one thing to remember is the shorter the antenna in most cases will limit
its effective range. do you intend on using it more local or for longer
range.?

why are you ot alound to put holes in the van? is it a lease
you can always unscrew the whip from the mount for easy storage or also fold
over the whip on some models. have you looke at th window clip type mounts?

check out hamstop.com, they seem to have some good prices on antennas, and
you can get what you need for 50 or less there

im trying to put some POSITIVE info, instead of the get a new wife, new car
things people have said. lets be realistic





"Greg Doughty" wrote in message
...
I realize this is a common thread but I have actually looked through the
suggestions and still am unsure of what to get. I am getting an ic2100
mobile
and want to put it in my mini-van. . .well . . .my wife's mini-van. It is
the
vehicle we do the most traveling in. Rs sells a magmount scanner/2m
antenna.
She really does not want that. She shops a lot and goes into parking
garages
so it needs to hide or fold like the larsens. I have been told NO holes
in the
vehicle. what is my recourse for this conundrum? Oh, and the final
kicker,
can it be done for under 50 bucks?

Thanks
73
Greg