on antenna replacement
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 1 Jul 2023 11:21:28 -0500
  ...Is there any reason to caulk or otherwise seal the hole once the grommet is removed and the antenna is installed? Jim On Sat...
• Re: Radio Reception Fix or Upgrade
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Mon, 17 May 2010 13:49:18 -0500
  ...Dunno how power antennas are > wired; but it that is indeed a power-antenna feed then putting voltage on it > will make no difference...
• Re: Amateur radio antenna mount for Vanagon dual band/tri-band
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Tue, 11 Jun 2013 19:55:41 -0400
  The antenna is a Comet B-10, a very nice foot tall uhf/vhf that gets me in my garage. Good enough for local...
• Re: WiFi booster antenna (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 23 Sep 2005 20:20:03 -0700
  ...WiFi booster antenna (NVC) This high gain antenna allows you to obtain wi-fi signals at a greater distance than any card built into...
• Re: cb range?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 18 Jun 1996 10:34:11 -0500
  ...It's a 4-watt transmitter with a whip antenna, a bit more than 3 feet >long. any ideas? Oh, by the way, it...
• How to install Sirius antenna?
  Historical mailing list - Katherine J. Maas
  Sun, 27 Aug 2006 19:58:09 -0700
  ...It says to mount the antenna on the back of the roof, and pass the cord through the trunk into the body of the...
• Re: Sirius antenna placement on westy??
  Historical mailing list - caverat
  Fri, 2 Apr 2004 21:20:15 -0500
  Try putting the antenna under the luggage rack towards one side. The fiberglass will not affect the signal. When packing stuff in the luggage...
• Antenna wires
  Historical mailing list - Tim New
  Mon, 29 Jan 2001 14:43:46 -0800
  I've got two wires coming off my Antenna to my radio. Presumably one is the AM and the other FM. Unfortunately my radio...
• Re: Antenna replacement steps ? Help
  Historical mailing list - William S. Brown Jr.
  Fri, 7 Feb 2003 10:52:35 -0900
  You might take the time and instal an electric antenna. I bought mine at my FLAPS. It is a bit more work, but it...
• Cobra 75 wxt CB...anybody recommend good antenna/placement?
  Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
  Mon, 23 May 2005 18:58:54 -0700
  ...Anybody got one that can recommend a good antenna and spot to mount it? Thanks! Kevin __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail...
• Re: Free Sirius satellite radio system
  Historical mailing list - caverat
  Thu, 26 Jun 2003 19:24:34 -0400
  It works great there and is a simple adhesive tape mount, and no potential thief can see the special antenna to tip them off...
• Re: wireless communicationNONVANAGON???
  Historical mailing list - Jason Yasment
  Mon, 21 Aug 2000 21:11:56 -0700
  ...The only thing that > > > effects the ability to > > > receive is the antenna. Those dinky antennas on > most > > > midget cell phones are > > > barely adequate. When...
• Re: Replacing antenna?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Mon, 3 Apr 2006 19:35:17 -0700
  ...Replacing antenna? > >Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2006 08:57:24 -0700 > > > >About two years ago, I bought the cheaper antenna from one of the...
• Re: Any hints on installing Sirius Sat Radio in Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 28 Apr 2006 16:06:54 -0400
  ...Put the antenna under the raised portion of the leading edge of the carrier. Replace carrier. Route the antenna cable back towards the poptop...
• Re: mounting cb radio?
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sat, 17 Jan 2009 10:05:45 -0500
  ...I have also had good results from a "through the glass" cell-phone style antenna mounted high on the rear side window glass on...
• Re: Fully Retractable Antennas Available
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 28 Sep 2001 13:53:15 EDT
  Doug, I don't believe that these antennas are any better at getting a signal. The cheap non-fully retractable ones I sell ($12...
• Re: radio antenna
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 21 Jun 2004 11:19:01 EDT
  ...seen a few vans with the stubby, flexible, black rubber > radio antennas on them. My online searches turned up nothing, however. Was I > just...
• Re: 91 Vanagon Antenna replacement options
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Tue, 16 Jan 2001 23:04:55 -1000
  ...I've been looking for that type of antenna for my bus for some time. I hate the oem antennas... they always break or...
• Re: Thoughts on antenna replacement
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 1 Jul 2023 11:56:01 -0400
  ...It came packaged with no branding other than the word “Antenna.” Quality seemed ok, what you would expect nowadays. > > I wondered myself if there...
• Re: antenna boosters
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Wed, 10 Oct 2001 15:37:00 -0600
  ...42 AM 10/10/01 -0600, Gnarlodious wrote: >> Forget about those antennas and subscriptions! Just get an MP3 player, 6 >> hours of music on...
