ticki2
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When you get some batteries for the camera how about some detailed pics of the TV antenna , especially the top portion that opens up .
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69 Avion
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ticki2 wrote:When you get some batteries for the camera how about some detailed pics of the TV antenna , especially the top portion that opens up .
I took the top part off months ago and I have it in storage. I can get some pictures. The vertical shaft had a couple of plastic bushings that rotted in the AZ sun a long time ago. Actually, there were pieces left when I started this rebuild, but there wasn't enough to tell what they were. I am going to have two new ones machined out of brass. I really don't plan on using the antenna. I like your idea of using it as a flag pole.
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69 Avion wrote:ticki2 wrote:When you get some batteries for the camera how about some detailed pics of the TV antenna , especially the top portion that opens up .
I took the top part off months ago and I have it in storage. I can get some pictures. The vertical shaft had a couple of plastic bushings that rotted in the AZ sun a long time ago. Actually, there were pieces left when I started this rebuild, but there wasn't enough to tell what they were. I am going to have two new ones machined out of brass. I really don't plan on using the antenna. I like your idea of using it as a flag pole.
You might want to machine them out of aluminum since that is what the tubes are made of . Mine are pretty much gone also , for now there are some band clamps around the plastic to hold them together .
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ticki2 wrote:69 Avion wrote:ticki2 wrote:When you get some batteries for the camera how about some detailed pics of the TV antenna , especially the top portion that opens up .
I took the top part off months ago and I have it in storage. I can get some pictures. The vertical shaft had a couple of plastic bushings that rotted in the AZ sun a long time ago. Actually, there were pieces left when I started this rebuild, but there wasn't enough to tell what they were. I am going to have two new ones machined out of brass. I really don't plan on using the antenna. I like your idea of using it as a flag pole.
You might want to machine them out of aluminum since that is what the tubes are made of . Mine are pretty much gone also , for now there are some band clamps around the plastic to hold them together .
Thats not a bad idea. I will probably use which one is available at a reasonable price. I don't have a lathe, so I can't do it myself.
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67avion
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Ticki2 and I have both been obsessive about the old tv antenna, whether for a flag pole or for signals. Glad to see that you are dealing with that as well. I'm sure you will post pix.
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67avion wrote:Ticki2 and I have both been obsessive about the old tv antenna, whether for a flag pole or for signals. Glad to see that you are dealing with that as well. I'm sure you will post pix.
Once I dig it out of storage, I will post pics of the antenna.
Here are some pictures of my stabilzer jacks. I made mounts that keep them high so that I don't lose ground clearance.
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Ooooo, that's nice :-)
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As promised. Pictures of the elusive antenna.
I had a problem finding it and I thought someone disposed of it.
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Has anyone else weighed their completed Avion TC to see how much their repairs and mods have affected the weight?
Maoist of the structural changes (ie floor and tub) were done when I bought my C10. But my wet, ready to camp weight is around 2500 to 2600 lbs. It seams heavy for a C10, but it is heavy duty now, and survived the Denali Highway, so I'm not complaining,just curious after 40+ years of changes, how light or heavy are the other Avions?
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I scrapped one of those late last year that was in good shape. Tinkered with it to see if it gave a better signal than my existing antenna and ended up deciding that the one I had pulled in the HD signals better, so it got junked.
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