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• Re: 87 GL: Removing and Replacing Radio Antenna
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Sat, 18 Dec 2004 12:55:33 -0800
  I usually take out the headlights to access the antenna. Easy. Zoltan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Detroit Bus" <detroit.bus@GMAIL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY...
• Re: TV antenna
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 3 Oct 2006 12:06:49 -0400
  ...It comes with the same EyeTV software from Elgato, but ALSO includes a nifty compact TV antenna that works remarkably well. The Elgato tuners...
• AM radio antenna *update*
  Historical mailing list - Chris Renz
  Tue, 4 Oct 2005 08:38:54 -0700
  ...Next I have to replace the actual antenna cable going to the back of the radio. When I swapped the antenna itself last night...
• Re: GPS in a Westy? - sidebar
  Historical mailing list - Bill N
  Fri, 4 Apr 2003 15:35:46 -0700
  My handheld gets a good signal (generally about 10 sats) with no problem using the built in antenna, even in a vehicle with a...
• 102" whip CB antenna on Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 11 Jan 2008 10:07:25 -0500
  Is anyone on the list using a 102" whip antenna on their Vanagon? Mike
• How do I change the antenna?
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Thu, 31 Jul 2003 08:49:06 -0500
  Is there a trick for changing the antenna? I have replacement from bus depot.
• Re: Vanagon Antenna options
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Tue, 3 Jun 2008 18:48:41 -0700
  Has anyone successfully adapted a power antenna like the Hirschmann's found in all my Mercedes?
• Re: New Vanagon: No Radio = No Antenna?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Tue, 30 Jun 2015 17:45:37 -0500
  ...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: Antenna needed
  Historical mailing list - Eric Fournier
  Tue, 13 May 2003 16:12:37 -0000
  ...Van > 91 > Manual Transmission > Body Mechanical > Antenna > Good volks down there. Eric Fournier Marc <marc@NOCARES.COM> said: > The antenna mast was broken off...
• Re: contemporary VW antennas on Vanagons???
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Tue, 4 Oct 2005 20:57:40 -0700
  It's not the antenna that is the problem, it is the decorating. Here's my solution: http://www.koruptkittens.com/kittensHome.html -- Mike...
• Re: How to install Sirius antenna?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:05:44 -0400
  I don't know how you load your luggage rack, but my signal doesn't get block, as the antenna (under the rack) is...
• Re: Antenna Mounting
  Historical mailing list - Jack Agnew
  Mon, 2 Jan 1995 10:23:15 -0800 (PST)
  ...I do need a good antenna, so > recommendations that don't support a pretty good dB gain antennat will > miss the mark, I'm...
• Re: Antenna options..
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Fri, 2 Nov 2007 17:08:37 -0400
  ...Antena option for VW Vans > > >> New antennae > > Old antennas will work just fine, biggest issue > is (like Mike already mentioned) it's an all...
• Radio antanna
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Keeter
  Wed, 29 Nov 2000 20:33:45 -0500
  Hi Volks, I need to replace the antenna on my 1983 Westy. Someone told me to remove the fount grill and I should be...
• Re: antenna
  Historical mailing list - populuxe
  Tue, 11 Feb 2003 22:34:52 -0600
  ...first, regret not just going to the dealer and getting the correct,perfect vw antenna. realize i have 15 bucks stuck in the new...
• re- antenna's (FUBA)
  Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
  10 Jul 1997 09:12:02 -0600
  ...Rather than install something in the stock location, I installed a FUBA antenna on the roof. Just like the units found on 16 valve...
• Antenna Mounting
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 3 Jan 95 21:38:49 EST
  > When you get a 3 dB gain using an antenna, and part of the use is at the Sounds about right -- I figured that...
• Re: retractable antenna for Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Wed, 28 Mar 2001 16:27:01 -1000
  ...what kind of antenna did the 85s have? I've had an 86 gl, an 88 wolfie and now an 89 syncro westy. They...
• interesting CB antenna location idea....
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Fri, 5 Jul 2002 11:54:54 -0700
  I need to remount my cb antenna. Has anybody mounted it in a simlar fashion to the radio antenna but on the passanger's...
• Re: Replacing antenna?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Thu, 30 Mar 2006 21:04:10 -0800
  ...Remove the ash tray to access the back of the radio; pull the antenna > cable out of the radio; tape (duct) a healthy sized...
