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• Re: Selecting a CB& antenna Quest.?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Tue, 17 Nov 1998 02:34:13 EST
  ...I use a through-the-glass window mounted antenna that looks like a cell phone antenna--but is a bit longer. My guess is...
• Re: radio antenna replacement
  Historical mailing list - Paul M. Hillbish
  Fri, 27 Oct 2000 01:09:07 EDT
  ...Generally, you would want an antenna with a lot of play, nothing really brittle, as that would snap off in an instant when pressure...
• Re: 91 Vanagon Antenna replacement options
  Historical mailing list - William S. Brown Jr.
  Tue, 16 Jan 2001 18:59:31 -0900
  I swapped mine out for a power antenna that I bought at Napa. IT turns on when I turn the radio on and off...
• Re: GPS in a Westy? - sidebar
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 4 Apr 2003 18:32:16 -0500
  Bill N wrote: > My handheld gets a good signal (generally about 10 sats) with no problem using the built in > antenna, even in a...
• Re: CB Antenna Mounting
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 14 Jan 2004 10:07:33 -0800
  ...This covers a little more than the CB band but the same idea applies to mounting an antenna. Seeing how I have a high...
• Re: Vehicle Cover
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:48:38 -0500
  ...Be aware that there is no provision for a non-retractable antenna. If your antenna doesn't go all the way down, you probably...
• Re: sirius antenna location
  Historical mailing list - John Runberg
  Sat, 3 Apr 2004 17:18:50 -0500
  In our 83 westy I didn't want to snake the cable outside or mess w/ the screen to get the antenna under the...
• Re: Short Wave Radio (& ingnition noise?)
  Historical mailing list - Joe Hubert
  Thu, 3 Apr 1997 21:38:36 -0800
  ...I use a "Screwdriver" multiband antenna ( see http://www.teleport.com/~joeh/passage-log.html#Vantenna ). This antenna works great but has very narrow...
• Antenna replacement steps ? Help
  Historical mailing list - John Graham
  Thu, 6 Feb 2003 20:49:28 -0500
  Well after 15 years, the stock radio antenna on my 88 Vanagon snapped off. I've purchased a new one; I've replaced others...
• Perfect place for Sirius antenna in a Westy
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 19 Jul 2005 08:25:04 -0400
  ...I placed the Sirius magnetic antenna on the metal ledge just inboard of where the poptop canvas attaches ... to the left (driver's side...
• Re: antenna
  Historical mailing list - Karl M
  Wed, 27 Nov 2002 19:58:34 -0500
  ...Karl ----- Original Message ----- Is replacing a radio antenna a major project? After trying gently but unsuccessfully to remove mine from the outside, I'm...
• Heidelberg Stereo-types
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Fri, 7 Nov 2008 20:51:36 -0800
  So, I recently swapped in an Aiwa CD player (which was given to me), but the stock Hirschmann antenna uses a weird fitting for...
• Re: leaking
  Historical mailing list - Michael J. Sullivan
  Fri, 17 Sep 1999 14:38:42 -0400
  ...At highway speeds, the wind forces any water right past the antenna into the interior! My rubber antenna seal was missing when I purchased...
• Re: Amateur radio antenna mount for Vanagon dual band/tri-band
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 10 Jun 2013 19:30:47 -0700
  ...isn't a sufficient >> ground plane to make a vehicle-mounted antenna work well. But perhaps I >> am mistaken. > > If you mount at the...
• CB Antenna
  Historical mailing list - R. Hotchkiss
  Fri, 16 Nov 2001 15:55:25 -0500
  Hey All, I've already searched the archives...I just picked up a magnetic mount, bottom loaded, CB antenna with a fiberglass whip on...
• Re: antenna FM09V
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sat, 23 Mar 2002 17:39:39 -0500
  > Has anyone used the antenna FM09V, from Bus Depot, > on an 81-91? It's made in Taiwan by Harada, the leading aftermarket antenna...
• Re: TV antenna
  Historical mailing list - BA
  Tue, 3 Oct 2006 19:31:46 -0700
  ...It comes with the same EyeTV >> software from Elgato, but ALSO includes a nifty compact TV antenna >> that works remarkably well. >> >> The Elgato tuners...
• Bringing outside wires in (Westy)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Tue, 28 Jun 2005 06:45:18 -0700
  ...a cable to the GPS antenna (which can live under the luggage rack), a length of coax for a 2-meter ham antenna, and...
• Slight Vanagon Content - ham radio antenna for Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 9 Nov 2009 13:47:54 -0800
  ...Would like to know what other hams have worked out antenna-wise for poptop-mount or rain-gutter mount for 2-meter and 440...
