UHF antenna repair - part 2

Part 2 of repairing uhf base aerial coax
Here is part 1 watch first • UHF antenna repair - ...

[@kymallen2156]

Curious gal UHF user here. Peanut at the car wash broke my stick, trying to remove the Whip. Looked for hours for a schematic of my GME antenna finally came along this video. Watched it, went out immediately, found the problem; coax wire broken to below the sheath. Did a quick fix, UHF back working as good as ever. Waiting for my partner (electrician) to come home so he can do all the handy work

[@AndyH-13]

Great video, saved me buying a new antenna.

[@danielvaradi6805]

Awesome video, great Camara work and commentary. Appreciate the know how

[@cooperken11]

Great video, I literally just realised my aerial was broken and yours was the first video I found and it’s exactly the same as mine. Thanks again for sharing your time and knowledge.

[@chaggolies]

I’m glad it helped , I looked and couldn’t find anything , which is why I posted

[@stephenleonard6214]

thanks for producing this. You've just saved me a lot of $$$s because I thought I had seriously broke my aerial. ;)

[@rickyzoom8059]

Thanks so much for making this video. Very detailed. Got mine working by following each step. My gratitude.

[@jeffreywilkinson2679]

Absolutely fantastic Steven! Thank you. Just back from a big trip. Washed the car and the cable came out of the antenna. I thought You Tube can help me fix this. You’re a life saver. Even better, your antenna is EXACTLY the same as mine. Thank you.

[@chaggolies]

im glad i can help

[@jeffreywilkinson2679]

Top man. Thank you. Very generous with your knowledge. Cheers.

[@natpresutto6952]

thank you! This is exactly what I would wondering!

[@markfox8526]

Yep - another grateful viewer. Thanks so much for posting

[@anth00771]

Thanks heaps, I have been waiting for someone to do this now I can use this video as a step by step tutorial. Well done!!!

[@chaggolies]

Anthony Aspridis thanks for the feedback I struggled to find anything on the this topic which is why I created the vid

[@epiksans-q6c]

thanks mate.. well explained about how this antennas can be repaired. you solved the mystery. there is not much on KZbin about repairing these antennas. thanks

[@landcruiser1055]

Thanks for doing this video. Very handy to know 👍

[@sam418]

Finally! Great to see what’s inside these infamous Ozzie elevated feed uhf antennas, looks to be a proper folded back sleeve balun dipole, Thanks for this, truly invaluable! If anyone knows the insides of the classic gme ae4005/ oricom anu050 I would be very interested to see one cut open

[@swatty90]

awesome!, was about to bin my whip , now i can put it back together , thanks to your tutorial! , keep up the great work!

[@chaggolies]

BenderBlender cheers thanks for feedback

[@jennydavies6973]

Love it. Thanks for sharing. I just bought a second hand car with the same antenna. UHF has some annoying feedback noise and I wasn’t sure if it was the head unit or antenna. The inner section of the antenna connector looked ‘chipped’ and I wondered if it was broken. After watching your video I realise it is fine, the inner connector is cut on an angle and the inner coax is soldered in place. Awesome education. Thanks again. For me, I think I need a new head unit

[@michaelnugara1]

Thanks heaps for the vid. Helped me out big time. 👍

[@Snaz72]

Great Video, helped a lot. For the life of me could not figure out how to separate the base, tried the Telstra hammer and it did not work :-) . Very informative , well done

[@v26224]

super usefull, i just snapped my coax cable bellow the ariel and was scratching my head as to how to repair it.

[@gregjacques3159]

Bloody brilliant 👏

[@spudgm1532]

Thanks mate, just saved my bacon too, love ya work.

[@chaggolies]

SpudGM glad I was able to help

[@timvivoda5208]

Great video .I respect intelligents .my respects Tim from Australia.

[@chaggolies]

Tim Vivoda cheers Tim I’m in aus too

[@shaveclassy9986]

Great Steve I have the same aerial going to fix mine now

[@zdenekgleich1158]

Great video, thank you so much

[@johndelaney2957]

Good video mate.

[@glaura1581]

Thanks for a wonderful detailed video. In addition, Compared to TNC/ N type connectors, UHF connectors may be wide range.and if somebody wants to try connectors from CHina, i think elecbee is a nice choice.and there are IC products too.why not have a try? thanks.

[@chrysincognitio3751]

Really helpful video. Thanks for sharing.

[@peterhoy2098]

Your a legend mate, thanks

[@saadaldawood3874]

Thanks

[@zachary6488]

cheers

[@DavidAbela]

Legend!

[@alozaaao8548]

When ya solder, heat it constantly dont let it cool/heat so many times . Leads to bad joints.

[@jeffreywilkinson2679]

Hi Steven, Just thinking about ROOT CAUSE of the problem with our GME two stage antenna. That the regular REMOVING and REPLACING of the detachable piece is placing a stress concentrator on the soldered joint? That is why the inner coax breaks off at the solder? Thank you. Jeff.

[@chaggolies]

id say so , mine broke after i moved my setup to another vehicle

[@SouthEasternCommunications]

A 20 year old secret had been told ..been re birthing these broken antennas for years ..

[@douglasrutherford3375]

How long did it take to melt the solder from the nut? Spent a while on it but doesn't seem to be budging

[@chaggolies]

I don’t remember it taking too long

[@stur4622]

Would take ages if I used my 30W (small) soldering iron...I held the end in a gas flame (kitchen stove) and pushed through from the back with a thin piece of wire e.g. paperclip once it got hot enough.