• Re: Need replacement Vanagon antenna
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 5 Jun 2023 09:11:59 -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...
• 85 Westy front left antenna missing rubber grommet?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Chapman
  Sun, 4 Apr 2010 20:58:04 -0400
  Is the antenna on this rig supposed to have a rubber "washer" between the black plastic base and the rig? (Original antenna) Mine's...
• Re: 87 GL: Removing and Replacing Radio Antenna
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sat, 18 Dec 2004 19:48:58 -0500
  ...Once you have it installed, the little flat keys are used to pull the antenna shaft out when you have it fully lowered. On...
• Re: radio whine - success, failure, success
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 12 Apr 2011 18:49:13 -0700
  I unscrewed and reseated antenna on van body. It seems to have reduced the whine a lot, but this problem has me very shy...
• Re: Radio Reception Fix or Upgrade
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sun, 16 May 2010 18:43:35 -0500
  I think he may have said to hook up the power antenna lead from receiver to the power lead on adapter, even though there...
• Retractable Antenna
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Sat, 21 Apr 2001 19:59:06 -0500
  ...Push the antenna flush----blast through the si habla, car wash, el dryo--- pull the antenna up-----Hasta Lavista Baby !! Mucho Magnifico!! Later, ______________ |[ ] [ ] [ ]\ | | | | ||-(())----(())-| Terry...
• Re: Antenna needed
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 13 May 2003 18:17:52 -0400
  ...Antenna needed The antenna mast was broken off when I bought my van. I'd like to replace it with an exact match so...
• Re: CB Antennas and stuff
  Historical mailing list - Joe Clark
  Tue, 9 May 1995 18:53:52 -0400 (EDT)
  Ay, four-roger-D, good buddy, on the directional impact of antenna locations. You get out best in the direction with the most metal...
• Re: AM radio antenna *update*
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Tue, 4 Oct 2005 17:52:02 +0000
  Used to be that any new radio had an adjustment you had to make to tune the antenna for am. I believe this was...
• Antenna needed
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Tue, 17 Sep 2002 13:12:31 -0400
  Does anyone have an antenna for an 83? Mine finally broke off after bending for the last 5 years. Thanks, Bryan
• Re: Sirius antenna placement on westy??
  Historical mailing list - Mark Cumnock
  Sat, 3 Apr 2004 20:01:50 -0500
  mount it on the dash ....this is where my XM antenna is mounted ....keeps it real simple
• Luggage Rack and CB Antenna
  Historical mailing list - Vicki Derrer
  Sat, 7 Aug 1999 09:01:55 EDT
  ...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: Sirius radio antenna for Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Sat, 8 Mar 2008 15:02:24 -0700
  ...I was thinking of a through the windshield antenna. There is one that is an XM antenna that is made for the Honda Ridgeline...
• Re: wireless communicationNONVANAGON???
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Mon, 28 Aug 2000 03:08:03 PDT
  ...Mon, 21 Aug 2000 17:57:01 -0400 > The only thing that effects the ability to >receive is the antenna. Those dinky antennas on...
• Clutch not fully unclutching?
  Historical mailing list - Jens Jakob Andersen
  Sun, 30 Apr 2006 20:17:49 +0200
  ...Could a clutch that doesnt unclutch be due to air in the clutch hydraulic line? 2:Radio antenna. How do I route the antennacable...
• Re: [VWVANFULLTIMERS] wi-fi extenders
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Wed, 4 Jun 2008 23:00:36 -0400
  Loren, The idea with a bridge is that IT'S antenna is really powerful, it doesn't matter if the devices have built in...
• Re: What is it with hirschmann antennae?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 4 Aug 2015 16:11:34 -0600
  ...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: CB Disappointment
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 23 Jun 1999 18:28:37 -0400
  Either get that long whip bumper mount antennae or go to a marine supply and get an antennae that does not need a ground...
• Re: Antenna source and install hints
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 19 Apr 2009 06:40:20 -0700
  ...my antenna, and broke the antenna as well as yanked the legs right off > Trixie. > > Looks like I need to install another antenna -- who...
• Re: New Vanagon: No Radio = No Antenna?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 30 Jun 2015 15:52:56 -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...
