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Re: Power Antenna
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Wed, 14 Oct 1998 22:12:45 -0700
...I got the antenna from Antenna world http://www.antennaworld.com You need the electric antenna and 57-degree head kit. I also got...
Electric antenna for Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Wed, 2 May 2001 11:00:46 -0700
I have an electric retractable antenna on my Vanagon. I looked through my paperwork, and I got the antenna from antennaworld (http://www.antennaworld...
Bus Antenna
Historical mailing list - Tim McKane
Thu, 21 Mar 1996 11:23:12 -0800
...Everyone that I have called only have the straight antenna.. the base of my antenna is at an angle and the actual antenna has...
Vanagon antennas, closeout price $1.50
Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
Fri, 12 Feb 1999 08:33:44 PST
Antenna World is having a closeout sale on Vanagon antennas. See http://www.antennaworld.com/surplus/amfm.html. The model is AWV-09. Antenna...
Re: antenna FM09V
Historical mailing list - Rodney Kindlund
Sat, 23 Mar 2002 08:58:51 -0800
--- Josh SaylorGet <jdsaylor@MSN.COM> wrote: > Greetings! > > Has anyone used the antenna FM09V, from Bus Depot, > on an 81-91? I ordered an antenna...
Looking for CB Antenna mount
Historical mailing list - Greg
Sat, 19 Feb 2000 15:51:41 -0800
Volks, Does anyone have a good Way that they attached a Removable CB Antenna to their Westy? Also will a CB Antenna work well...
Re: CB antennas
Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
Tue, 21 Jan 1997 08:02:56 -0500 (EST)
On Mon, 20 Jan 1997, James Cohen wrote: > Just to have a last word on the antennas. The glass mount CB antenna that > Sean...
VW expensive antenna Vs the cheap Bug antenna
Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
Tue, 9 Jan 2001 22:39:01 EST
Earlier I had posted about a water leak that was coming from my antenna. That antenna was the cheap Bug antenna. I have recently...
CB Antenna SWR etc.
Historical mailing list - pensioner
Fri, 13 Jul 2001 18:46:10 -0700
Mounting the CB antenna, antenna selection, SWR tuning follows. CB is 11m wavelength for all practical purposes. A 1/4 wavelength antenna is about...
Re: Re; Unbreakable antenna replacement
Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
Fri, 27 Oct 2000 12:15:02 -0700
I have an unbreakable antenna on my '90 Westy. It's an automatic power antenna. Goes up when radio is on, goes down when...
Re: Installing Power Antenna
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Sat, 27 May 2000 20:14:29 -0700
I installed a power antenna in my 1988 Westy. It was relatively easy, but did require some modification of the body behind the headlight...
Re: Need Radio Antenna for my Double Cab
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Fri, 5 Mar 2004 17:00:59 EST
...my Doka has no antenna holes whatsoever. Yours looks like it was part of a bumper mounted antenna system. I've seen antennas mounted...
Need tips on installing a new antenna.
Historical mailing list - Sebastian Hill
Thu, 19 Nov 1998 13:34:00 -0800
Folks, While installing a new radio in my vanagon this past weekend, the antenna lead broke off in the old radio...New antenna time...
Re: CBs and Vanagons
Historical mailing list - Chris Smith
Fri, 20 Jul 2001 01:25:33 -0700
...Any well tuned antenna will out perform most if not all poorly tuned antennas. Remember, trying to tune the antenna by just listening to...
Re: Radio antanna
Historical mailing list
Thu, 30 Nov 2000 08:28:15 EST
Here is how I do antenna replacements: Remove Grille Remove Driver's Side Headlight bucket (assembly) Unscrew nut that locks antenna to body (on...
Re: Satellite Radio Antenna in Westie; where did you mount yours?.
Historical mailing list - Charles Hill
Tue, 6 Jul 2004 06:46:01 -0500
...Where did those who use XM or SR mount the antenna and how. Westie has very little steel on top. Ideas? For mounting antennas...
Re: Request Help On Antenna Installation
Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
Wed, 16 Nov 1994 13:07:29 CST6CDT
> The antenna on my 86 vanagon broke off; the local VW people said that I needed > to replace the entire unit. Well I have...
Re: Radio Antenna
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Fri, 04 Jul 97 01:25:42 CDT
On Thu, 3 Jul 1997 16:44:41 -0500 said: >Has anyone successfully installed an electric retractable radio antenna in a >Vanagon? >If so...
Re: CB antennas
Historical mailing list
Tue, 21 Jan 1997 17:01:20 +0200
>> Just to have a last word on the antennas. The glass mount CB antenna that >> Sean intalled will not get out "forward and to...
Re: smashed wheel well
Historical mailing list - Paul Bjork
Tue, 3 May 1994 23:14:18 PST
> I added a 2nd antenna on the right side in the same location as the antenna > on the left side except this second antenna...
