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JoeChiOhki
Explorer II
Apr 02, 2021

Grounding strap from radio antenna, where to connect it?

So, as part of my restoration process on a 1975 Amerigo TC-11 Snap-n-Nap slide in truck camper, I've been adding some new tech to it. One of those additions I made a while back was installing a "th...
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NRALIFR
Explorer
Apr 03, 2021
Matt, my camper had a combo TV/satellite antenna on the roof when I bought it, and I removed it leaving several holes in the roof. I patched it by buying a wide roll of aluminum flashing, and completely covering the underside of it with Eternabond double-stick tape. I used self-leveling lap sealant around the perimeter of the patch.

It has never shown the slightest indication of peeling off. You could use this same method to create an antenna ground plane.

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