• retraction on retractable antenna
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Tue, 3 Apr 2001 17:01:21 -0500
  I mis-posted the fact that I got an electric retractable antenna for $37. The fact is that I ordered from someone at the...
• radio whine - success, failure, success
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 12 Apr 2011 17:07:06 -0700
  ...It was grounding through the antenna. Antenna disconnected and main ground wire reconnected, no whine when engine running. So now I have determine if...
• Re: retractable antenna for Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Wed, 28 Mar 2001 16:36:20 -1000
  ...retractable antenna for Vanagon > I just discovered that the Carat, had a retractable antenna. This is a cool > item to have since you won...
• Antenna replacement
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 3 Dec 2018 19:57:30 +0000
  Hi All;I am replacing the antenna on my '87 Westy.  The antenna will not pull out of the hole it is in.  It...
• Re: [VWVANFULLTIMERS] wi-fi extenders
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 4 Jun 2008 20:38:09 -0700
  ...The idea with a bridge is that IT'S antenna is really powerful, it doesn't matter if the devices have built in cards...
• Re: Water dripping dash
  Historical mailing list - Harry Hoffman
  Sat, 9 Jun 2012 09:31:31 -0400
  It's funny, I just had this same problem! It's the antenna hole, mine was replaced with a new antenna that didn't...
• Re: CB Antenna Mounting
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 14 Jan 2004 09:58:08 -0500
  On Wed, 14 Jan 2004, Mark Carrig wrote: > I've got a Cobra 75 WXST and am looking to mount a firestik antenna. > Question...
• Re: Antenna replacement
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Mon, 3 Dec 2018 15:05:05 -0500
  It's been years since I replaced our '87's antenna and it came out without issue. Sounds like that hole is too small...
• What is it with hirschmann antennae?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 4 Aug 2015 13:51:42 -0700
  I recently bought and installed a hirschmann antenna. The kind with the little slot on the knob at end of whip, and key to...
• Antenna needed
  Historical mailing list - Marc
  Tue, 13 May 2003 11:54:26 -0400
  The antenna mast was broken off when I bought my van. I'd like to replace it with an exact match so I don...
• Re: ironic antenna failure
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Mulligan
  Fri, 30 Apr 2004 22:46:09 -0400
  Edward, I have an extra Hirschmann AUTA 970B OEM fit antenna, fully retractable, that I can sell for $25 plus shipping. - Kevin
• Grind down! replacing antenna ??
  Historical mailing list - John McLean
  Sat, 23 Jun 2001 10:56:03 -0700
  I just replaced my antenna with one from BD about two weeks ago. It seemed to work reasonably well for low cost item made...
• Re: What is it with hirschmann antennae?
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Wed, 5 Aug 2015 08:00:37 -0400
  ...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: tell me about water at fuse panel 85 westy
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Wed, 8 Aug 2018 15:05:32 -0400
  On mine it was from under the windshield seal but I tried & kept hoping it was the antenna.... Rob vwrobb@gmail.com On Wed...
• Re: Non-VC, TDI TriStar weekend report!
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Tue, 25 May 2004 14:05:34 -0400
  ...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: Sirius radio antenna for Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 8 Mar 2008 13:37:16 -0500
  ...I was thinking of a through the windshield antenna. There > is one that is an XM antenna that is made for the Honda Ridgeline...
• Re: 85 Westy front left antenna missing rubber grommet?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 6 Apr 2010 07:21:11 -0400
  ...85 Westy front left antenna missing rubber grommet? Is the antenna on this rig supposed to have a rubber "washer" between he black plastic...
• Re: antenna boosters
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Wed, 10 Oct 2001 10:42:03 -0600
  Forget about those antennas and subscriptions! Just get an MP3 player, 6 hours of music on one CD, anywhere! Rachel http://www.gnarlodious.com
• Re: WiFry NVC but camping related
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Sat, 23 Aug 2008 11:26:29 -0400
  ...WiFi Antennas > The problem with any of those shown are that they date back to before 99% > of > the laptops had built in WiFi...
• Re: antenna boosters
  Historical mailing list - Steve Arbaugh
  Fri, 5 Oct 2001 21:27:46 -0700
  ...antenna boosters Has anyone had any experience with antenna boosters powered or non-powered? I'm sick of poor reception in the boonies and...