stop power antenna from comming up, i want to put a switch so i can stop my antenna at any point Options

[sillica]

hay guys i really want to install a switch to stop my power antenna from comming up or as its comming up
flip the switch off at the hieght i want it at.

but i dont know which wire tells the deck "the radio is on raise the antenna" would any of you guys know what wire or how to install one of these switches, my sisters 90 accord has a switch like that its real good incase you park your car under low trees or just for looks.

cheers

[lubu]

hay guys i really want to install a switch to stop my power antenna from comming up or as its comming up
flip the switch off at the hieght i want it at.

but i dont know which wire tells the deck "the radio is on raise the antenna" would any of you guys know what wire or how to install one of these switches, my sisters 90 accord has a switch like that its real good incase you park your car under low trees or just for looks.

cheers

I dont remmeber exactly but there should be 3 wires coming from the antenna, two of them are for power supply and the antenna trigger is the one coloured black/red. If you want to stop it from coming up you must wire a switch between the one of the power supply wires..

Why dont just get a S2000 antenna??...much simpler that way.

[dtlwrc]

hay guys i really want to install a switch to stop my power antenna from comming up or as its comming up
flip the switch off at the hieght i want it at.

but i dont know which wire tells the deck "the radio is on raise the antenna" would any of you guys know what wire or how to install one of these switches, my sisters 90 accord has a switch like that its real good incase you park your car under low trees or just for looks.

cheers

I had also something like that in my mind and i find it good idea! If anybody can show us the way...

[pittfirefighter]

you would have to use the wires at the antenna itself... either the ground or power would work... if you use the one in the back of the head unit.. when the switch was "on" - the antenna would go up, when switched to off - the antenna would go back down, you couldn't stop it, if you use either ground or power wire from the harness in the rear of the car, you would be able to stop it at whatever height you would like , it would be just a snip of the wire, extend it to where you want it in the car, put the switch in and run a wire back to the original loaction

[kerosene]

if its down will it still produce power?

[pittfirefighter]

if its down will it still produce power?

will what produce power?? the antenna control runs from the headunit to a relay at the antenna, when there's current, the antenna goes up, when current is removed, the antenna motor reverses direction, the motor receives power but doesn't complete a circuit til the.... wait i'm running this through my head now...it might get power to go up from the head unit...but i doubt it... hmmm ... how about just put a switch on the ground, that'll solve it no matter what

[lubu]

if its down will it still produce power?

will what produce power?? the antenna control runs from the headunit to a relay at the antenna, when there's current, the antenna goes up, when current is removed, the antenna motor reverses direction, the motor receives power but doesn't complete a circuit til the.... wait i'm running this through my head now...it might get power to go up from the head unit...but i doubt it... hmmm ... how about just put a switch on the ground, that'll solve it no matter what

ur right on the spot. When the you switch to radio the HU sends 12v to the trigger wire and the antenna goes up...when switched to a different mode 12v is removed and the antenna goes back down. As I said above if you wanna stop the antenna halfway (or anywhere else ftm) wire a switch across one of the supplying wires...

[sillica]

hay guys i really want to install a switch to stop my power antenna from comming up or as its comming up
flip the switch off at the hieght i want it at.

but i dont know which wire tells the deck "the radio is on raise the antenna" would any of you guys know what wire or how to install one of these switches, my sisters 90 accord has a switch like that its real good incase you park your car under low trees or just for looks.

cheers

I dont remmeber exactly but there should be 3 wires coming from the antenna, two of them are for power supply and the antenna trigger is the one coloured black/red. If you want to stop it from coming up you must wire a switch between the one of the power supply wires..

Why dont just get a S2000 antenna??...much simpler that way.

i dont want to change much or th originality of the car, anything i do is going to be practical and not to uglyfiying if you know what i mean

[kerosene]

my question is will the antenna recieve radio signals if its down... and s2000 antennas are nice, you arn't really uglyfiing it

[Supersprynt]

Your reception will be reduced.

[pittfirefighter]

at anything other than all the way up... your reception will be reduced... even with an s2000 antenna the reception will be reduced... radio signals are waves... the length of the wire plus antenna is exactly a multiple of the wavelength, when you change the height of the antenna, you're going to make it not match up to the wavelength which will then reduce reception...

[kerosene]

at anything other than all the way up... your reception will be reduced... even with an s2000 antenna the reception will be reduced... radio signals are waves... the length of the wire plus antenna is exactly a multiple of the wavelength, when you change the height of the antenna, you're going to make it not match up to the wavelength which will then reduce reception...

actually, with mine it sounds better