Trail Communication

[WrenchMonkey]

Originally Posted by Waffle

I'm always learning new stuff (and forgetting an equal amount at the same time, lol). Here's a bit of cb antenna tech that Bush mentioned b4, but I didn't understand until now. CB radio waves propagate downward and the "ground plane" is the flat metal surface surrounding the antenna that bounces the waves back into the atmosphere...

That's what I was asking about with the horizontal surface.

Over the roof just won't work for me. There's just no good way to mount it to the hatch, sticking up. And even with a disconnect, the base on the roof would hit the garage.

Anywhere on the sides will get ripped of rubbing on trees. That's just how I drive.

I think my best bet, if I can make it fit, is INSIDE the passenger fender, sticking up though the hole where the factory radio was. I'll need a spring mount, so it'll lean over for tree limbs, rather than break. And a disconnect to get it in the garage.

It won't be ideal, but like you said, everything is a compromise. This will at least give me the hood as a ground plane, and a top-loaded 3' antenna will still put the coil over the roofline by about 18".


(And I appreciate the compliments on the minutes, I know they do get some reads. But they average about 8-10 views each month. General Discussion threads average more like 2-300, including this one, currently 327. This is definitely the better forum to get the word out. And actually, or PSA did get kinda buried in this thread, too. I'll give it its own, because I really do think it's important.)