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they make uhf and vhf antennas that don't need the grounding from the car
body, I have one and it works great, in fact I may have 2, I think the one
in my go kit is that way as well. They're not all that cheap but they sure
work.
----- Original Message -----
From: "tom behler" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2011 9:57 AM
Subject: Re: splicing coax
> Michael:
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> Can you give me the information on that N M O mount you describe?
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> Might be a good possibility, although I wonder how well an antenna mounted
> so low on the car body would do, especially with the lack of a sufficient
> ground plane beneath it.
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> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michael Thurman" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: "For blind ham radio operators" <[log in to unmask]>; "tom
> behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2011 9:52 AM
> Subject: Re: splicing coax
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>
> they make a very very nice nmo mount that secures to the trunk with 4 set
> screws that do not even drill into the body, the rest of the mount is
> rubber
> covered so it is invisible when removed from the car. also there are some
> good glass mount antennas, but they only work if you don't have tinted
> glass, and most cars have that unfortunately there is also another type
> of
> mount that goes behind the license plate where the plate mounts to the
> car.
> Those are good enough for een a hamstick antenna, or a big colinear 2m
> antennaand leave absolutely no marks on the car whatsoever
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