I had an aluminum custom rear mounting plate made that attaches under the
bumper to the chassis - using existing mounting holes. But it's a 626 auto,
not an SUV. I like mobile CW. It was lots of fun, commuting to downtown
Cinci through all the lights, with a 5-speed manual transmission and sending
CW wit the Bull Dog paddle in the cup holder. Still safer than a cell
phone - my head was never leaning over to hear the telephone. HI Now I use
the MFJ "screwdriver" with the 12 foot extension up - when I'm waiting for
the XYL to do her shopping. (The MFJ "screwdriver" is a manually adjusted
base loaded coil, but fairly easily set to any band with the coil and
pull-up sectioned [zipup] vertical element.) Let me know if you find a good
solution for the Mazda alternator noise. That was always a problem in
commuting days when I used a 4-band Comet HF antenna on the road.
AK

"Kim" wrote in message
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Anyone have a mobile radion installation in a Mazda vehicle? Mine is the
SUV-style and I am just looking for ideas on antennas that have worked,
comments on any noise problems, placement of radio, etc.

Kim W5TIT