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A quick glance a the manual makes me think those readings are good but there is an entire troubleshooting procedure in TM 9-2320-289-34 starting on page 2-42.
Wow! $3k is more than I have in the entire truck getting it home and legal. Have not tried to work with the AS3910 base beyond drilling and tapping a 1/2-20 bolt to hold a 1/4-20 wire antenna base and antenna. Someday when I have some time I will break out the SWR meter to see what I come up...
After finding this picture I understand how the wire antenna is held in place. The wire antenna passes through the collet nut and sets in a recessed portion of the base (about a 1/4" deep recession the diameter of the antenna) and then the collet nut when screwed in the base clamps the wire...
Here is the reply from the Shakespeare Company LLC.
From THEIR logistical standpoint with a List Price of $650.00 it IS more cost effective to sell a complete new antenna but it is not cost effective from my standpoint.
Thank you for your help. I was hoping to adapt the base to another antenna (I do not have the antenna itself). I have not contacted the factory about replacement parts.
I gather the threads are 1/2-20 NF.
I have purchased a used AS3916 antenna base (no antenna).
How does the steel antenna whip attach to the AS3916 base?
Based on what I have in my hands (missing the collet) it looks like there is a dished center contact in the top of the base. I am assuming that there is a swollen area at the...