• After witnessing the continued decrease of involvement in the SpotterNetwork staff in serving SN members with troubleshooting issues recently, I have unilaterally decided to terminate the relationship between SpotterNetwork's support and Stormtrack. I have witnessed multiple users unable to receive support weeks after initiating help threads on the forum. I find this lack of response from SpotterNetwork officials disappointing and a failure to hold up their end of the agreement that was made years ago, before I took over management of this site. In my opinion, having Stormtrack users sit and wait for so long to receive help on SpotterNetwork issues on the Stormtrack forums reflects poorly not only on SpotterNetwork, but on Stormtrack and (by association) me as well. Since the issue has not been satisfactorily addressed, I no longer wish for the Stormtrack forum to be associated with SpotterNetwork.

    I apologize to those who continue to have issues with the service and continue to see their issues left unaddressed. Please understand that the connection between ST and SN was put in place long before I had any say over it. But now that I am the "captain of this ship," it is within my right (nay, duty) to make adjustments as I see necessary. Ending this relationship is such an adjustment.

    For those who continue to need help, I recommend navigating a web browswer to SpotterNetwork's About page, and seeking the individuals listed on that page for all further inquiries about SpotterNetwork.

    From this moment forward, the SpotterNetwork sub-forum has been hidden/deleted and there will be no assurance that any SpotterNetwork issues brought up in any of Stormtrack's other sub-forums will be addressed. Do not rely on Stormtrack for help with SpotterNetwork issues.

    Sincerely, Jeff D.

Do you drill?

I have 5 small holes drilled into the back of the cab of my Ranger for the L mount my Diamond SG-7900A is mounted on. A mag mount won't work for a 62" antenna.
I have 4 3/8" holes drillen into the rear bumper for the High Sierra screwdriver antenna. That one is 12.5' fully extended.
I believe the truck had 8 miles on the odomoter when I mounted them, but I'm kinda hardcore when it comes to my hobbies.

I have whacked just about any overhead obstruction you can think of, the antennas still function flawlessly three years later!
 
I move my radios around a lot and change the config so I choose not to drill. I built a rack that holds everything and allows me to change things.

The biggest reason I do not drill for permanent mounting of aerials on the roof is that I photograph lightning. Sometimes, in constant-lightning environments out in the desert especially, I remove all the aerials before doing the photography. In the Plains, usually the aerials stay on the whole time but still, they are long and pointed and sometimes the vehicles are in exposed areas and at least I know I can take them down if I want to...
 
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