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Old October 29th 06, 09:24 PM posted to rec.radio.amateur.antenna
Merlin-7 KI4ILB Merlin-7 KI4ILB is offline
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Default 10 meter mobile antenna

It would not be mounted on the bumper.
My thinking is that since the first 1/3 of an antenna does the most
radiating, get it as far away from any metal (broadside) that you can.
It would be mounted in a stake-hole (one of the 4 square holes in each
corner of the truck bed.
Joe

A 1/8wl antenna mounted in the center of your roof will probably work

better
than the 1/4 lambda antenna on the bumper.