I use an Icom W2A handheld in my Double Cab so an external antenna isn't necessary. I guess it depends on how stealth you want to be. This spring I am going to be mounting a 11m antenna on the front bumper - normally I would pick the rear bumper, but it would always be in the way.
At 22:56 20/02/1999 -0500, Gordon and/or Cecilia Bonham wrote: >Where should I mount my two meter/seventy cm antenna on my newly >acquired 1990 Westie? >I have noticed a good many hams listed in the group and I'm sure that >someone must have figured out the best place for mounting the antenna. >This particular antenna is about three feet long. >Thanks, Gordon Bonham (W4DOS) > > -- David Marshall - Vanagon List Admin - Quesnel, BC, Canada -- -- 78 VW Rabbit, 80 VW Caddy, 87 Audi 5KSQ, 85 VW Cabriolet -- -- 88 2.0L VW Syncro Double Cab, WANTED: VW / Bombardier Iltis -- -- David's Volkswagen Home Page http://www.volkswagen.org -- -- Fast Forward Autobahn Sport Tuning http://www.fastforward.ca -- -- david@volkswagen.org (pmail) or vanagon@volkswagen.org (list) -- |
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