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• Re: Antennas
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Fri, 30 Sep 94 10:02:36 PDT
  So Jack says: > I found a great place for the magnetic mount antenna with a CB. > The antenna cable was run up the piller...
• Re: Yet another darn antenna broken
  Historical mailing list - Dan Andrews
  Wed, 10 Jul 2013 20:40:13 +1000
  Hi Rocket, Not a power antenna, but I bought this one: http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/260941191234?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p39...
• Re: Retractable Antenna
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 21 Jun 2004 20:11:42 -0400
  > Does anyonesell a fully retractable antenna > that works on the Vanagon? Yes, we sell a fully retractable Hella antenna for $14.95. http://busdepot...
• Re: antenna
  Historical mailing list - sleepingmonkey1
  Wed, 12 Feb 2003 20:43:38 -0500
  ...antenna > I just got from bus depot a new antenna for my 91 > carat. the antenna's end doesnt match the factory > radio. call...
• Re: Westfalia CB Antenna
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Mon, 21 Feb 2000 13:33:13 -0800
  ...Westfalia CB Antenna > Hi Gang, Steve in Columbus here! > > a GREAT antenna for little DOH! is at Radio Shack... > > No REALLY! Hear me out...
• Re: Sirius radio antenna for Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Sat, 8 Mar 2008 14:49:14 -0500
  ...I assume you have the round, magnetic antenna. I placed my antenna on the flat metal surface just aft of where the front face...
• Re: Changing a broken Antenna
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 7 Aug 2011 20:24:57 -0700
  ...Remove the >antenna from the outside and pull the wiring out. Then tape the new >wire end to the old one and pull it...
• New Vanagon: No Radio = No Antenna?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 30 Jun 2015 15:14:52 -0700
  ...If a new Vanagon was sold without a radio, was an antenna installed regardless? My then new GM Firefly was sold as "radio ready...
• Re: New Vanagon: No Radio = No Antenna?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 30 Jun 2015 15:27:16 -0700
  ...No Radio = No Antenna? > > Hi all. > > If a new Vanagon was sold without a radio, was an antenna installed > regardless? > My then new GM...
• Re: CB antenna question
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Fri, 13 Jul 2001 19:33:44 -0400
  ...Anyways, I made an antenna for my jetta using an old fly fishing rod, some 8 gauge wire and a antenna mount like the...
• 87 GL: Removing and Replacing Radio Antenna
  Historical mailing list - Scott Grillo
  Fri, 24 Dec 2004 15:41:18 -0500
  ...Assuming that the existing antenna is trash anyway, cut the wire at the old antenna, use it as a pull wire (tape them together...
• Re: Antenna Mount
  Historical mailing list - Todd Francis
  Thu, 23 Jan 1997 16:47:54 -0800
  ...A few months back someone sent a great sounding suggestion about fiberglass tops and ground plane problems with antennas. I like the idea of...
• Re: stock antenna - no AM stations?
  Historical mailing list - jbclem1
  Fri, 23 Sep 2005 15:33:35 -0700
  ...stock antenna - no AM stations? > I had an old baywindow before and the stock antenna on that seemed to pick > up AM stations great...
• Re: Antenna options..
  Historical mailing list - Sam Conant
  Fri, 2 Nov 2007 21:18:33 -0400
  A ham radio license with a quick-to-put in-a-tree antenna is useful as well ... and getting the first and second level...
• Re: stock antenna - no AM stations?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 23 Sep 2005 17:24:21 -0700
  ...stock antenna - no AM stations? > > > > I had an old baywindow before and the stock antenna on that seemed to pick > > up AM stations great...
• Re: Antena option for VW Vans
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Fri, 2 Nov 2007 16:15:12 -0700
  ...20% of all > bugs have antennaes. Antennae are jointed, at least at the base, and > generally extend forward from the head. They are sensory...
• Re: Vanagon Antenna options
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Tue, 3 Jun 2008 17:52:55 -0700
  I put on an after market antenna that I picked up at Shucks (chain parts store). The angle of the antenna was variable to...
• Re: radio antenna
  Historical mailing list - Jim King
  Sat, 21 May 2005 21:14:52 -0400
  Hirshmann makes a great antenna for the vanagon, if you can actually find one. It's the longest lasting one that I've had...
• How do you remove the antenna?
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Densford
  Sun, 30 Jul 2000 19:35:47 -0400
  ...How do you remove the antenna? >Hi Volks, >How do you correctly remove the antenna from the Vanagon? I was >to remove my coat...
• smashed wheel well
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 04 May 94 00:51:49 EDT
  ...I added a 2nd antenna on the right side in the same location as the antenna on the left side except this second antenna...
