so apparently my system needs more help... it has been decided that i need to run a ground from the bracket to the body of the bus... right now the only ground is via the co-ax sheath. > > i removed a tie-down loop from the luggage rack on my westy and sandwiched > > a piece of metal between the fiberglass and tie down. This metal has a > > hole in it similar to option #3. I then snaked the wire through a drain > > hole in the luggage rack to the front window of the pop top to the inside > > of teh bus. Works great. I leave the antenna off except on road trips and > > logging roads (where it is mandatory). |
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