"The Dude!" wrote:
You mentioned a peaked roof, maybe someone could install the antenna
on a channelmaster "Eave Mount". Not much hardware and only a few
lags to fasten it and they work very well, especially for an antenna
the size of a 99, Lots of luck, Rollie


If it's not too late, ditch the A-99 and go for an I-Max 2000 instead.
Don't waste money on the "ground plane" kit for either antenna.

Hey Scott, Don't have either ant's but why bail on the ground plane
kits? Waste of aluminum/money? Thought they provided a measure (albeit
small) of increased power/reception.

I agree. Everything I have read indicates that the gound plane makes the
antenna less lossy. I provides a return path for the signal. It also
squeezes the signal a bit toward the horizon, resulting in a bit more
gain - meaning that the signal is concentrated in that direction instead
of being wasted by sending some power up.

Ground plane-less antennas are great where no ground plane exists or can
exist, such as on boats or fiberglass vehicles. If a ground plane can
exist, such as on a roof, one should be used.


Yep, this guru says the GP kit helps.

http://www.video-observer.com/imax/imax2000.htm