• Re: Putting in new antenna
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 25 Aug 2006 14:19:25 -0700
  ...wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm trying to put in a new antenna and am having a hell of a time > reaching back there. Do...
• Re: Vanagon Antenna options
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 5 Jun 2008 17:30:19 -0600
  ...bob> > Is it just my computer or are there really no pix of these antennae?> _________________________________________________________________ Enjoy 5 GB of free, password-protected online storage...
• Re: 16V electronic antenna
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sun, 23 Apr 2000 03:15:07 +0200
  My Brother '96 Passat wagon has one of these antenna's. It was factory mounted, so it seems VW goes with the flow on...
• Problem with FM on Radio
  Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
  Fri, 4 Aug 2000 22:22:55 -0500
  ...The dealer has ordered another radio, I'm just wondering if my antenna is bad? Is there any way of checking the antenna. Tim...
• Re: antenna replacement
  Historical mailing list - Dylan
  Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:54:13 -0800
  ...I forgot how hard you have to yank it! Once I could peek through the instrument cluster, I found the antenna cable snag, fed...
• Re: Grind down! replacing antenna ??
  Historical mailing list - Charles McGehee
  Thu, 21 Jun 2001 16:49:24 -0700
  ...I don't >understand why the antenna was not designed to sit flush on the front of the >van ? If there is one out...
• Re: Least-interesting Friday ever, etc.
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Fri, 9 Sep 2005 20:23:19 -0600
  ...Originally, > the antenna wire ran under the front poptop rail and up into the luggage > rack. Apparently, after several months, lowering the poptop has...
• TV Antenna Mounting
  Historical mailing list - BILL
  Sat, 23 Oct 1999 20:48:50 -0600
  I am thinking about installing an antenna for UHF, VHF reception for my TV that I have in my Westy. The problem is where...
• Re: antenna replacement
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:49:08 -0700
  ...bob On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 11:14 AM, Dylan <dkahler@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Folks, > > I dug into the archives for antenna...
• Re: Water on floor, passenger front
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Engel
  Wed, 18 May 2016 23:06:22 -0400
  My antenna escutcheon has a chunk missing. As far as I can tell it hasn't caused a problem yet, but I'm thinking...
• Westy CB Antenna Mounting Location
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Wed, 8 Jul 1998 22:22:10 -0500
  Volks, Where is the best place in terms of radio performance to mount a CB antenna atop a Westy. From my past research gutter...
• Re: Leaky front end
  Historical mailing list - J \"Westy\"
  Fri, 22 Dec 2006 16:55:00 -0600
  ...either windshield seal or antenna. After purchasing a new seal and taking it to a windshield replacement shop last month, they scrutinized the job...
• Re: Need replacement Vanagon antenna
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 4 Jun 2023 20:17:44 -0400
  ...It is needed to pull out the antenna once pushed all the way down. It does have the little bump out from the van...
• CBs and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - adam GROVe
  Wed, 18 Jul 2001 16:10:06 -0800
  ...It looks like it really just comes down to an antenna and that is the rub. Where and how to mount so you get...
• Re: Fw: antenna replacement complications
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Sat, 23 Jun 2001 16:32:17 -0500
  ...I hope you locate something----I don't care for the VW antenna. Later, ______________ |[ ] [ ] [ ]\ | | | | ~~~ ~||-(())----(())-| Terry-- 74 Campmobile- (Clementine) 85 GL- (Delilah) 86 BMW 325...
• XM Radio Antenna
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Libby
  Sun, 28 Jul 2002 08:51:39 -0400
  Anyone mount the sony XM radio antenna on their vanagon. How did you accomplish this? Specifically I am referring to the Sony magnetic mount...
• Antenna Operation
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 19 Feb 2005 10:48:41 -0700
  ...It appears there must be some sort of key or release mechanism with that collar tightened when installed on the van but the antenna...
• Re: Fuba on Vanagon. 10 inches fwd of lip
  Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
  Thu, 25 Jan 2001 01:04:21 -0600
  ...The antenna lead that came with the antenna was just long enough. It's a trick to get the lead up the pillar, then...
• 2 meter antenna installation
  Historical mailing list - Norman C. Swanson
  Thu, 7 Oct 1999 14:17:29 -0400
  Hello List, I'm trying to install a magnetic mount (mag mount) antenna for 2 meters on the roof of my 87 Westy. I...
• Re: Leaking...
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Thu, 20 Sep 2001 18:03:53 -0400
  ...Replaced the antenna with a proper VW antenna, still leaked. removed the wiper shafts, cleaned and sealed those, still leaked. Back to the windshield...
