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Date:   Tue, 6 Jul 2004 06:46:01 -0500
Reply-To:   Charles Hill <hilltech@NETINS.NET>
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From:   Charles Hill <hilltech@NETINS.NET>
Subject:   Re: Satellite Radio Antenna in Westie; where did you mount yours?.
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Al Knoll writes: Where did those who use XM or SR mount the antenna and how. Westie has very little steel on top. Ideas?

For mounting antennas like CB or ham radio, the steel that's under the front section of the top, the so-called luggage carrier, will give the desired ground plane effect if the antenna is mounted there. For a satellite antenna operating in receive-only, and at higher frequency, it doesn't much matter where you put it, performance is the same. The little GPS antennas for navigation systems have similar requirements. In short, the satellite stuff is easy to get. Put the antenna somewhere in the middle of the luggage carrier and the system will work. Being hidden a bit may help prevent theft/vandalism, and mounting the antenna here helps in that regard.

Chuck Hill


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