I have been using the glass mounted one from Radio Shack for some time. I
have one on my car as well as my motorhome. They have worked fine without
any problems.


"Richard G Amirault" wrote in message
...
You don't say if you want another mag mount or not (picking up the magnet
and drying off the bottom occasionally helps stop the 'rust' problem)

I just bought a mag mount scanner antenna (Antenna Specialists I think),
but for a *long* time I used a splitter hooked to the broadcast AM/FM
radio antenna lead. Worked fine but this car is impossible to reach the
back of the radio in the dash :-(

Richard in Boston, MA,USA

John wrote:
: I'm in search of a scanner antenna to mount on my Ford Explorer. I
: understand that there isn't "the perfect" antenna to receive
: everything; although my main scans are fire, police, and CHP (nothing
: trunked).

: Before I makes any holes in my truck just wanted to make sure I got a
: good antenna that would stand up to years of use. Don't want anything
: that will rust (have had past bad experience with that). What types of
: antennas do the police or CHP use for their scanners?

: btw., I currently have an Armstrong 36" mag mount which the mag base
: is starting to rust the roof of my truck. Want to change before it
: gets any worse.

: Thanks in advance!
: John