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Date:         Wed, 14 Jan 2004 19:35:06 -0600
Reply-To:     tom ring <taring@TARING.ORG>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         tom ring <taring@TARING.ORG>
Organization: Tippen Ringware
Subject:      Re: CB Antenna Mounting
Comments: To: David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>, dxrobertson@NETSCAPE.NET
In-Reply-To:  <AIEFIGCNNANNIHLNFBPEGEBHKFAA.vanagon@volkswagen.org>
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This is a copy of an email I sent late last summer to the list -

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Ok, here are pictures of the 3 antenna mount points I have used on my westy. I would ask that you please take it easy on my DSL connection, unless you are really interested, at least for the first few hours. Thanks.

http://taring.org/westy/DCP_0570-1.jpg http://taring.org/westy/DCP_0571-1.jpg http://taring.org/westy/DCP_0572-1.jpg http://taring.org/westy/DCP_0573-1.jpg http://taring.org/westy/DCP_0574-1.jpg

The last are my 15W solar panels. I do not recommend this mounting posiition, you'd be better off with them farther back to lessen the weight of raising and lowering the poptop. Hindsight is a wonderful, yet useless thing.

tom

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On 14 Jan 2004 at 10:07, David Marshall wrote:

> Mark, > I am mounting an Icom 706MKII-G to my Joker. This covers a little more than > the CB band but the same idea applies to mounting an antenna. Seeing how I > have a high top there is no place on the roof that I can mount it. I will > be mounting my two antennas on the bull bar on the front of my van. This > isn't the most ideal location, but it is good for me as I can arrange the > one on the passenger side to have a small ball on the top of it. This ball > will be the real outer corner of the van. Most larger military vehicles > have a ball setup like this so that you can tell where the corner is for > parking and off roading. I hate putting holes in the body of the van. The > only other thing I can see is a gutter clamp next to the engine air intake > so that you can feed a wire to it. > > David Marshall > > Fast Forward Automotive Inc. > 4356 Quesnel-Hixon Road > Quesnel BC Canada V2J 6Z3 > > http://www.fastforward.ca mailto:sales@fastforward.ca > Phone: (250) 992 7775 FAX: (250) 992 1160 > > - Vanagon Accessories and Engine Conversions > - Vanagon, Transporter and Iltis Sales and Importation > - European Lighting for most Volkswagen models > > > Due to the large volume of email we receive, PLEASE include previous > emails when responding. This will allow us to read the complete dialogue > in one message and will result in quicker and more accurate responses. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf > Of Mark Carrig > Sent: January 14, 2004 5:45 AM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: CB Antenna Mounting > > > I've looked thru the archives on this one and really haven't found quite > the answer. > > I've got a Cobra 75 WXST and am looking to mount a firestik antenna. > Question is, where to mount ? I know the pop top is out of the question > and the cell phone look alikes are definatly out. > > I would like to use the Firestik antenna's and their mounting kits but am > unsure of what to purchase and where to mount ! > > Vechicle is an 85 Vanagon GL. > > Thanks much all.. > > Mark. >

------ Tom Ring K0TAR, ex-WA2PHW EN34hx 85 Westphalia GL Albert 96 Jetta GL The Intimidator taring@taring.org

"It is better to go into a turn slow, and come out fast, than to go into a turn fast and come out dead." Stirling Moss


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