[Alinco] OT: Mobile antenna mount

[Robert Hanson]

OK Dan

You want it up high, you don't want holes?  Use a multiple magnet
magmount. Stick it on the roof.  Several companies make mounts that will
easily handle a hamstick.

Just be careful when you drive under low obstructions :-)


On Mon, 4 Oct 2004 09:52:51 -0400 "Dan W. Dooley"
<dandooley at pipeline.com> writes:
> So, sigh.......... I gather no one has any info on other than bumper 
> mounts?
> 
> Dan W. Dooley WB5TKA
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> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jay Eimer" <ad5pe at familynet.net>
> To: "'Dave VanHorn'" <dvanhorn at dvanhorn.org>; "'Robert Hanson'" 
> <robhanson at juno.com>; <dandooley at pipeline.com>
> Cc: <Alinco at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Monday, October 04, 2004 10:35 AM
> Subject: RE: [Alinco] OT: Mobile antenna mount
> 
> 
> License plate mounts on my wife's car are great, except....
> 
> They are GLUED to the PLASTIC bumper.  Won't hold 2 pounds without
> tearing out holes in the $1000 piece of plastic.
> 
> Jay
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: alinco-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:alinco-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Dave VanHorn
> Sent: Saturday, October 02, 2004 17:48
> To: Robert Hanson; dandooley at pipeline.com
> Cc: Alinco at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Alinco] OT: Mobile antenna mount
> 
> 
> At 04:07 PM 10/2/2004, Robert Hanson wrote:
> 
> >Dan
> >
> >My favorite mount for this situation is made by Lakeview
> >www.hamstick.com It mounts behind your license plate. The license 
> plate
> 
> >is the only standard part on all cars. My first reaction when I saw 
> one
> 
> >(right after drilling holes in my car) was "why didn't I think of 
> that.
> 
> >It is an elegantly simple solution.
> 
> You must have far better licence plate brackets than I do.
> Mine are pretty flimsy, and the plastic "nuts" won't stand up to 
> that
> sort of stress.
> 
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