"Gary" wrote in message
. ..
Noon-Air wrote:
I am assuming that your intention is to mount V/UHF antennas on the
vehicle.... Being fully mindfull of the limitations of V/UHF, and that
its used for local repeaters and not DX, a real simple and inexpensive
solution would be to go with a glass mount antenna.... the one I run on
my Tundra is a 2m/70cm dual band "cellular look-alike"($25.00 on Ebay) on
the passenger top corner of the windshield. No holes *ANYWHERE* for
antenna mounting, and works sufficiently well, even on low level machines
in rural south Mississippi.

-n6ojn

"Gary" wrote in message
news
I'm giving serious thought to buying a new vehicle and you know it's bad
when your first thought is not the mileage or seating capacity, but
where to plumb the radio! Does anyone manufacture an adjustable bracket
that will fit into or around the luggage rack frames? I can fabricate my
own, but not having a full-featured machine shop, it might not be as
pretty as my wife would like.


I'm not inclined to drill holes if I don't have to. :-0

With regard to glass mounted antennas, I have never seen one that would
work properly over time, so I will avoid those as well.

The Diamond K515SNMO looks promising but it must live on the side rail and
not more centered. The cross members of what I am looking at resemble an
airfoil and are about 3 inches wide. Would be nice to have a bracket that
would fit over and under that cross piece and then mount to the bracket. I
might have to get some stock and go to fabricating.

Also be mindfull of your overhead clearance....The glass mount, cell
look-a-like is not a problem, but a 30+ inch tall diamond on top of a
vehicle could cause some problems in drive-throughs, garages, etc.
With the antennas that currently reside on my Tundra, my clearance is
12'6"....no more bank drive-throughs, fast food, parking garages, and plays
hell with low branches and wires.

-n6ojn