I'm not a mag. mount fan, but my most successful 2 meter installation
was thirty years ago with a Sears 5/8 mag. mount. I never could find
out who made that antenna but it worked just great with a Kenwood
TR7400 at 25 watts. Monster rig but that was okay then.
Pat, K9JAUAt 11:24 PM 3/9/2010, you wrote:
>Yes, I use to sell and maintain commercial repeater systems and radios.
>Back in the days when auto patches were cool, way before cell phones.
>As far as a quarter wave being as good as a longer antenna, say a 5/8,
>not so. a 5/8 wave has 3 db gain as I recall. The only time we used a
>quarter wave was if the mobile was very close to the repeater and you
>wanted a higher angle of radiation. I've forgotten a lot about this
>stuff though, although I still have and use my ifr service monitor for
>tuning up duplexers and such.
>73
>Butch Bussen
>wa0vjr
>open Node 3148
>Las Vegas
>
>
>On Tue, 9 Mar 2010, Pat Byrne wrote:
>
> > And with a hole in the roof it is easier to get a reliable ground for
> > the antenna end of the coax. I think this is important for an RF
> > free environment and quieter receive. I believe you have a
> > background in two-way Butch; am I correct?
> > Thanks.
> > Pat, K9JAuAt 10:09 AM 3/9/2010, you wrote:
> >> I really don't understand why people don't want to drill a hole to mount
> >> an antenna, but to each his own. I figure as long as I own it, they'll
> >> be an antenna there, and holes are easily plugged. One in the middle
> >> of the roof is by far the best of corse because of a good ground plane.
> >> Only reason I didn't drill a hole in our new Santa Fe was because the
> >> thing has side air bags and I wasn't about to try and fish coax by those
> >> things, so I wound up putting a luggage mount in the middle and used
> >> little plastic clips held down with silicon seal to hold the coax in
> >> place across the roof.
> >>
> >> 73
> >> Butch Bussen
> >> wa0vjr
> >> open Node 3148
> >> Las Vegas
> >>
> >>
> >> On Tue, 9 Mar 2010, Mark wrote:
> >>
> >>> Hi John,
> >>> There is no luggage rack that I could see and because the back of the
> >>> truck is more like a pickup than a SUV There is no trunk to
> mount too. I am
> >>> thinking that the only thing that comes close is the hood.
> >>>
> >>> God bless,
> >>> Mark
> >>> Jesus Is Lord!
> >>> Pendleton Redeemer
> >>> http://pendletonepiscopal.org/
> >>> ----- Original Message -----
> >>> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
> >>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >>> Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2010 5:53 AM
> >>> Subject: Re: Mounting Antenna On Honda Ridge Line
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> is there a luggage rack on the roof? that's always an option, trunk lip
> >>>> mounts are also good.
> >>>> ----- Original Message -----
> >>>> From: "Mark" <[log in to unmask]>
> >>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >>>> Sent: Monday, March 08, 2010 3:01 PM
> >>>> Subject: Mounting Antenna On Honda Ridge Line
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>> Hi
> >>>>> My sister who is also a ham bought a Honda Ridge Line.
> She wants to =
> >>>>> mount her 2 meter 5/8 wave on it. However, drilling holes or using =
> >>>>> magnets are not options she likes to use. So, I am wondering
> how can a =
> >>>>> person mount her antenna on this vehicle? Any suggestions are welcome.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> God bless,
> >>>>> Mark
> >>>>> Jesus Is Lord!
> >>>>> Pendleton Redeemer
> >>>>> http://pendletonepiscopal.org/
> >>>
> >>>
> >
> >
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