• Antenna AWV-09 purchase
  Historical mailing list - Cory Sytsma
  Mon, 15 Feb 1999 09:48:18 -0800
  You can buy the antenna, it's just a little bit more. But still cheaper than the $49 that the dealer wants. Do any...
• Re: Changing a broken Antenna
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Johnson
  Sun, 7 Aug 2011 22:35:44 -0600
  James meant to say, but left it out - "cut the old antenna wire, then tape the new wire to the old one and go...
• Re: Westfalia CB Antenna
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Mon, 21 Feb 2000 17:40:14 -0800
  ...Westfalia CB Antenna >Great idea, though I wonder if it causes the wing window to whistle... > >I have one of these antennas, and while...
• Re: Two Meter Ham antenna
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 20 Feb 1999 20:19:01 -0800
  I use an Icom W2A handheld in my Double Cab so an external antenna isn't necessary. I guess it depends on how stealth...
• Re: I need an antenna...
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sat, 2 Aug 2003 22:00:03 -0400
  > I am in need of an antenna for an 89 Vanagon Carat A nice quality new antenna is very cheap. I have two later...
• Re: Antenna source and install hints
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sat, 18 Apr 2009 16:05:44 -0700
  ...I had to shim the housing with a plastic washer, not sure it it's my van or the antenna but it was a...
• Radio in 82 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Ra�l Barreras
  Mon, 20 Sep 1999 23:16:16 -0400
  Hi, List! The antenna was non-existent and got one from a donor Vanagon. Got the grill out and...surprise! Instead of a plug...
• Re: New Vanagon: No Radio = No Antenna?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Tue, 30 Jun 2015 20:05:33 -0700
  ...been discussed before, but it may be > a model year thing. > My '81 Westy: antenna on passenger side. > '88 Westy: antenna on driver side. >
• Re: New Antenna
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 25 Apr 2000 20:22:06 -0400
  > Well, someone 'relieved' me of my radio antenna on my '85 Westie > recently. I am now in the market for a new one. > Can...
• Re: What is it with hirschmann antennae?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 4 Aug 2015 17:18:09 -0400
  Hi Alistair and Stuart, I put an antenna on my van last year that sounds like yours. I have the slot on the top...
• Re: antenna replacement complications
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Thu, 5 Jul 2001 16:24:51 -0700
  Max, are you the original owner? If no, maybe you could ask the former owner where he got his antenna from? There must be...
• Re: I need an antenna...
  Historical mailing list - Doug Ford
  Sat, 2 Aug 2003 22:22:47 -0400
  ...I need an antenna... > > I am in need of an antenna for an 89 Vanagon Carat > > > A nice quality new antenna is very cheap...
• Re: Antenna Replacement AAARRRGGGHHH!
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 16 Oct 1995 13:30:51 -0300
  Has anyone put in a power antenna in their vanagon? Failing that how about one that maounts along the edge of the window frame...
• Re: Antenna source and install hints
  Historical mailing list - azsun99
  Sat, 18 Apr 2009 19:27:23 -0700
  ...Antenna source and install hints > Someone tried to steal "Trixie," the little plastic pole-dancer I have on > my antenna, and broke the antenna...
• Fully Retractable Antennas Available
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 27 Sep 2001 11:35:56 EDT
  I have finally found a source for the fully retractable antennas for the Vanagon. Actually these antennas are German and the exact same ones...
• Re: Replacing antenna?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Mon, 3 Apr 2006 08:57:24 -0700
  About two years ago, I bought the cheaper antenna from one of the vendors (it was either busdepot or gowesty, I won't bother...
• Antenna Replacement AAARRRGGGHHH!
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 16 Oct 1995 11:56:29 -0400
  Does anyone know of a way to get at the antenna of an '88 GL without completely dismantling the dash? I need to replace...
• Re: Antenna source and install hints
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Pearson
  Sat, 18 Apr 2009 19:54:13 -0500
  ...i've tried several antennas, the only ones worth a d*n are the german made ones, available at gowesty and elsewhere, i imagne...
• Re: Q-Best cover for a Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Tue, 6 Jul 1999 09:32:39 -0700
  > >I often wonder how such a cover goes on a van with an antenna tho? > > >Aaaahhhhh put the antenna down? > > Not on my 81...
• Re: Antenna replacement
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 3 Dec 2018 21:10:25 +0000
  Hi Eric;From what I have seen and been told, the antenna goes out the hole in the body, not through the hole behind...
