[Antennas] Best Mobile Antenna

[cboone at earthlink.net]

I agree with John's recommendation...have a NMO-270B (black) for over 10 years..still looks and works great...on top of a E350 van for the last 3 years or so..before that, rode on top of my Chevy Blazer...the 3/4in NMO mount is best for roof mount...do it right and you'll NEVER have a leak, etc...the NMO is short enough to miss most overhead issues and it's springy too with the open coil design (I also ran the old version with closed coil...ok but it wasnt as flexible). Larsens can handle the power you intend to run.

Chris
WB5ITT

-----Original Message-----
>From: John Brown <ke4hie at alaweb.com>
>Sent: Feb 9, 2007 4:43 PM
>To: Gary Smith <wa1tjb at yahoo.com>, antennas at mailman.qth.net
>Subject: Re: [Antennas] Best Mobile Antenna
>
>I would consider a Larsen MNO-270 roof mounted with a quality mno mount and 
>cable.
>I have (3) I have used for several years and they have always performed very 
>well here in South Alabama
>where most repeaters are 50 to 60 miles apart. One has been through 
>Hurricane Opal, Ivan, and Katrina
>and still performs as well as the last one purchased. I hope this 
>helps......John Brown - KE4HIE
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>John Brown - KE4HIE
>ARRL Emergency Coordinator
>Covington Co. Alabama