"User" wrote in message
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I'll do the Jeopardy thing:

A: Take the antennas off the roof during a rain storm.
Q: How do you prevent water from entering through the weather stripping
with
a mag mount antenna during a rain storm?

So let's say I'm looking for another alternative. I am using mag mounts
because I don't want to permanently modify the car, but I would like them
to
be permanent, in that I don't want to remove them until I sell the car.
Right now I am bringing two coax feeds in through a rear door, but it
leaks.
I am going to try the hatch door and sunroof, but failing that, is there
anything I can do to keep the water out?

Thanks

There are other non permanent solutions than the mag mount - one of my
antennas (of 5 x two way type on my car) is on what is colloquially called
the "Z mount". It is a steel bracket that is bent into a "Z" shape and is
secured to the car using on of the bolts under the bonnet (along the side).
I have used several different antennas off this type of mount (including a 9
foot 1/4 wave stainless) without a problem - the cable from the mount
(pretty much whatever type of mount you want) is then run into the car
through the firewall. I wouldn't really reccomend using a heavy duty HF
multiband antenna on this type of mount, but it will suffice for pretty much
any scanner type antenna that you may want to run.




Matt