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Wyomingpodder
Newbie Joined: 16 Feb 2018 Online Status: Offline Posts: 4 |
Topic: Antenna removal Posted: 17 Apr 2020 at 5:46pm |
Hi gang-hope everyone staying safe. I have a 2016 182g. Has anyone ever removed the antenna. It is the one that has 2 "wings". It essentially worthless where I live in Wyoming and makes it difficult to put on the cover efficiently. In addition it is getting bent. It looks somewhat simple to remove the screws but I don't want to leave an opening that will allow water in.
On a side note-can anyone elaborate on why the garage of g models were discontinued. I'm guessing sales were lagging. Appreciate any assistance you can provide.
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StephenH
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6326 |
Posted: 17 Apr 2020 at 5:56pm |
What you could do is what I did when mine broke as a temporary fix. Remove the head with the wings and leave the mast. Get a PVC pipe cap that will fit over the opening in the post. Put sealant around the top of the mast and put the cap on. If you think it is needed, take some Gorilla tape and tape around the cap. Then you will have a leak-proof setup without the antenna. You will still need to watch out for your cover. However, if you were to remove the mast, you would need to figure out how to seal not only the screw holes, but also the larger center hole through which the wires pass. You could remove the mast and use a plate larger than the mast base and seal around it with lap sealant also, but the first method is faster and will work. Plus, the mast is still there if you want to put an antenna back up there.
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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
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Wyomingpodder
Newbie Joined: 16 Feb 2018 Online Status: Offline Posts: 4 |
Posted: 17 Apr 2020 at 6:05pm |
Thank you. That makes perfect sense.
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offgrid
Senior Member Joined: 23 Jul 2018 Online Status: Offline Posts: 5290 |
Posted: 18 Apr 2020 at 5:53am |
Or, possibly you could use the hole where the antenna wires came through as a chase to run wires to a roof mounted solar module. That might be far more useful to you than the antenna is depending on where you camp.
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Olddawgsrule
Senior Member Joined: 20 Sep 2017 Location: New Hampshire Online Status: Offline Posts: 1014 |
Posted: 18 Apr 2020 at 6:26am |
Hear ya on useless.. I carefully tried to remove the wing only (mine is blade style), but was using a little too much force.. I wanted to replace the blade with my Yagi. Now that would be useful!
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