[Antennas] How To Mount Antenna On Honda Ridge Line

[Howard W3CQH]

Is the car/truck hatchback?  If so you could mount it to the edge of the 
door flange.  Diamond makes some real nice unit to do this..
73s de Howard W3CQH

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron Youvan" <ka4inm at tampabay.rr.com>
To: "a" <antennas at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, March 12, 2010 4:22 PM
Subject: Re: [Antennas] How To Mount Antenna On Honda Ridge Line


>> No holes or magnets???
>
>   Real HAMs drill.  (it is said)
>
>   In the olden days the procedure was to drop the dome lamp (ceiling 
> interior light)
> hanging from it's wires, find a spot under the roof where the bottom of 
> the mount would
> fit and not interfere with the dome light or hit a roof brace and punch up 
> with a fine
> prick punch, then drill down from above, catching the drippings with news 
> paper or paper
>  towel, whatever.  Put the bare cable in the hole, aimed at the left front 
> (usually)
> window post and wiggle down.  Mount the antenna base part and trim the 
> RG-58 to length and
> put the PL-259 connector on.  Restore the dome lamp.
>   With todays cars your guess is as good as mine.
> -- 
>    Ron  KA4INM - I'm proud to be Chuck's pop!
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