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Batwing
Newbie Joined: 14 Dec 2018 Online Status: Offline Posts: 4 |
Topic: Antenna replacement Posted: 15 Dec 2018 at 8:03am |
I saw pics of a round antenna that was used to replace the junk batwing in a 2015 179 , can u tell me which antenna was used? I would like to reuse the base without drilling any holes . Thx
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mcarter
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 07 Apr 2016 Location: Greenbrier, TN Online Status: Offline Posts: 3419 |
Posted: 15 Dec 2018 at 8:30am |
Are you talking about an antenna FR mounted or an antenna an owner added? RPods were modified with King Jacks in 2016, I believe they were direction and the mount would require modification.
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Mike Carter
2015 178 " I had the right to remain silent, I just didn't have the ability." |
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Batwing
Newbie Joined: 14 Dec 2018 Online Status: Offline Posts: 4 |
Posted: 15 Dec 2018 at 9:02am |
It was a modification by an rood owner
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Batwing
Newbie Joined: 14 Dec 2018 Online Status: Offline Posts: 4 |
Posted: 15 Dec 2018 at 9:03am |
R-pod
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mcarter
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 07 Apr 2016 Location: Greenbrier, TN Online Status: Offline Posts: 3419 |
Posted: 15 Dec 2018 at 9:34am |
Hard to tell, may have been a Wineguard, dome shaped, or hamburger bun shaped:)
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Mike Carter
2015 178 " I had the right to remain silent, I just didn't have the ability." |
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StephenH
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6288 |
Posted: 15 Dec 2018 at 11:50am |
This post has the link for the one I used: http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7712&PID=107696&title=our-escapod-mods#107696, however, the one I used is not currently available. This one looks to be similar: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00USE3JF6/ However, the attachment to the mast section seems to be by some sort of clip-in instead of the bolts the original antenna and the one I purchased used. The big advantage is in not having the batwings to catch things. It also does not rattle in the wind.
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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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Batwing
Newbie Joined: 14 Dec 2018 Online Status: Offline Posts: 4 |
Posted: 15 Dec 2018 at 12:34pm |
That’s it 😂thanks
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GlueGuy
Senior Member Joined: 15 May 2017 Location: N. California Online Status: Offline Posts: 2628 |
Posted: 15 Dec 2018 at 6:21pm |
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bp
2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River 2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost |
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StephenH
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6288 |
Posted: 15 Dec 2018 at 9:09pm |
For me it does seem to work better than the batwing antenna. I think this is mainly because the diameter of the flying saucer is larger than the circular center of the batwing antenna. Both are omnidirectional. A lot depends on what is available nearby. In urban or suburban areas, there are usually sufficient stations nearby so that one can get reception. OTOH, when we have been traveling out west, we were often way too far from any transmitters to get reception. The one thing we can't do is raise the antenna. That would help but I wouldn't want a mast pole sticking through the wardrobe in our R-Pod to accomplish it.
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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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TheBum
Senior Member Joined: 26 Feb 2016 Location: Texas Online Status: Offline Posts: 1407 |
Posted: 17 Dec 2018 at 10:33am |
I have a King Jack antenna ready to go in our 2016 179 to replace the batwing. I've been kicking around ideas for bringing the rotation mechanism and signal strength meter down through the top of the wardrobe and forward, but haven't come up with a good solution yet. I may use timing belts and toothed pulleys.
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Alan
2022 R-Pod 196 "RaptoRPod" 2022 Ram 1500 Lone Star 4x4 Three cats |
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