Hi Angela,
I've installed many of these radios. I've tried different locations inside the coach and front cap. In an aftermarket situation, I find no satisfactory inside location for the antenna. The only antenna install I will do is through the front cap and glued to the front cap. The wire is run behind the molding of the driver's side pillar. Then up into the compartment over the driver. The hole I drill is through the front cap and down into this compartment. When running the antenna wire, one must start at the roof and run the wire down to the radio. To fasten the antenna to the roof I use GOOP glue. I place the antenna with the wire coming out the rear and 1/2 over the hole that was drilled. This allows minimum exposure of the wire to the outside elements. I also use GOOP to seal the hole. One must check 24 hours later to ensure the hole remains sealed. After doing this for 5 years, I have had no leaks and no recall work for the coaches I worked on.
Drilling a hole in the cap is luck to miss any wires that may be lying about. When Newmar builds a coach there is no specific placement for the wires in the top of the cap. They are just laid in there before the insulation is installed.
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