[Icom] AH-4 & Hamstick

[JV]

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>I would be very careful about attaching to the roof rack screws on a 
>Cherokee for a ground.  My 86 Cherokee appeared to have some type of 
>synthetic/nylon insert that the screws went into.


         I use a four foot mag mount that I can mount a 20 and 40 Meter 
Hustler antenna on my 88 Cherokee. I connected a six inch piece of  #12 
wire to one of the screws that is located on the top back hidden by the 
trunk door and tucked that inside the vehicle. Using a VOM I had determined 
that the screw was grounded to the frame. I then ran a ground from the mag 
mount frame to the wire. The wires are connected via a bullet connecter. 
This way I can remove the mag mount without having to disconnect a ground 
wire that was connected to the frame with a screw.