• Re: hiedelburg radio antenna adaptor
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 24 Jan 2008 21:20:00 -0800
  ...91 heidelburg radio-I'd hate to have to switch the antenna > also. Thanks Matt > > --------------------------------- > Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast...
• Re: Yet another darn antenna broken
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 10 Jul 2013 08:59:19 -0700
  ...A pillar-mount antenna. Two clamps so somewhat more sturdy. Does the coax enter the body through the lower mounting clamp? The eBay listing...
• CB placement
  Historical mailing list - Erick Sowder
  Wed, 12 Jun 1996 15:37:00 -0400
  ...I have a old Cobra LTD CB I got from my grandmother and I run the power and Antenna wire into the glove compartment...
• Re: Radio Wiring
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 27 Sep 2008 09:30:27 -0400
  ...Likewise I presume the antenna is an output to drive or maybe just to switch an extending antenna. Dunno what aircraft clips are. -- David...
• Re: Thoughts on antenna replacement
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 1 Jul 2023 12:51:06 -0400
  Hi Jim, My grommet fit around the antenna making a seal on the lower part. As my vans already had this style I don...
• Sirius antenna placement on westy??
  Historical mailing list - Son Of A Vanagon
  Fri, 2 Apr 2004 15:07:26 -0800
  ...It's a perfect accessory for the westy! The antenna wire is about ten feet long, with the super strong magnetic antenna head at...
• Re: putting in new antenna
  Historical mailing list - Barry Mercer
  Mon, 12 Jun 2000 19:22:26 -0400
  I replaced the OEM antenna with another. Its a squeezy kind of trip but it can be done wthout removing the cluster... at least...
• Re: Windshield leak(?) fixed
  Historical mailing list - David Katsuki
  Thu, 23 May 2002 10:45:24 -0400
  ...I had done the usual- slicone seal the >windshield, the wiper shafts, and the antenna base. None worked. Finally >2 weeks ago I removed...
• Re: Vanagon Antenna options
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Tue, 3 Jun 2008 21:12:22 -0400
  ...Vanagon Antenna options You're doomed to dealer price as far as I know. The aftermarket ones I've seen are kind of wimpy...
• CB Antennas and stuff
  Historical mailing list - Lewis Horn
  Tue, 9 May 1995 08:55:03 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Does anyone have any ideas for antenna mounting/locations. Magneticare out because of the fiberglass top. Has anyone done any side or bumper mounts...
• Re: Power Antenna for Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 25 Jun 2001 11:32:07 EDT
  I put that antenna part number in my aftermarket parts computer just for curiousity sake (to see what other car it was for since...
• > '89 stock radio (knob) and antenna...
  Historical mailing list - Tony DeMille
  Tue, 11 Mar 2003 17:30:49 -0700
  ...also looking for an antenna! thanks in advance! t _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com...
• Re: Satellite radio antenna mounting for 87 westy
  Historical mailing list - Warren.K.Lail-1
  Fri, 21 May 2004 17:46:48 -0500
  I mounted my Terk antenna/receiver for my Sirius satellite radio in my luggage rack, held down by 3M two-sided tape. It picks...
• Re: 102" whip CB antenna on Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 11 Jan 2008 08:23:00 -0800
  ...On Fri, January 11, 2008 07:07, Mike Collum wrote: > > Is anyone on the list using a 102" whip antenna on their Vanagon? > > Mike >
• Re: CB mounting
  Historical mailing list - Linda Bartnik
  Tue, 9 Jun 1998 23:25:08 -0400
  ...As for the antenna, I plan to do like Ron Lussier did and get one of those nice big ol' Firestik antennas permanently mounted...
• vents, antenna mount
  Historical mailing list - john silverman
  Fri, 25 Jun 1999 12:54:27 -0600
  Our antenna mounting (the plastic & chrome little thingy that attaches to the body) is loose. The antenna itlesf works great, but the mounting is...
• TV antenna recommendation for Westy WAS: Re: So What Cool VW Stuff did Santa Bring you ??(LVC)
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Wed, 27 Dec 2006 20:10:38 -0500
  ...However, the telescoping antenna is not exactly efficient in pulling in signals. So, I guess I need to find some sort of TV antenna...
• Re: Antena option for VW Vans
  Historical mailing list - Sam Conant
  Mon, 5 Nov 2007 11:43:24 -0500
  ...Antennae is the plural for antenna(s) on certain members of the animal kingdom, to wit: *Antennae* (singular *antenna*) are paired appendages< http://en...