one thing to remember is the shorter the antenna in most cases will limit
its effective range. do you intend on using it more local or for longer
range.?

why are you ot alound to put holes in the van? is it a lease
you can always unscrew the whip from the mount for easy storage or also fold
over the whip on some models. have you looke at th window clip type mounts?

check out hamstop.com, they seem to have some good prices on antennas, and
you can get what you need for 50 or less there

im trying to put some POSITIVE info, instead of the get a new wife, new car
things people have said. lets be realistic





"Greg Doughty" wrote in message
...
I realize this is a common thread but I have actually looked through the
suggestions and still am unsure of what to get. I am getting an ic2100
mobile
and want to put it in my mini-van. . .well . . .my wife's mini-van. It is
the
vehicle we do the most traveling in. Rs sells a magmount scanner/2m
antenna.
She really does not want that. She shops a lot and goes into parking
garages
so it needs to hide or fold like the larsens. I have been told NO holes
in the
vehicle. what is my recourse for this conundrum? Oh, and the final
kicker,
can it be done for under 50 bucks?

Thanks
73
Greg

I highly recommend the 5/8 or 1/4 wave on the "L" bracket either on the
front hood or on the rear lift gate area. the 1/4 wave will be perfect for
that area. I also can highly recommend the Maxrad or the standard Motorola
1/4 wave antenna as an alternative to Larsen. dont discount them for price
until you check with a commercial shop first, you might be surprized at the
cost and the durability difference.

Mitch KD4HTW

Thank you for all the suggestions. Somebody suggested a metal plate grounded
to the vehicle from underneath the hood. I recently saw a city vehicle with
that done. Pretty nice and seems to solve some problems so I am going to try
that with a motorola antenna. As for all the wife jokes . . . thanks. I am
not too witty and they're great comebacks for when we talk about antennas.
(Considering she is tired of seeing the feedlines from the two in the attic! I
keep telling her I won't need 50 feet in the van!)
73
Greg