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Warning buzzer sound , make it stop

I am enroute to Texas from Michigan . glass dash warning buss is driving me insane! Anyone know what I can do to make it go away ?  The flashing says antenna  not retracted. I have no use of antenna as Dish was my weapon of choice. Our coach is an 02 U320 pulling a 2 car trailer.
We are winter Texans, in the hill country. come April we try heading back north to our cottage on Lake Superior. pull a 28' alum trailer ,BMW X5 onboard. We have a U320 2004  coach no. 6274 500 hp Cummins ,  has glass dash/ special maple interior.  . AH  model AHE 130 03X  Foretravel owner 3 years and holding,.....downsized from Country Coach Concept bus.

Re: Warning buzzer sound , make it stop

Reply #1 –
Sounds like either the magnetic antenna switch has went bad or the magnetic that activates the switch has been eaten by a tree limb. If the crank up antenna has been removed then there is a problem with the wiring that was left that gives feedback to the dash annunciator system. These switches are not anything special and can be found at some hardware stores, electronic store, or off the net.

You can use a piece of cotton ball and tape over the buzzer (that is hid under the dash) till you can get time to check out the antenna area.

Mike
Pamela & Mike 97 U 320

"It's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters."

Re: Warning buzzer sound , make it stop

Reply #2 –
If the cotton ball buffer is insufficient, disable the enunciator, yes that is what it is called, by cutting  the  wire. Reattaching it after fault is corrected.
No RV! Have hung up the keys.
In the past: 2016 Winnebago Era, 1994 Foretravel U240, 1995 Foretravel U240 (wide body), 1999 Foretravel 320, 36 Foot, 2003 Foretravel U320 38 foot,

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Quote from: Horace B. Cupp –
...disable the enunciator, yes that is what it is called...
close...actually it is the "annunciator" or as I like to call it, the "IRRITATOR".  8)
1993 U280 SE 40' WTBI, Build: 4359
C8.3 300hp, 6-Speed, Exhaust Brake
960 watts on the roof (6 x 160)
Sorento (or BOLT) on a Kar Kaddy SS
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Reply #4 –
You should find the offending noise maker towards the left side of the under-dash space.  Mine (on a 2001) ir black and round, about 1-1/4" in diameter.  Mine has a top that rotates to open or close the voles in the top to reduce noise.  Cut the red wire (either actually) to disable.  Add a switch to turn it on or off at will.  With the annunciator off there is no turn signal beeper.  There is a work-around for that.

Make sure your antenna is down completely.  A bad sensor is not uncommon.
Roger Engdahl and Susan Green
2001 U320 3610 #5879 (Home2) - 2014 Jeep Cherokee or 2018 F150
Hastings, MN

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Reply #5 –
Duct tape over the sensor works great
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2003 U320T 4025 PBBS Designer series
Build 6203    Cummins 500hp
2000 U320 4010 WTFE / Build 5762 —Sold—
Motorcade #18070   
Pasadena, Texas
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With the annunciator off there is no turn signal beeper.  There is a work-around for that.

What is the workaround? Thanks.
jor
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Reply #7 –
Just go on the roof, tie the 2 ant sensor wires together.
I use scotch tape over mine, it muffles it just enough. I also installed a switch, scares the cat when building air at 1st start.
Chris
Chris and Tammy White  CDA Idaho
Previous owners 1997 U295 36' 3126 Cat 300 HP Build # 4998
Former Foretravel tech & RVIA certified tech
Former owner Custom Satellite home/RV satellites 
Former owner Vans LTD  van conversions
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Reply #8 –
"When I die, I want to die like my grandfather who died peacefully in his sleep. Not screaming like all the passengers in his car."