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Metal Twister
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 Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2015 9:37 pm Post subject: So what is the platform above the driver side tail light? |
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So what is the platform above the driver side tail light on the green and white Things? I cant figure it out... I know they are French so maybe something they require?
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Al Capulco
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| Antenna mount for military radio. |
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Metal Twister
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I did give that a thought but talked myself out of that because it was so stout looking. Seemed over built for an atenna? Thaanks so much for all the info and posts. It is appreciated!
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Doc*181
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| I did give that a thought but talked myself out of that because it was so stout looking. Seemed over built for an atenna? Thaanks so much for all the info and posts. It is appreciated! |
No problem at all!
Just a small and maybe interesting fact: a genuin french 181 had an extra support for mounting a 3-point seatbelt. Handy to know if you spot a 181 with a french license plate. 
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Metal Twister
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I get to pick up my thing sometime this week for the first time. Being it is off roaded and not original Im thinking seriously about blanking tthe original tail lights off and cutting in some bus tail lights like the French models. That might be a good mounting point for an Off road / CB antenna though I dont think Im going to be adding thinmg that substantial. Thanks for the help.
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waxhead
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I was going to have one fabricated but it turned out to be more cost effective to buy one from Maik Potter, even with shipping from Germany:
http://www.u-m-p.de/seite4.html
I found the Telefunken antenna on eBay, from a seller in Poland.
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Metal Twister
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As a metal fabricator by trade that is one stout antenna mount. Id expect to see that mounted to a building with a giant antenna attached. Great find by the way...
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| Metal Twister wrote: |
| As a metal fabricator by trade that is one stout antenna mount. Id expect to see that mounted to a building with a giant antenna attached. Great find by the way... |
That is not uncommon for military antenna mounts which may be made for more than one vehicle and more than one antenna-type, to simplify number of parts and cut costs through volume production.
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| Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2020 1:51 pm Post subject: Re: So what is the platform above the driver side tail light? |
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I've seen those antennas get the heck knocked out of them when in the field at Hohenfels Training Area. That mount needs to be strong enough and spread the load enough with a 3-4 meter antenna moving around up top.
The Humvee antennas I worked on had similar mounts but were a lighter metal. They got banged up all the time.
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