[Mobile-Portable] Antenna Mounting Suggestions Needed for Old erVolvo

[Mark Schoonover]

D C Macdonald <mailto:k2gkk at hotmail.com> scribbled on Friday, August 06,
2004 9:18 AM:

>> From 1985-1993, I worked for a ham in his 2-way radio shop.
> One Monday, he came in with a new Chevy Caprice, brought
> it into the shop, and immediately proceeded to put two holes
> in the roof for ham and cellphone antennas.
> 
> I asked him if he weren't afraid that it would hurt resale value.
> I will always remember Elmo's reply, "I used  MY  money to buy
> THIS  car, for  MY  use and pleasure.  It doesn't make sense
> to deprive myself of using and enjoying  MY  purchase for some
> person who  MIGHT  buy it later.
> 
> Since that time, when I get a new vehicle, I just go ahead and
> mount antennas where I want.  By the time I'm ready for a new
> vehicle, the current one has so many miles on it that an antenna
> hole or two won't have  ANY  effect on the resale or trade-in.
> 

I'm of the same opinion. I bought a 2003 Dodge Quad Cab Turbo Diesel last
October. Didn't have 1000 miles on it when I drilled the roof for 3 NMO
mounts, and a few holes in the shell for the HF antenna. Figure on another
dozen or so for the 1" braid between doors and things, and it's a swiss
cheese truck. I drive about 30K miles per year with my job, it already has
28K on it now. That's why it's a diesel, much better fuel mileage than the
gas version, it's just now broken in, and no noise on HF... Well worth the
cost, it's a blast to drive and operate amateur radio. With a young family,
the only time I get to play radio is mobile.

73

.mark
KA6WKE