Tim Stoecklein
EF5
I think it's neat to see different chase vehicles because I like to see how everyone sets things up differently, especially their radio equipment since I am a ham.
Most hams know that the "ultimate" antenna performance comes with a good groundplane which is achieve by drilling the hole in your roof and installing an NMO mount. This style is more efficient than mag-mounts, and much more efficient than lip-mounts, rack mounts and others.
My question is this, how many of you bite the bullet and have your antennas installed through the roof? Do you do this for your other equipments' antennas as well?
I haven't been able to bring myself to take that leap, and not because I'm afraid of leaks, resale, etc, but because I'm constantly putting kayaks and other cargo on top of my vehicle. I have a mag-mounted antenna for 2m/440 so I can move it out of the way as needed while still be able to use it when I travel. The scanner and CB antennas are cheap thru-glass mounts for the same reason, to keep them out of the way.
Anyway, just curious...Do you drill?
Tim
Most hams know that the "ultimate" antenna performance comes with a good groundplane which is achieve by drilling the hole in your roof and installing an NMO mount. This style is more efficient than mag-mounts, and much more efficient than lip-mounts, rack mounts and others.
My question is this, how many of you bite the bullet and have your antennas installed through the roof? Do you do this for your other equipments' antennas as well?
I haven't been able to bring myself to take that leap, and not because I'm afraid of leaks, resale, etc, but because I'm constantly putting kayaks and other cargo on top of my vehicle. I have a mag-mounted antenna for 2m/440 so I can move it out of the way as needed while still be able to use it when I travel. The scanner and CB antennas are cheap thru-glass mounts for the same reason, to keep them out of the way.
Anyway, just curious...Do you drill?
Tim