On Sun, 09 Jan 2011 11:52:35 -0600, joe wrote:

bpuharic wrote:
Just got a honda element...any way to put a whip on it w/o cutting it?
thanks much

My older Element had plastic covers over the mounts for the roof rack.
Perhaps you can mount the antenna to the same brackets.

this one doesnt have a roof rack, unfortunately.

they thought of eveything!

Don't know your car, but does it have a hitch?, if it does you can make a
mount & bolt it to the hitch or where the hitch is bolted...Go to some of
the screwdriver dealers like High Sierra & look at all the mounts on many
vehicles to give you an idea...Howard K0ACF
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On Sun, 09 Jan 2011 11:52:35 -0600, joe wrote:

bpuharic wrote:
Just got a honda element...any way to put a whip on it w/o cutting it?
thanks much

My older Element had plastic covers over the mounts for the roof rack.
Perhaps you can mount the antenna to the same brackets.

this one doesnt have a roof rack, unfortunately.

they thought of eveything!

On Sun, 16 Jan 2011 00:11:42 -0600, "Howard K0ACF"
wrote:

Don't know your car, but does it have a hitch?, if it does you can make a
mount & bolt it to the hitch or where the hitch is bolted...Go to some of
the screwdriver dealers like High Sierra & look at all the mounts on many
vehicles to give you an idea...Howard K0ACF

hi howard and thanks...no, i checked that. the element is barren of
any attachment points...very well thought out!

i used to have a screwdriver. liked it but it was a BITCH to ground
and it wouldnt work right without a great ground...

but looking at the mounts for the high sierra may give me some
ideas....

"bpuharic" wrote in message
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On Sun, 16 Jan 2011 00:11:42 -0600, "Howard K0ACF"
wrote:

Don't know your car, but does it have a hitch?, if it does you can make a
mount & bolt it to the hitch or where the hitch is bolted...Go to some of
the screwdriver dealers like High Sierra & look at all the mounts on many
vehicles to give you an idea...Howard K0ACF

hi howard and thanks...no, i checked that. the element is barren of
any attachment points...very well thought out!

Some years back, I went to a welding shop and asked them to weld a steel
strap to the car for an antenna mount. They found a spot on the left rear
where the strap would stick out and hold a mobile antenna. The shop rounded
the edges on the part of the strap sticking out, and drilled a hole in the
strap for the insulated whip connector. It worked out great.
--Wayne W5GIE

bpuharic wrote:
On Sun, 09 Jan 2011 11:52:35 -0600, joe wrote:

bpuharic wrote:
Just got a honda element...any way to put a whip on it w/o cutting it?
thanks much
My older Element had plastic covers over the mounts for the roof rack.
Perhaps you can mount the antenna to the same brackets.

this one doesnt have a roof rack, unfortunately.

they thought of eveything!

I think you missed my point. Look at page 2.
https://estore.honda.com/ext_html/pd...stallation.pdf

On Sun, 16 Jan 2011 08:21:42 -0600, joe wrote:

bpuharic wrote:
On Sun, 09 Jan 2011 11:52:35 -0600, joe wrote:

bpuharic wrote:
Just got a honda element...any way to put a whip on it w/o cutting it?
thanks much
My older Element had plastic covers over the mounts for the roof rack.
Perhaps you can mount the antenna to the same brackets.

this one doesnt have a roof rack, unfortunately.

they thought of eveything!

I think you missed my point. Look at page 2.
https://estore.honda.com/ext_html/pd...stallation.pdf

thanks, joe! that's a possibility and it would get the whip above roof
level.

bpuharic wrote:

thanks, joe! that's a possibility and it would get the whip above roof
level.


One other possibility is one of the four magnet magmount setups. Some even
come with coax. I've even seen such mounts used for screwdrivers if you
still have your prior one. Before anyone points out they have to be
grounded properly, the mounting holes for the roof mount offer access to at
least some grounding with the proper short bolt. I suspect such a scheme
might have the grounding strap()/wire(s) too long at 10 meters, but for 17
meters through 75, probably should be adequate.

On Jan 7, 10:07*pm, bpuharic wrote:
Just got a honda element...any way to put a whip on it w/o cutting it?
thanks much

I drilled a hole in the ceneter of the roof of my wifes Nissan. Two
years later traded it in. I removed the antenna mount and plugged it
with a snap in rubber plug. No effect on resale value.


Jimmie

On Tue, 18 Jan 2011 17:48:17 -0800 (PST), JIMMIE
wrote:

On Jan 7, 10:07*pm, bpuharic wrote:
Just got a honda element...any way to put a whip on it w/o cutting it?
thanks much

I drilled a hole in the ceneter of the roof of my wifes Nissan. Two
years later traded it in. I removed the antenna mount and plugged it
with a snap in rubber plug. No effect on resale value.


Jimmie

i've read about that...any problems with hitting stuff with the
antenna?

On Wed, 19 Jan 2011 18:43:18 -0500, bpuharic rearranged some electrons to
say:

On Tue, 18 Jan 2011 17:48:17 -0800 (PST), JIMMIE
wrote:

On Jan 7, 10:07Â*pm, bpuharic wrote:
Just got a honda element...any way to put a whip on it w/o cutting it?
thanks much

I drilled a hole in the ceneter of the roof of my wifes Nissan. Two
years later traded it in. I removed the antenna mount and plugged it
with a snap in rubber plug. No effect on resale value.


Jimmie

i've read about that...any problems with hitting stuff with the antenna?

Uhhh... not if you remember it's there.