[SFDXA] Where and How To Mount Your Mobile Antenna

[Mike Williams]

Thanks Bill,

as an ex two way guy, I can attest to the quality of the Larsen 
products.  We used a number of their mobile antennas for the public 
safety, ranchers, taxis, you name it.  Unless we didn't have a choice of 
location on the vehicle, the holes were always punched in the center of 
the roof.

73 de W4DL

Mike


On 3/9/2014 9:05 AM, Bill wrote:
> This came from the SoFla list:
> While it is interesting, I see it favors their glass mount antenna at 
> the top of the rear window. But it is food for thought.
> Bill W2CQ
>
>
> It's well known that you'll get the best performance from your mobile 
> antenna if you put in the center of the roof of your vehicle using a 
> permanent mount (e.g. drill a hole in the sheet metal).
> But how much does the performance of your antenna suffer if you use a 
> mag mount on the roof.
> Or mount it towards the rear of the roof?
> Or on the rear deck?
> Or on a trunk-lip mount?
> The answers can be found in this nice information piece from the folks 
> at Larsen antennas:
> http://www.repeater-builder.com/antenna/pdf/larsen-mobile-antennas.pdf
> Very interesting reading.
> *Stephen Wolf (Sandy) WB2MBV*
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