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Date:         Mon, 10 Jun 2013 23:01:36 -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:  <51B68BD7.8050107@gmail.com>
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On 6/10/2013 10:30 PM, Rocket J Squirrel wrote:
> Then I was mistaken. Mounting at the rear hatch is good enough for
> VHF?


For most mobile VHF antennas (1/4 or 5/8 wave), front or rear of a
Vanagon has enough metal, even for 6 M (not perfect, but about as good
as it gets on a vehicle). It's hard to mount in the middle of the metal
on a Westy, front or back, so you take what you can get. I'd guess he's
most concerned with 144/440, where the only place with insufficient
ground plane is in the middle of the van. Is 6 M mobile active (I've
never bothered/tried)?
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