• Re: Fw: Re: Antenna source and install hints
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Tue, 21 Apr 2009 10:39:38 -0400
  ...The antenna took a little work but no sheet metal was cut. -- Ken Lewis http://neksiwel.20m.com/
• Vanagon Antenna options
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Tue, 3 Jun 2008 19:04:50 -0400
  Hi Volks, The local car wash ate my antenna this past weekend. Am i doomed to dealer prices on a replacement, or is there...
• Re: Thoughts on antenna replacement
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sat, 1 Jul 2023 16:36:42 +0000
  ...Is there any reason to caulk or otherwise seal the hole once the grommet is removed and the antenna is installed? Jim On Sat...
• Power Antenna How To (No VendorWhining) Warning: Has Tech Content!
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Fri, 3 May 2002 22:41:37 EDT
  ...However, the antenna lead is not replaceable in this model. I found a universal kit by AntennaWorks in their Proline series that has a...
• Re: TV Antenna Mounting
  Historical mailing list - Dick & Janette Smith
  Sun, 24 Oct 1999 00:56:29 -0400
  ...We have an antenna that we set on the upper bed when the top is up and then it's easy to adjust from...
• Re: Hints on installing Sirius
  Historical mailing list - Jon Brown
  Mon, 1 May 2006 22:30:54 -0700
  ...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: 91 Vanagon Antenna replacement options
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Tue, 16 Jan 2001 22:01:18 -0500
  ...the next >thing I see is a low branch grab my antenna and snap it off at the base!! >It >was like slow motion...
• Re: Need replacement Vanagon antenna
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 4 Jun 2023 20:23:23 -0500
  ...It is needed to pull out the antenna once pushed all the way down. It does have the little bump out from the van...
• Re: Antenna replacement
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 4 Dec 2018 13:42:58 +0000
  ...Antenna replacement It's been years since I replaced our '87's antenna and it came out without issue. Sounds like that hole is...
• Re: CB/Ham Radio Antenna Mounting
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Sun, 3 Dec 2000 10:17:09 -0800
  ...CB/Ham Radio Antenna Mounting > > David, what kind of antenna do you use? Sounfds great. > steve > > David Marshall wrote: > > > > In my Syncro Double Cab...
• Re: Replacing the antenna
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 30 Mar 2005 00:28:03 -0500
  ...You now have relatively easy access to the bottom of the antenna. You'll still need to take the instrument cluster out so as...
• Through the glass CB Antenna
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 18 Apr 2002 18:07:50 -0400
  ...Wanting a CB in the Westy, I bought a Valor CB27 through the glass antenna. Anyone on the list had experience with one of...
• Re: Sirius antenna placement on westy??
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sat, 3 Apr 2004 12:11:03 -0500
  ...ideas of the best place to put the > magnetic Sirius radio antenna on an 84 westy? Someone mentioned putting it under the lip of...
• Re: A little traveling music ... Siriusly
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 15 Mar 2005 13:53:06 -0500
  ...Like others had suggest in the past, I put the antenna underneath the fiberglass front luggage carrier. Then I ran the cable underneath the...
• Re: Vanagon Radio Antenna Install video
  Historical mailing list - Roland
  Thu, 14 Apr 2011 14:00:18 -0700
  ...wrote: > I made a short video about installing a Vanagon radio antenna. Take a > look and tell me what you think. Constructive criticism is...
• Re: alternators & CBs
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Sat, 18 Jan 1997 13:06:46 -0800
  ...Any ideas? > >Next, I need to get a real CB antenna. I had one of those clip-on rain >gutter mount jobbies from Wal...
• Re: Q - Best cover for Westy?
  Historical mailing list - mike
  Tue, 6 Jul 1999 19:44:12 -0400
  ...the cover I got > came with a small kit to make a specific hole to go around the antenna. > > Good Luck! > > Steven Shane
• '97 VW Stereo Install
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Tue, 16 Oct 2001 08:11:23 -0400
  ...I believe one is for the amplied antenna and the other for ? Maybe ground for antenna? Can anyone verify this info? The harness was...
• Antenna Replacement
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 07 Aug 1994 20:58:33 PDT
  One of the few flaws on my lovely new (87) Syncro is a snapped off radio antenna. I've purchased a replacement but - much...
• CB Radios & Engine Noise
  Historical mailing list - Joe Chanin
  Sun, 10 Mar 1996 21:24:13 -0800
  ...Installed the Radio Shack Special today...actually pretty nice and put up a Gutter Mount Antenna. 1. For now the antenna wire is just...
• Re: mounting cb radio?
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Fri, 16 Jan 2009 11:21:03 -0500
  ...For the antenna, I bought a combo am/fm/cb antenna, and placed it in the non-optimal location where the original radio antenna...
