[SFDXA] Where and How To Mount Your Mobile Antenna

[Bill]

I agree Mike. I used a Larsen Glass mount, high on my rear window for 
years and it worked extremely well.
Bill W2CQ

On 3/9/2014 9:27 AM, Mike Williams wrote:
> 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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