Re: retractable antenna for Vanagon
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Wed, 28 Mar 2001 18:33:05 -0600
Tony, where did you order the antenna and bracket from? John Rodgers Driver of an 88 GL with broken antenna "Smola, Tony" wrote: > > I...
Replacing antenna, "key"
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Thu, 29 Jun 2006 15:57:47 -0600
Since we're on the antenna topic .... I've been procrastinating installing one that needs a key or something, to pull the top of...
Sirius radio antenna for Westfalia
Historical mailing list - R. E. Ritchie
Sat, 8 Mar 2008 19:09:10 -0500
I use my XM and Sirius antennas interchangeably. They both use an SMB style antenna connector. The mag mount antenna may work acceptably inside...
Re: Yet another darn antenna broken
Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
Mon, 8 Jul 2013 15:07:26 -0600
Apparently Velma came to the US without radio,antenna nor a hole for antenna and the dealership? Installed one using an antenna that follows...
Re: Need tips on installing a new antenna.
Historical mailing list - J. Stefanovich
Thu, 19 Nov 1998 14:56:06 -0700
...Picked up an antenna from the >dealer and tried to remove the old one. When I try to remove the top nut from >the...
Re: Looking for Antenna Options
Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
Tue, 24 Apr 2001 20:22:51 -0500
Rod, The antenna is loose at the base, or is the antenna base loose at the body? If the antenna base is loose at...
NOS Antenna Needed For SWR Problem
Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
Mon, 2 Jun 2003 12:11:54 -0400
I am in the strange position of needing to buy some NOS Antennas of the style that originally came on the van. The reason...
Antennas Re: CB Disappointment
Historical mailing list - EMZ
Thu, 24 Jun 1999 07:53:48 -0400
Here is the story on any antenna. The length of an antenna is a function of the frequence that it is being used at...
Re: Antennas
Historical mailing list
Fri, 30 Sep 94 09:35:33 PDT
...Permanent antennas always outperform thru-the-window >antennas and magnetic mount antennas scratch the body finish. (Not that >there's any place to put...
Re: stock antenna - no AM stations?
Historical mailing list - Jack Cook
Fri, 23 Sep 2005 17:05:11 -0700
Chris, Sounds like an antenna problem, although if you get good/normal FM reception then we're missing something. FM reception uses the same...
Re: Underseat Storage Update
Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
Sun, 26 Sep 1999 00:52:44 +0200
Michael Snow wrote: > I still want to know about the speedometer and radio antenna thing, > though. The radio antenna could be a sign of...
Re: Antenna replacement steps (Revised)
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
Fri, 7 Feb 2003 08:22:41 -0500
OK we need a simpler, easier antenna replacement and here it is: 1. Purchase new antenna 2. Lay antenna on dashboard 4. Remove ashtray...
Re: Vanagon antennas, closeout price $1.50
Historical mailing list - David..M
Thu, 11 Feb 1999 07:16:23 -0500
Mark McCulley wrote: > > Antenna World is having a closeout sale on Vanagon antennas. See > http://www.antennaworld.com/surplus/amfm.html. The model is...
Re: 91 Westy Antenna Replacement
Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
Mon, 22 Jun 1998 17:02:51 -0700
...ftp://gerry.vanagon.com/pub/technical/how-to/vanagon-antenna-removal.txt Mark B. Magee wrote: > Volks, > Mast broken very low on radio antenna...
Re: antenna
Historical mailing list - Oakland Westfalia
Wed, 27 Nov 2002 17:00:53 -0800
>>Is replacing a radio antenna a major project<< The following is pasted from the http://www.vanagain.com web site, Specifically http://www.vanagain...
Re: Anyone ever replace Vanagon antenna?
Historical mailing list - Edward Nutter
Mon, 26 Nov 2001 00:55:45 -0800
...Loosen the antenna base. Take off the instrument cluster & push the connectors out of the way. Remove the antenna wire from the back of...
91 Westy Antenna Replacement
Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
Sun, 21 Jun 1998 06:40:54 -0500
Volks, Mast broken very low on radio antenna, Bentley is silent on radio removal/radio antenna replacement. Could anyone give me the ABC's...
Re: Replacing the antenna (non power)
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Thu, 29 Jun 2006 13:41:01 -0400
...Loosen the nut holding the antenna in place. On the inside, disconnect the antenna cable from the back your radio. You should now be...
Power Antenna
Historical mailing list - Jon Kanas
Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:37:17 -0700
Greetings from Colorado, As part of the body reconditioning taking place on my 1987 Syncro, I'd like to convert to a Power Antenna...
ironic antenna failure
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Thu, 29 Apr 2004 22:28:59 -0400
...It did break the antenna off of the van though. I liked the irony there. Anyway, I need a new antenna for the 86...
