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dave · June 8th 09, 09:41 PM posted to rec.radio.amateur.antenna

wrote:
On Jun 8, 10:48 am, Michael Coslo wrote:

I was traveling about 65 mph, when a gust of wind came along, ripped the
antenna and mount off the roof. The exit for the coax is on the back
door. As the antenna and mount traveled backwards, the cable held it in
position, so it swung in an arc and hit the rear window of my Vitara.

Ouch.

The glass of rear windows is different than that of front windows. It is
designed to granulate instead of hold together. It looks pretty cool in
fact. The sudden opacity of the glass radiating from the spot of impact,
then everything disintegrating and falling into the back of the vehicle.

But the visual interest does not make up for the fact that now I have an
expensive mess to clean up.

NO more frickin' magnets! PTUI!

- 73 de Mike N3LI -

Your experience is exactly why I've been afraid to mount an
antenna on my newest car. It never fails.. @#$% happens!!!
And when it does, it's often ugly.
I've also been afraid of mag mounts even though that is a
possible way to get on HF from a small car.
But they can get knocked off, and I'm also afraid that I
could cause sheet metal damage just pulling some of
the larger ones off the car.
So anyway, I've had that car over two years now, and I
still don't have a radio in it.
That is very unusual for me, but I hate dents, scratches, etc
on a car that doesn't have any yet..
I still have two radioactive trucks if I really feel the need to
talk. :/

Have a receiver type trailer hitch installed.