Well, you are right on that as well. When she had her Honda, she had a
cow when I put a 6 inch quarter wave for 440 on the trunk lip. I had to
gradually break her in. By the time we traded for the Hyundai, she was
use to having a radio in the car and she still says antennas are ugly,
but she puts up with it. Actually, I'd put a longer one on there, but
her underground parking where she works is very low, so my dual bander
is only about 14 inches tall.
73
Butch Bussen
wa0vjr
open Node 3148
Las Vegas
On Tue, 9 Mar 2010, Colin McDonald wrote:
> hey butch:
> I thought not drilling holes had something to do with your lovely wife's
> preference hi hi.
> same for not having anything longer than a quarter wave on the vehicle?
> one must strike the right balance, perhaps compremise, to keep ones
> supperior half happy right lol.
> 73
> Colin, V A6BKX
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Butch Bussen" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2010 9:09 AM
> Subject: Re: Mounting Antenna On Honda Ridge Line
>
>
>> 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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