• Re: Request Help On Antenna Installation
  Historical mailing list - sstones
  Wed, 16 Nov 1994 15:29:02 -0500 (EST)
  On Wed, 16 Nov 1994 BHOPE@oavax.csuchico.edu wrote: > The antenna on my 86 vanagon broke off; the local VW people said that...
• Re: Non-VC, TDI TriStar weekend report!
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 25 May 2004 15:29:37 -0700
  ...Installed in the TriStar is an > Alinco DX-70 with an SGC 237 antenna tuner match to a military AS/1729 > antenna system. I...
• Re: stock antenna - no AM stations?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Renz
  Fri, 23 Sep 2005 18:57:35 -0700
  ...Im thinking it must be the antenna itself or the cable. I don't know how it could be the cable, but I guess...
• Re: antenna
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Wed, 1 Aug 2001 06:03:37 -0500
  Rick, Go to your local VW dealer and order a 90-91 Vanagon antenna. It is totally retractable ( manual) and will allow you to...
• Re: CB antennae options
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Thu, 4 Apr 2002 17:11:32 -0600
  ...I chose this type of antenna since the fiberglass top precludes the use of a magnetic-mount. I did not want a gigantic fiberglass...
• Re: FS 1990 Volkswagen Vanagon - Hannover Edition
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Wed, 23 Apr 2003 08:12:43 +0200
  The Antenna is built into the glass of the front windshield, antenna amplifier under dashboard in the right corner. Speakers are behind the rear...
• Free Side Mount Antenna
  Historical mailing list - Harry Findley
  Thu, 11 Sep 1997 01:07:36 -0400
  Is anyone on the list (or not) interested in a side mount antenna from WCM? It should fit any Vanagon 80-91, and a...
• Re: Short Wave Radio
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 02 Apr 1997 02:15:36 GMT
  ...I can't find the right antenna for the Philips since the standard mast enters the base of the post at an angle and...
• Re: Luggage Rack and CB Antenna
  Historical mailing list - Dick & Janette Smith
  Sat, 7 Aug 1999 10:59:00 -0400
  ...PO had a metal > plate bolted to the luggage rack so the magnetic antenna would stick, and the > antenna wire went down through the...
• Re: alternators & CBs
  Historical mailing list - R. Hotchkiss
  Sun, 19 Jan 1997 11:24:42 -0500
  ...I know a lot of you Westy drivers have CBs > so where did you mount the antenna? > > Thanks, > Sean Sean, I got a glass...
• Re: XM Radio Antenna
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 28 Jul 2002 12:13:16 -0500
  Matthew Libby wrote: > > Anyone mount the sony XM radio antenna on their vanagon. How did you accomplish this? Specifically I am referring to the...
• Re: Slight Vanagon Content - ham radio antenna for Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Mon, 9 Nov 2009 17:20:54 -0500
  At 04:47 PM 11/9/2009, Rocket J Squirrel wrote... >Would like to know what other hams have worked out antenna-wise for...
• Re: Westy CB Antenna Mounting Location
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Wed, 8 Jul 1998 08:49:48 -0700
  ...best place in terms of radio performance to mount a CB >antenna atop a Westy. From my past research gutter mounts don't give...
• Re: CB Antennas and stuff
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 09 May 95 08:26:39 CDT
  ...as to the antenna: i got one of those thru-glass-mount antennas (like a cellular phone) and put it on the front windshield...
• Re: antenna replacement
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 26 Feb 2010 10:41:51 -0800
  ...antenna replacement > Hi Folks, > > I dug into the archives for antenna replacement how-to's, and the process > is > pretty unanimous (cut old antenna...
• CB/Ham Radio Antenna Mounting
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Wed, 29 Nov 2000 17:08:02 -0800
  ...After much pondering and asking for advice, I installed the antenna on the roof over the passenger cab area. It is about 50" tall...
• Re: TV for your Van! (Check this out)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 5 Nov 1999 20:25:39 EST
  Just FYI the visiontouch system retracts into the dash (where your radio used to be) and comes with a tuner and antenna for $900...
• Re: Antenna signal boosters?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Fri, 7 Feb 2003 12:09:27 -0500
  ...Maybe you damaged the antenna coax during replacement. Did the antenna plug in firmly? Some radios have a slightly different socket so perhaps there...
• Re: multiple questions
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 29 Nov 94 10:06:57 CST
  On Tue, 29 Nov 94 09:56:31 CST martha rubin said: >I'm going to need to replace my antenna soon. Do any...
• Re: Need replacement Vanagon antenna
  Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
  Sun, 4 Jun 2023 19:22:09 -0700
  Do you have to pull the dash to replace the antenna? Or is there a simpler way? Rick On Sun, Jun 4, 2023, at...