Bit of information on antennas.
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Kim and Damn Dog
Gidday
I usually split my time either sleeping in the car on trips, or taking a camper van to use as a base station. As far as the latter is concerned, I purchased a 19” LCD screen and connected it to a Japanese antenna which I already had.
No matter what I tried, it wouldn’t receive a signal.... or at the very best, a foggy reception.
So I called an expert in to have a look at it, and after one and a half hours spent in 40+ heat, he was just about ready to give up (me too).
We were sitting in the garage with a couple of bottles of water, when he said ‘I’ll
check the connections’.
You guessed it, the antenna point was full of dried out mud. At some stage I must have forced the connection too hard, and damaged the pin.
Now I spray the connection on the van before going away and, place a bit of Gaffa tape over it. Since then there have been no problems with mud or dust.
Regards
Kim