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Would mounting an antenna on the flat bit of my mondeos boot work alright still not to sure of this groundplane type thing lark but cant really put a hole in the middle of my roof coz of the sunroof.


Mic

you may be ok with a hatch/boot mount, but watch for clearance as you open it.

a magmount on the boot would probably work ok too, although as with a bootlip mount, any aerial at the back of the car will be directional with more transmitted power going frontwards.

If you use a bootlid type mount, just make sure the lid is attached (electrically, for a groundplane) to the rest of the vehicle. Sometimes they use vibration dampening materials which tend to isolate.

I had this with a hatch mount on the back of an old fiat uno - i had to run an earth strap (hd speaker cable) to a nearby earthing point.

Dave

You could put a magmount on your roof just back from the sunroof...just check your SWR to see if it is low enough!

I just put a magmount on whenever I'm going out in the car and just take the CB out of the house with me!

- Gordon

Magmount has always worked fine with my parent's old banger. However, with modern cars and all these plastic panels, the earthing isn't always great... or have I just been near too many old Citroens?

I had a mate who said his cb he'd just put in his moms landrover was crap..couldn't get out very far at all. Turns out his moms landrover had a big fibreglass canopy on the back, and this is where he'd stuck the magmount! Good job they hadn't driven anywhere lol. After moving it to the front of the cab where it was metal, it was 10 times better...you live and learn.

you could do that m8, or you could use something simple such as a magmount or similar

Can anybody tell me what the biggest antena is, that would be safe to use with a magmount. ie. without falling off when going down the motorway.

The SIRIO HY-POWER 3000 is an amazing antenna. It would be best used with a triple mag mount though

- Gordon

wilson 1000 will stay on the roof at 135mph cuase we tried it

20 years ago not saying where but it did not budge at all the whip bent but came back to normal at 40 mph

Talking of antennas comeing off at speed, i was going down the M1 yesterday at 90 mph and i could hear a clunking sound on the roof,

so i got the wife to look through the sunroof and what was happening my ML 145 mag was lifting at an angle.

One way of making me slow down i suppose.

built in speed limiter at no extra cost to you (vision of your misses hanging out of window to look mat roof will stay with me how was her hair cost you a trip to the hairdresser's)

Apart from telling me about the antenna, all she said was " its b++++ing cold " apart from the rubber boot on the mag i have a square bit of rubber as well, maybe this is why it nearly came off

yup could be rubber gators only make the mag look pretty tell her your thinking of getting a harley bike now she has got a taste for wind in her hair

stampman wrote:wilson 1000 will stay on the roof at 135mph cuase we tried it

20 years ago not saying where but it did not budge at all the whip bent but came back to normal at 40 mph

It looks the business. I have started saving. At £70 it`ll be a bit of a downer if does come off though.

stampman wrote:wilson 1000 will stay on the roof at 135mph cuase we tried it

20 years ago not saying where but it did not budge at all the whip bent but came back to normal at 40 mph

Yep i can confirm it does stay on at said speed ........... great antenna tooooo lol



Nige