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Date:         Mon, 10 Jun 2013 22:26:31 -0400
Reply-To:     Mike S <mikes@FLATSURFACE.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Mike S <mikes@FLATSURFACE.COM>
Subject:      Re: Amateur radio antenna mount for Vanagon dual band/tri-band
Comments: To: Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <51B687C4.1070200@gmail.com>
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On 6/10/2013 10:13 PM, Rocket J Squirrel wrote:
> I have heard that with a fiberglass pop-top there isn't a sufficient
> ground plane to make a vehicle-mounted antenna work well. But perhaps I
> am mistaken.


If you mount at the front, it's just a matter of inches to connect to
the ground plane.


He was talking about mounting at the rear, grounding to the hatch -
there's a lot of local plane there.


There are also antennas which don't require a ground plane, of course.
At HF, no vehicle (less than a full size semi-trailer) can provide an
adequate ground plane.
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