A small dual-band magmount will get out nicely. Mounting and
counterpoise can come both-at-once. Get some fixture adhesive from
the hardware store and lay down a glob on the roof. I guess you can
use RTV or caulk, but I never tried them. Then, take a steel TV tray
or some other piece of sheet steel about two feet across and push it
into the glob of fixture adhesive. Presto! Mag mount sticks to its
counterpoise. If I were you, I'd check for magnetic properties and
VSWR before even opening the fixture adhesive. What worked for me
might not work for you. Aluminum is no good -- nonmagnetic -- and
some variants of stainless steel are also non-magnetic.




Thanks for the above suggestion. It certainly would work but for the
fact that I am a "neat-nick" and a former professional in Public Safety
radio maintenance..... thus I tend to shy away from this type of
installation ( not that there's anything wrong with it). However, I
will certainly keep it in mind should it become necessary. Tnx agn.


Ed K7AAT