if one puts the antenna down just short of inserting it all the way, one
doesn't need to use the "key" It will stick out 1 cm which won't interfere
with a car cover.

Karl.

On Sun, Jun 4, 2023 at 8:18 PM Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net> wrote:

> Hi Jim,
>
>         I have one from Vanagain and another I think possibly from a
> different vender, maybe BusDepot. but they are functionally the same.  I
> also learned the tricks on installing from Ken Wilford at Vanagain.
>
> The ones I have come with a little key that is sort of like a thin flat
> head screwdriver.  It is needed to pull out the antenna once pushed all the
> way down.  It does have the little bump out from the van but nothing sticks
> up and it would not get caught on a cover.
> I put a rubber band around the top of mine so it sticks up just a bit so I
> can grab it without the key.
> Best,
>
> Eric Caron
>
>
>
> > On Jun 4, 2023, at 7:33 PM, Karl Ploessl <karl.ploessl@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> >
> > Busdepot has some:
> https://www.busdepot.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=antenna
> > especially https://www.busdepot.com/fm09vh Other vendors probably too.
> >
> > Karl.
> >
> > On Sun, Jun 4, 2023 at 6:49 PM Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> I don't actually need a replacement, I just need an antenna that will
> >> retract all the way down flush with the mount. I'm tired of struggling
> with
> >> my car cover over the stub of my current one.
> >>
> >> Jim
> >>
>
>