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No worries. I actually took my old A99 and sanded it down a bit then I installed heavy duty heat shrink over the entire anfenna minus the joints. Man talk about making it nice to handle! And much more resistant to the weather as well. . At any rate. Not saying that your antenna is messed up, just it being that old I am surprised that the anfenna still works well with it being fiber glass. 24yrs is a long time. Replacing the entire antenna will most likely be the best bet as well as adding the GPK, for help with CMC issues. Good luck and hope you get it all fixed up.
Again, be careful with the old antenna as it will have fiberglass splinters all over it! Man does it make your hands itch and leaves a bunch of splinters as well. Or like others have said repair if needed, and make sure to check all connection points and places that might allow corrosion. No-Ox special "A", will keep this from happening. Good stuff and it's not expensive, eBay has it for cheap.
At any rate, after doing 2 antennas in HD black heat shrink, I would do it again. It stiffens the antenna a bit and also makes it last a long time as no fiberglass is exposed. That or sand it down and paint it black and add some clear coat. The heat shrink I used has UV protection as well so it worked out well. I don't use this antenna anymore. But my boss does and it rocks. Easy to handle and easy to put up. They aren't the best antennas in the world, but get them up as high as you can, and they work well. The GPK Kit some say works well, I didn't have one, and the antenna worked for what it is.

<blockquote data-quote="222DBFL" data-source="post: 551965" data-attributes="member: 36544">No worries.&nbsp; I actually took my old A99 and sanded it down a bit then I installed heavy duty heat shrink over the entire anfenna minus the joints.&nbsp; Man talk about making it nice to handle!&nbsp; And much more resistant to the weather as well. . At any rate. Not saying that your antenna is messed up, just it being that old I am surprised that the anfenna still works well with it being fiber glass.&nbsp; 24yrs is a long time.&nbsp; Replacing the entire antenna will most likely be the best bet as well as adding the GPK, for help with CMC issues.&nbsp; Good luck and hope you get it all fixed up.Again, be careful with the old antenna as it will have fiberglass splinters all over it!&nbsp; Man does it make your hands itch and leaves a bunch of splinters as well. Or like others have said repair if needed, and make sure to check all connection points and places that might allow corrosion.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; No-Ox special &quot;A&quot;, will keep this from happening.&nbsp; Good stuff and it&#039;s not expensive, eBay has it for cheap.&nbsp; At any rate, after doing 2 antennas in HD black heat shrink, I would do it again.&nbsp; It stiffens the antenna a bit and also makes it last a long time as no fiberglass is exposed.&nbsp; That or sand it down and paint it black and add some clear coat.&nbsp; The heat shrink I used has UV protection as well so it worked out well.&nbsp; I don&#039;t use this antenna anymore. But my boss does and it rocks.&nbsp; Easy to handle and easy to put up.&nbsp;&nbsp; They aren&#039;t the best antennas in the world, but get them up as high as you can, and they work well.&nbsp; The GPK Kit&nbsp; some say works well, I didn&#039;t have one, and the antenna worked for what it is.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="222DBFL, post: 551965, member: 36544"] No worries. I actually took my old A99 and sanded it down a bit then I installed heavy duty heat shrink over the entire anfenna minus the joints. Man talk about making it nice to handle! And much more resistant to the weather as well. . At any rate. Not saying that your antenna is messed up, just it being that old I am surprised that the anfenna still works well with it being fiber glass. 24yrs is a long time. Replacing the entire antenna will most likely be the best bet as well as adding the GPK, for help with CMC issues. Good luck and hope you get it all fixed up. Again, be careful with the old antenna as it will have fiberglass splinters all over it! Man does it make your hands itch and leaves a bunch of splinters as well. Or like others have said repair if needed, and make sure to check all connection points and places that might allow corrosion. No-Ox special "A", will keep this from happening. Good stuff and it's not expensive, eBay has it for cheap. At any rate, after doing 2 antennas in HD black heat shrink, I would do it again. It stiffens the antenna a bit and also makes it last a long time as no fiberglass is exposed. That or sand it down and paint it black and add some clear coat. The heat shrink I used has UV protection as well so it worked out well. I don't use this antenna anymore. But my boss does and it rocks. Easy to handle and easy to put up. They aren't the best antennas in the world, but get them up as high as you can, and they work well. The GPK Kit some say works well, I didn't have one, and the antenna worked for what it is. [/QUOTE]

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