• Re: 91 Vanagon Antenna replacement options
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Tue, 16 Jan 2001 23:02:33 -0600
  Mitch, If you have a Pep Boys close to you, they usually stock a VW antenna for the vanagon, with the new stye piano...
• Re: What is it with hirschmann antennae?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 4 Aug 2015 17:41:49 -0700
  ...What is it with hirschmann antennae? >> >> I recently bought and installed a hirschmann antenna. The kind with the >> little slot on the knob at...
• Re: antenna replacement
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Wed, 13 Mar 2002 11:11:06 -1000
  I wanted to put a small "rubber-ducky" antenna on my westy, but my audio guy told me that reception would not be nearly...
• Re: Antenna Mounting
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 2 Jan 1995 11:39:49 -0500
  I had my phone installed and the antenna is mounted on the drivers side in the far back window. I also had the main...
• Re: radio
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Wed, 31 Jan 2001 15:17:32 -1000
  >Can't put my Jack antennae ball on it because of the tip.< I put my Jack antenna ball on my stock antenna... just...
• Re: Antenna wires
  Historical mailing list - Tim New
  Mon, 29 Jan 2001 18:00:00 -0800
  ...one is the antenna and the other is a ground OR you > have an AM/FM-CB antenna...Honestly the antenna for AM/FM...
• Re: alternators & CBs
  Historical mailing list - James Cohen
  Sat, 18 Jan 1997 17:32:08 -0800
  =2E If this were a >regular Vanagon I'd just use a magnet-mount antenna on the roof but this >is a Westy. No...
• Re: CB antenna and Paulchen Rack
  Historical mailing list - Dave
  Thu, 10 Jun 1999 07:58:40 -0500
  I have a magnet mount CB antenna mounted near the center of the roof of my hard top vanagon, This should work well on...
• Re: Antenna
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 29 Nov 1999 09:22:35 -0700
  Alan, The original antenna did, but my replacement (from Ron) will only go down to the point that about six inches is left sticking...
• Re: antenna
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 11 Feb 2003 14:07:52 -0500
  ...Yes, the factory radios use a propietary sized connection for the antenna. So very annoying. There may be adapters from Crutchfield or similar places...
• Re: TV antenna recommendation for Westy WAS: Re: So What Cool VW Stuff did
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 28 Dec 2006 09:20:24 -0800
  I use the Radio Shack amplified antenna in my Westy. It works but not as well as I'd expected based on using rabbit...
• Re: Sirius radio antenna for Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Sun, 9 Mar 2008 10:52:59 -0700
  ...Sirius radio antenna for Westfalia > > I am trying to install a Sirius radio in my 90 Westfalia and the car > install kit has the...
• WTB: fully collapsing radio antenna
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Thu, 25 Apr 2002 04:27:34 EDT
  Anyone know a source for a Vanagon am/fm antenna that closes flush when it's down? The aftermarket antenna I have now does...
• Thanks and Radio Antennae Question (82 van)
  Historical mailing list - Donna Stewart
  Thu, 13 Apr 2000 14:20:04 -0700
  ...My next question is a minor thing but bugs me nonetheless - was there such a thing as a "stock" from-the-factory radio antennae...
• antenna
  Historical mailing list - j v
  Tue, 11 Feb 2003 10:33:28 -0800
  I just got from bus depot a new antenna for my 91 carat. the antenna's end doesnt match the factory radio. call bus...
• Re: Antenna Mounting
  Historical mailing list - J. Meade
  Tue, 3 Jan 1995 04:54:25 -0600 (CST)
  Cetin, When you get a 3 dB gain using an antenna, and part of the use is at the edge of the tower range...
• Re: Fully Retractable Antennas Available
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Thu, 27 Sep 2001 12:14:15 -0400
  >I have finally found a source for the fully retractable antennas for the >Vanagon. Hi Ken, Do you know if these improve your reception...
• contemporary VW antennas on Vanagons???
  Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
  Tue, 4 Oct 2005 23:41:46 -0400
  Hi all, Since I've had my vanagon I've disliked the location of my radio antenna...body, front driver's side. It just...
• Re: Antena option for VW Vans
  Historical mailing list - Sam Conant
  Fri, 2 Nov 2007 22:16:53 -0400
  ...Antennae is the plural for antenna(s) on certain members of the animal kingdom, to wit: *Antennae* (singular *antenna*) are paired appendages<http://en...
• Re: wireless communicationNONVANAGON???
  Historical mailing list - Frank Miller
  Mon, 21 Aug 2000 17:57:01 -0400
  ...The only thing that effects the ability to receive is the antenna. Those dinky antennas on most midget cell phones are barely adequate. When...