I use a piece of pushrod too & rather than trying to tape it because there usually isn't much room left in the tube, so I just use one drop of CA right at the end of the pushrod & set the end of the antenna straight to it, let it dry just long enough to hold then pull it all thru & pop it back apart. It seems to work well & I haven't had any issues yet from putting the drop of CA on the end of the antenna. Hope this helps, good luck.