Re: Antenna Question

["Jan van de Wouw" <Jan@xxxx>]

--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx, Watkins Family <watbmv@xxxx> wrote:
> As you all know the power antenna always goes up when the radio is
> turned on. 
[snip]
> Is this as simple
> as putting in a switch in the blue antenna power line from the
radio? [snip]
> Will a on/off switch make the antenna stay down if the radio is "on"
> and then if I decide to listen to the radio,
> will flipping the switch to "on" make the antenna go up?

Yes, that's all there is to it...

I actually have such a switch on my Escort, 
the antenna goes up when power is supplied to the blue wire,
so if you make a cut-off-switch in this wire it doesn't rise...

I actually made it so that I can make the antenna come up
without the radio being on, so I could use it for a CB too...
It's just a matter of putting a two-way-switch in with
an open conteact when in the middle-position:
connect the center-contact to the wire going to the antenna,
connect one contact to the wire from the radio,
connect the other contact to the wire that's live with the
ignition on
(can't remember the color right now)

That's it!
Goodluck on installing,

Jan van de Wouw
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