Broken Raytheon GPS antenna mounting PVC pipe

[kowal_53]

I have a radar mounted Raytheon antenna that has beed snapped at the mounting base. The PVC treaded pipe has broken across the top of the mount. See picture. Does anyone know if the wiring in the antenna head can be removed so I could replace the mount and get a new pipe?

[nebulatech]

In my experience, those are usually sealed to protect against corrosion. Additionally, it may not be possible to splice the wires. I know you aren't supposed to cut transducer wiring. If the manual doesn't expressly forbid it, you're probably OK.

Good luck. That doesn't look like a straightforward job.

[Tree]

Undo the two screws underneath and that will remove the deck mounted portion. There will be a black plug into the antenna - about 14mm diameter. It’s a bayonet style plug so just unscrew and pull down. Pull it through the daily mounting and then unscrew the broken portion of 1” thread. You can get a new rail clamp with the male 1” which you can then screw back in, put the deck mount portion of the antenna back to the rail mount with the plug in and fix back to your rail

Think I must have had around 5-6 of these antennas over time. My current one on FP2 is actually tucked away inside the overhead console behind my plotter.

Pretty sure it’s a GPS128 if I recall.