terrible situation.

I was lucky as a youth.
my parents drove a mini van for most of my period of radio 
enthusiasm...which started when I was about 12.
By the time I was 16 I had no fewer than 3 magnit mount antennas, all 5/8's 
wave length whips, on the roof of the van.
My dad was particularly generous in letting me do whatever I pleased as far 
as mobile antennas were concerned on his 68 shev pickup.
At one point I had 2 sets of co phased dual fiber glass helical CB antennas 
on the truck, along with a 102 inch whip off the side of the box.
One set of co phased antennas were on the mirrors, and the other set were 
about a foot behind the cab mounted on the top of the box.
great fun with a 500W liniar during the peak of the second last cycle.
When my family got the honda civic in 99, I could only put two antennas on 
the trunk since a 5ft long antenna on the roof of a compact car is, even to 
me, an eye sore.

Same was true for antennas in and around the house.  My parents encouraged 
me to experiment and learn.  Neither of them were hams, but they saw the 
importance of me learning about electronics and radio.  When space allowed, 
I had lots of dipoles, verticals, beams, all sorts of stuff up in the air.

I'm ever so slowly beginning to bring my gf around to the idea of perhaps 
more than one antenna on the car, or perhaps a bigger one in place of the 
quarter wave maggy mount on the trunk lid now.
I figure who cares about a 91 tercel anyway, i might as well have fun with 
antennas while we have the old junker...since i'm going to have to start the 
convincing process all over again when we get a new vehicle.
She's even beginning to show interest in the hobby itself...perhaps in 
another year or two I can convince her to get her license and then it'll be 
clear sailing.
73
Colin, V A6BKX
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Terri Pannett" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2010 2:09 PM
Subject: Re: Mounting Antenna On Honda Ridge Line


>I have a friend who must use a rubber duck because no outside antenna is
> allowed on his mother's vehicle at all.
>
> Terri Amateur Radio call sign KF6CA.