BAC Forum
General Boards => Technical Support => Topic started by: Roger Rempe on February 26, 2015, 10:17:52 PM
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Does anyone know what this device is? It's attached to the driver side window and sandwiches the glass. That's a coaxial connection at the bottom on the inside and an eyelet on the outside of the glass.
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The top one is the tuning box for a through glass antenna. The plate outside would be where the antenna mounted. If you can see a model number you should be able to figure out what frequency band it is for.
No idea about the bottom one.
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I can't see any writing on it. I wonder if it could be used for a cell phone booster antenna?
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Through the glass antennas were most commonly used for cellular antennas. However those frequencies have changed over the years. If it were me I would start from scratch so I know what I am working with.
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Because there is a coaxial connector on the bottom of the inside tuning box, I would say it is a Through the glass CB antenna. I don't know of any way to connect a cell phone to an antenna using a coax line. You are missing the outside antenna and the complete setup is cheap so I would carefully just pry them off of the glass and throw them away.
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I can just pry it off without damaging the glass or do I need some sort of solvent?
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Based on the coax size coming in and the size of the eyelet, I'd agree with Roy that it is a CB antenna mount.
Steve
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I have pried them off carefully without solvent in the past. I usually use a razor blade scraper to get it started. They usually only use very sticky tape to put them on with.
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Use dental floss to cut the tape. Kind of saw it, kinda like your teeth. Then clean the glue from the glass with Goof Off.
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All good ideas...thanks for the info!