[Antennas] Glass Cleaners

Thu, 25 Apr 2002 18:35:57 -0400

what about using acetone or vinegar? -W2WU
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From: tttt ccccc <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Cc: <[email protected]>
Sent: 25 April, 2002 09:33
Subject: Re: [Antennas] Throug Glass Antenna information?


> OM,
> 
> Thru the glass tips:
> 
> 1 Try to mount the inside piece such that you can run a short strap from
> it 
>                         to a grounded screw that holds the interior trim
> in place.
> 
> 2 Before mounting the antenna to the glass, clean the glass with windex,
> then
> rubbing alky (92% if you can get it), then Bon Ami.  
> Wet a paper towel with windex and wipe away the Bon Ami residue
> and clean again with rubbing akly.
> 
> 73
> 
> Tim  K3HX
> 
> 
> 
> On Wed, 24 Apr 2002 23:10:45 -0500 Mike <[email protected]>
> writes:
> > > If you have tinted windows you may have more rf on the inside than 
> > out
> > 
> > That is what I am wondering, I have a RF problem that is killing my 
> > GPS
> > and causing it to reset and it take a while to come up, not like a 
> > warm
> > start but like it dumps everything.
> > 
> > I am also killing my tv and have to pull the fuse to reset. I have 
> > tried RF Chokes
> > and separation but can't seem to get rid of it.
> > 
> > > after fighting for months to get a Larsen through glass antenna to 
> > work, 
> > > with no success.
> > 
> > That is the strange part, these both work reasonably well and the 
> > SWR is good
> > on them, you would think if I had metal particles in the glass I 
> > would not be able
> > to get it to work.
> > 
> > Yes they are tinted windows, the back side windows of the Montero 
> > Sport SUV
> > 
> > Mike
> > 
> > 
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