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homere

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Mar 27, 2013, 1:18:01 AM3/27/13
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I have a 1997 sto mazda miata . It came from the factory with a manual
antenna, the previous owner put in a factory mazda power antenna, It is
controlled by the ignition switch, and not the radio on/off switch. It goes up
every time I turn the key on,And down when the key is turned off, I want to
change it, so it is activated by the radio switch, Any Ideas? or fixes?
thanks, gary

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XS11E

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Mar 27, 2013, 12:19:20 PM3/27/13
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homere <065b0505594b06f549...@example.com> wrote:

> I have a 1997 sto mazda miata . It came from the factory with a
> manual antenna, the previous owner put in a factory mazda power
> antenna, It is controlled by the ignition switch, and not the
> radio on/off switch. It goes up every time I turn the key on,And
> down when the key is turned off, I want to change it, so it is
> activated by the radio switch, Any Ideas? or fixes? thanks, gary

You simply remove the lead from the ignition and connect it to the
proper connector on the radio. If you have an aftermarket radio it may
not have such a connector and I suspect that may why it's wired as it
is.



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homere

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Mar 27, 2013, 2:18:01 PM3/27/13
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replying to XS11E , homere wrote:
-- Thanks, The radio is stock,

XS11E

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Mar 28, 2013, 8:09:58 AM3/28/13
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homere <065b0505594b06f549...@example.com> wrote:

> replying to XS11E , homere wrote:
>> xs11eNO wrote:
>>
>> homere <065b0505594b06f549...@example.com> wrote:
>>
>> > I have a 1997 sto mazda miata . It came from the factory with a
>> > manual antenna, the previous owner put in a factory mazda power
>> > antenna, It is controlled by the ignition switch, and not the
>> > radio on/off switch. It goes up every time I turn the key
>> > on,And down when the key is turned off, I want to change it, so
>> > it is activated by the radio switch, Any Ideas? or fixes?
>> > thanks, gary
>>
>> You simply remove the lead from the ignition and connect it to
>> the proper connector on the radio. If you have an aftermarket
>> radio it may
>>
>> not have such a connector and I suspect that may why it's wired
>> as it is.

> -- Thanks, The radio is stock,

I wonder why the previous owner wired it the way he/she did? Seems
very odd but I'm sure he/she had some reason.

homere

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Mar 28, 2013, 11:18:01 AM3/28/13
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Not sure , but after removing the radio, I found it was the problem, It was
not sending a signal. Something wrong with the stock radio, thanks,,
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XS11E

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Mar 28, 2013, 11:53:37 AM3/28/13
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homere <065b0505594b06f549...@example.com> wrote:

> replying to XS11E , homere wrote:
>> xs11eNO wrote:

>> I wonder why the previous owner wired it the way he/she did?
>> Seems very odd but I'm sure he/she had some reason.

> Not sure , but after removing the radio, I found it was the
> problem, It was not sending a signal. Something wrong with the
> stock radio,

You can find a stock radio on ebay or wire in a separate antenna switch
or maybe get the stock one repaired or possibly just leave it as it is.

I think I'd leave it as it is because I'm lazy! <G>

homere

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Mar 28, 2013, 2:18:01 PM3/28/13
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I check ebay, but it is a lot easier to leave it alone, thanks,, G
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