1997 mazda power antenna

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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homere m> 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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replying to XS11E , homere wrote:
> xs11eNO wrote:
>
> homere m> 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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-- Thanks, The radio is stock,


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homere m> wrote:

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



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

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replying to XS11E , homere wrote:
> xs11eNO wrote:
>
> homere m> 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>
>
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I check ebay, but it is a lot easier to leave it alone, thanks,, G
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