[Rover] Isolating Luggage Racks

[Jonesy W3DHJ]

On Sat, 18 Jun 2022, Ev Tupis via Rover wrote:

>For those who do...how do you protect your luggage rack when
>mounting a frame on top for your antennas?

I bought a pair of after-market, flat, cross rails for such use
and take off the Subaru not-flat cross rails for the contests.
Ref:
     https://www.amazon.com/Roof-Rack-Cross-Rail/s?k=Roof+Rack+Cross+Rail

It's been over 8 years since I bought them and I know I dealt directly
with the manufacturer's website -- not through Amazon.  But I no longer
remember the manufacturer.  You should search outside the Amazon
universe, too.

It turns out the rails I chose were steel, but aluminum would've
worked just as well for me.   My use/needs were modest as related to
mounting a "frame".  I only have a solar panel and 432 mast mount in my
setup:
	https://w3dhj.net/images/DM78_spot.jpg
	https://w3dhj.net/vhfrover.php

But, I would feel confident in cobbling up a more elaborate lash-up
with those cross rails to make a frame for various antennas.

Caveat:  Your manufacturer's cross rails were designed and shaped for
your vehicle.  After-market (flat) cross rails will introduce a
little/some/alot of wind noise -- but, so will any "frame".

HTH, 73
Jonesy
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