I broke my vhf antenna [th]When I unscrewed it from the fiberglass pole there is no obvious connect between the cable and the antenna. what I see in the pole is a hard blue substance similar to fiberglass resin. While this doesn't make any sense to me does anyone know what I am looking at and what is needed when I replace the antenna?
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- Thread starter ocean
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Bert,
I hate it when that happens. I raised the boat on the lift and forgot to put my 8ft Shakespeare down and broke the tip off. My wife just stood there and watched me do it (with a smirk)...so it must have been her fault...Anyway...what brand/model do you have? That will help in figuring out what you’re looking at.
I hate it when that happens. I raised the boat on the lift and forgot to put my 8ft Shakespeare down and broke the tip off. My wife just stood there and watched me do it (with a smirk)...so it must have been her fault...Anyway...what brand/model do you have? That will help in figuring out what you’re looking at.
Capt. Bill1
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If you are going to replace the antenna then you just get a whole new one, run the wire, solder the end fitting, screw it back into the back of your VHF and you're done.
It sounds like your VHF antenna is on an extension. If you just broke/shattered the tip you could just wrap it with white tape and test it out. It most likely will still work.
It sounds like your VHF antenna is on an extension. If you just broke/shattered the tip you could just wrap it with white tape and test it out. It most likely will still work.