I have a black screw on antenna on my 80B(it can be screwed on by hand) so
I simply unscrew it and place it in the trunk when I need to put the cover
on. Don't know name of manufacturer. Phil...
On Mon, 22 Dec 1997, Larry A Hoy wrote:
> I installed a power antenna. I bought it from JC Whitney for about $50.
> Works great.
>
> Larry Hoy (MGB.Roadster@juno.com)
> Denver, CO USA
> 1969 MGB Roadster
> 1987 Jaguar XJ6 Vanden Plas
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> On Sun, 21 Dec 1997 21:29:16 EST Bob MGT <BobMGT@aol.com> writes:
> >In a message dated 97-12-21 12:41:16 EST, you write:
> >
> >> OK I'll bite. How, when you put a cover on the car do you handle the
> >
> >> antenna? I have a cover for the Midget that I used for several
> >years.
> >> Then wthis last spring when I got it runnin' again I have not used
> >the
> >> cover 'cuz I put the antenna back in and am not sure about cutting
> >a hole
> >> in the cover for it to go over the spike. Well, what would you say?
> >>
> >
> >Simple, when the car was in the shop I had the body man do an
> >antennalectomy. I can't find anything I like on the radio anyway.
> >Remember you don't need an antenna to listen to a tape or CD.
> >I bet a guy could mount one of those short rubber duck antennas
> >inside behind the seats somewhere. Even if the top bends it over
> >a little, so what. One could even duct tape a length of wire to the
> >inside of the top. Take a look at the late model cars, a lot of them
> >have radios with no visible antenna. The antenna is actually a thin
> >wire embedded in the window glass.
> >
> >Bob Donahue (Still stuck in the '50s)
> >EMAIL - BOBMGT@AOL.COM
> >52 MGTD - under DIY restoration NEMGTR #11470
> >71 MGB - AMGBA #96-12029, NAMGBR #7-3336
> >
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