Power Antenna - How Do They Work?

[Kneale Brownson]

Can't you put power to the antenna motor  with the mast disconnected and 
see where the drive system ends up, and then reattach the mast appropriately?


At 05:15 PM 10/28/2001 +0000, Christopher Ritchie wrote:

>Just fixed my '88 5KSQ power antenna.  It needed a new mast.  Feeling 
>pretty satisfied with myself.  When I put it all back together, the mast 
>ended up 1/2 up (or down, depending on your POV).
>
>Is this OK?  When power is applied to it - that is, when the radio is 
>turned on - how is it going to know what to do?  And when the power either 
>tells it to go up or down, how does it know when to stop?
>
>There is nothing (I could find.) in the Bentley re these antennas.  Are 
>they supposed to be installed full up or full down?
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