Just went to a hamfest and my antenna I bought doesn’t stick, what do I do, no refunds
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reddit.comPosted Mar 12, 2022, 7:17 PM UTC
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reddit.comIs that a metal washer that they put on the bottom of it so that they don’t stick together in a bag or something while trying to sell them? If so then just take the metal washer off because it’s blocking most of the magnet. Other than that, I’m not too sure what I’m looking at really
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I got it off, it was super strong, it now sticks to my car, it’s for my cab radio I picked up for 5 bucks
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Take the washer off lol
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It was a really really strong magnet
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I know this sounds silly, but do other magnets stick to the same surface? I've run into surprises in the past where the trunk or car top I wanted to stick an antenna on was aluminum.
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My dad had a Honda Insight back when it was the tiny 2 door experimental car. Whole damn car was aluminum. Nothing would stick to it!
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Well…? Was it the washer stuck to the bottom? Aluminum surface?… We need closure.
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It was the washer, it was really difficult to pull off but I got it and now it sticks to my car
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Is that a big washer stuck to the bottom? Take that off and try sticking it to something made of steel.
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Remove the silver steel 'keeper' from it. It should stick then.
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doesnt stick to --what??? what have you tested? what is it suppose to "stick" to?? magnet?? then you have an aluminum body part?? thus my question
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Take off the protective device. And if your vehicle has aluminum sheet metal instead of steel… it won’t stick.
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First of all, that's a CB antenna. It'll work for CB as-is, or you can modify it to work on 10 meter pretty easily (trim the whip a little shorter), and other HF bands with a little more work. If you are looking for something for VHF/UHF, you will want something else.
Secondly, there's a big washer on the bottom of the magnet. Remove it. If your roof/trunk is steel, it should stick once you remove that. The seller probably put it there to keep the magnet from sticking to other things in his box o' junk.
If your car has an aluminum roof/trunk, no magnet is going to stick to it. You're going to need to either use a lip mount, or (ideally) drill for a proper NMO mount.
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My truck is a 2008 Nissan Frontier se
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Roof should be steel from a quick Google search, pull off that washer and it should stick.
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I picked up some aluminum magnets from my favorite hardware store. They stick well to my F150 now. ;-)
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...and perhaps remember "buyer beware", especially in a situation where you can't go back. Always try to see your purchases working of possible.
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I don't know why this is being downvoted, it's true. Fortunately OP was just ignorant of the washer but had it been some shady or negligent seller it might have been a bad deal.
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/OP may have other more serious issues if that is a CB antenna.
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It’s for the 5 dollar cb radio I picked up, also got a IC 208H
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Ah! Good deal then :-).
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Did you go to the one in Concord today? I thought about it, but didn’t wake up early enough.
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Pullaup fairgrounds in WA
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Was a good one. I scored some great deals today
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You didn't wake up until late afternoon, or maybe you had a long drive ;-)
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Late afternoon…. I work evenings
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You're forgiven. Decent attendance today, wish you could have made it. New building was OK too.
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Glue magnets to it
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Take silver washer off and it will stick
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Wow
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I wasn’t expecting a washer there, it’s a super strong magnet
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Inspect your equipment before you use it.
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FYI, they sell on eBay a thin plastic-like film with adhesive that sticks on the bottom of the magnet to better protect your car paint. It’s made specifically for that purpose.
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I legit can't even tell when we're being trolled in this sub anymore.
Not trolling, wasn’t expecting a washer there and it took a screwdriver to get it out