Re: antenna
Historical mailing list - Aaron Reams
Wed, 27 Nov 2002 16:58:27 -0800
Hi there, You don't need to remove the dash to replace the antenna. You need to loosen the antenna from the outside by...
antenna replacement
Historical mailing list - Dan Soiney
Fri, 6 Sep 1996 10:41:26 -0500
A quick note on antennas. I had some f**k break off the antenna on my 87 syncro. Yesterday, I went to MOFOCO and...
Re; Unbreakable antenna replacement
Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
Thu, 26 Oct 2000 22:46:58 -0500
The last time I replaced my antenna,( I purchased it at Pep Boys, and is the exact same as I had gotten at a...
Re: Looking for CB Antenna mount
Historical mailing list - Stefan Weir
Sat, 19 Feb 2000 19:58:48 EST
In a message dated 2/19/00 11:51:16 PM !!!First Boot!!!, yeff@EARTHLINK.NET writes: << Also will a CB Antenna work well...
Radio Antenna replacement -
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
Sun, 2 Dec 2001 16:10:00 -0400
I installed my new radio antenna yesterday and I thought that I'd share a problem that I had so that if, and when...
Re: I need an antenna...
Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
Sat, 2 Aug 2003 17:57:27 -0600
You can use an antenna from a toyota which fits great. The one I used costs about $11 is all black and unscrews from...
Re: WiFi booster antenna (NVC)
Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
Sat, 24 Sep 2005 08:11:30 -0400
...However, I have used USB desktop wi-fi "antennas" such as Linksys WUSB54G and they work great, so there is no reason why an...
Re: CB Antennas and stuff
Historical mailing list
Wed, 10 May 95 10:48:28 EDT
...Dakota Digital out > of Sioux Falls, SD makes a really nifty under-dash antenna that is reportedly > much superior to ext. antennae, and way...
Re: CB/Ham Radio Antenna Mounting [and choice]
Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
Sun, 3 Dec 2000 18:07:03 -0800
...For example > a 1/4 wave length antenna has 0dB gain or when you transmit you are > transmitting at an effective 4W. If you...
Re: radio antenna replacement
Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
Thu, 26 Oct 2000 13:37:05 -1000
...At 9:39 AM -1000 10/26/00, Mick Kalber wrote: >speaking of antennas (antennae?), anyone know of a good aftermarket source >for unbreakable...
Re: 87 GL: Removing and Replacing Radio Antenna
Historical mailing list - Kevin Mulligan
Sat, 18 Dec 2004 21:38:36 -0500
...I tied a small string securely to the antenna connection, then gently pulled the antenna cable from the opening near the driver's side...
Re: radio antenna replacement
Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
Thu, 26 Oct 2000 13:09:44 -0700
...At 9:39 AM -1000 10/26/00, Mick Kalber wrote: >speaking of antennas (antennae?), anyone know of a good aftermarket source >for unbreakable...
Re: Vanagon antennas, closeout price $1.50
Historical mailing list - Dave
Fri, 12 Feb 1999 14:03:32 -0600
According to Antenna World's page you can request a sample, or you can buy one off their normal page for $4.60. I...
Two Meter Ham antenna
Historical mailing list - Gordon and/or Cecilia Bonham
Sat, 20 Feb 1999 22:56:27 -0500
Where should I mount my two meter/seventy cm antenna on my newly acquired 1990 Westie? I have noticed a good many hams listed...
Re: Fw: Re: Antenna source and install hints
Historical mailing list - Todd P Last
Tue, 21 Apr 2009 12:55:09 -0700
...antenna down.... Todd '88 Vanagon GL joel walker wrote: <blockquote cite="mid:946F9FB59CD84AE8A9B389BAB9E7E5F0@gp207joel" type="cite"> <blockquote type...
Re: Antenna Replacement AAARRRGGGHHH!
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Mon, 16 Oct 95 12:26:36 CDT
On Mon, 16 Oct 95 11:35:26 CDT Tim Smith said: >Has anyone put in a power antenna in their vanagon? yup. really...
Re: Antenna needed
Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
Tue, 17 Sep 2002 12:55:17 -0600
Go to a local car stereo shop and have them find a nice aftermarket antenna that fits the van. I think mine is from...
Fw: Re: Antenna source and install hints
Historical mailing list - joel walker
Sat, 18 Apr 2009 22:01:22 -0500
>> If you are up for a challenge and know some blue words, you could >> install a power >> antenna and no one will ever be...
Radio Antenna
Historical mailing list
Thu, 3 Jul 1997 17:41:51 -0400 (EDT)
Has anyone successfully installed an electric retractable radio antenna in a Vanagon? If so, what brand of antenna did you use, and how hard...
Re: Antenna replacement steps (Revised)
Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
Fri, 7 Feb 2003 18:26:11 +0100
...Purchase new antenna > 2. Lay antenna on dashboard > 4. Remove ashtray and plug antenna lead into radio