Magnadyne Corporation

Mark E Hockett

Steven J Riede

Barry L Caren

Wentsan Yeh

Wen-Tsan Yeh

Cm Wong

C M Wong

Taotao Xu

An antenna housing facilitates retrofitting a repeater/router and/or an LTE antenna on a vehicle. The combination antenna housing comprises a housing including a base adapted to be assembled to the vehicle, an intermediate portion, and an upper antenna enclosure portion for a radio and television antenna. A method for providing a vehicle with one or more communication links includes the steps of first assembling a plurality of cables within a wall of the vehicle that extend from inside the vehicle to a location on a roof of the vehicle. A radio and television antenna is attached to one or more of the cables within the combination antenna housing. An extra cable is secured inside the housing without electrically connecting the extra cable to another device until after assembly of the vehicle is completed.

Combination external vehicle antenna housing and installation method

Antenna assembly

An antenna for a vehicle including an antenna mast, a mast base and subsurface base that are assembled by means of a fastener that connects the mast base and subsurface base to a body panel of a vehicle. The mast base is a solid member that does not include any openings or conjoint members that could provide a leak path through the mast base. A fastener extends through a hole in the subsurface base and is retained as a subassembly with the subsurface base by means of a retainer clip. The subsurface base includes a coaxial cable receptacle and provides a ground for the coaxial cable shield and conductor for a center conductor. The ground may be provided by a serrated washer and serrations that may be driven into the body panel when the fastener is secured. The center conductor is engaged by the fastener to conduct radio signals from the mast, through the mast base, to the fastener, and to the center conductor of the coaxial cable. A plastic gasket as provided on the mast base to seal and insulate the mast base from the vehicle body.

Antenna assembly and method of installing an antenna

Antenna

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Santa Cruz, CA, United States of America

Mark E Hockett