"Bob Schmidt" wrote in message
om...
I am mounting an Outbacker on the rear hatch (side) of my Grand
Cherokee using the Diamond K400 trunk lip mount. I have a Hustler
spring I was going to us on it, but wonder what opinions are about how
necessary that is?

TNX

Bob, WA9JDR

Bob,

If you can avoid it, I would advise against it. One thing,
they allow the antenna to flop around in the breeze and
SWR varies wildly reducing your antenna's overall effec-
tiveness. And, next, springs *can* cause mysterious
noise in your receiver, particularly as the wire braid deteriorates. Unless
you *really* gotta have the spring,
I would leave it off.


73

Jerry
K4KWH