[Antennas] Mercedes VHF/UHF options

[Charles Greene]

Hi,

I too, have a Mercedes,  I agonized for months on how to install a Hustler 
HF antenna, which is medium size/weight/drag among the mobile HF 
antennas.  I first installed a lip mount on the trunk, the most heavy duty 
one I could find.  It was fine for a 2 meter 5/8 whip, but didn't hold the 
Hustler well.  Then I bought the heavy duty 4 magnet, mag mount and placed 
it on top of the roof.  That did the job well,  I could drive 70 on the 
interstate with antenna in place.  But I couldn't get in the garage with 
the antenna on the roof, and it hit trees on side streets, overhanging 
roofs on drive in teller booths, etc., so I moved it to the top of the 
trunk.  The Hustler folds over, so I can get into the garage now, and I 
didn't notice any degradation of the antenna performance.  The magnets are 
hard to remove, once set, and although I didn't use any plastic sheeting 
under them to protect the paint, they should hold more than well enough for 
a heavier mobile antenna with the plastic.  I didn't notice any marks on 
the paint on the vehicle with this mag mount, but that is always a possibility.

73,s,

Chas

IAt 01:32 AM 10/7/2004, you wrote:
>Hello antennas,
>
>Bill, I don't have trouble with highway speeds or rough terrain for my
>mag mounts, but it does occasionally fall off when meeting semis on a
>2 lane road or going under low tree branches (similar to garage
>clearance).
>
>Wednesday, October 6, 2004, 1:21:07 AM, bill wrote:
>
>bc> Don't tell my boss I suggested this but I use the Vinyl bumper 
>stickers our
>bc> radio stations hand out as protection stuck to the bottom of my mag mount
>bc> antennas.  Usually only one layer but sometimes two.  They are thin enough
>bc> they have little or no affect on the mag mounts, yet work well to protect
>bc> the vehicle finish. The best thing is they are free, and trim easily 
>with a
>bc> pair of scissors.  The two 5/8th Larsen 2 meter whips on my expedition 
>stay
>bc> put with the Larsen mag mounts even going up very rough 4 wheel drive
>bc> mountain trails and at 65-70 MPH on the highway.  The low garages in the
>bc> hotels and casinos here in Las Vegas, do tend to knock them off 
>however!!!!
>
>bc> Bill Croghan WB0KSW
>bc> Chief Engineer,
>bc> Lotus Broadcasting, Las Vegas
>bc> KOMP/KENO/KXPT/KBAD
>bc> Lt. Col. CAP
>bc> Henderson Composite Squadron
>bc> Las Vegas, NV