Podmods, Maintenance, Tips and Tricks: Antenna removal

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Antenna removal

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Topic: Antenna removal

Posted By: Wyomingpodder
Subject: Antenna removal
Date 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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Posted By: StephenH
Date 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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Posted By: Wyomingpodder
Date Posted: 17 Apr 2020 at 6:05pm

Thank you. That makes perfect sense.

Posted By: offgrid
Date 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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Posted By: Olddawgsrule
Date 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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