noauth
October 14th 09, 11:38 AM
Steve wrote:
> I want to put an antenna on a -fiberglass- motor home
< (class A) and I'm not sure about the no ground plane vs
> the regular mobile antenna choices.
> I have a ladder rack on the back, and a luggage rack on
> top, but I'm not sure of how much ground I can get from
> that.
>
> I have a 102" whip laying around and I thought about
> mounting that to the back bumber with a homemade plastic
> 'standoff' at the top of the motor home to keep it from
> swinging.
>
> Good idea, or no? (tree pruner is not what i want) but
> from the bumper I can use most of that 9' before it
> clears the roof on a fiberglass body.
The whip will give you excellent reception. I'd go with
what you're proposing.
> Strange combo.
Hey, it's a motor home, not a sports car. Besides,
strange is in the eye of the beholder, and everyone
knows you're not strange (not even by a long shot).
BTW, where you going with it? (Hopefully not Mexico.)
> I want to put an antenna on a -fiberglass- motor home
< (class A) and I'm not sure about the no ground plane vs
> the regular mobile antenna choices.
> I have a ladder rack on the back, and a luggage rack on
> top, but I'm not sure of how much ground I can get from
> that.
>
> I have a 102" whip laying around and I thought about
> mounting that to the back bumber with a homemade plastic
> 'standoff' at the top of the motor home to keep it from
> swinging.
>
> Good idea, or no? (tree pruner is not what i want) but
> from the bumper I can use most of that 9' before it
> clears the roof on a fiberglass body.
The whip will give you excellent reception. I'd go with
what you're proposing.
> Strange combo.
Hey, it's a motor home, not a sports car. Besides,
strange is in the eye of the beholder, and everyone
knows you're not strange (not even by a long shot).
BTW, where you going with it? (Hopefully not Mexico.)