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I recently installed a RS glass mount antenna on my '96 dodge
Intrepid. The area I chose was near the bottom of the rear window. First problem. Higher, higher, higher! I have one for APRS, it is installed as high as it can go on the side glass of the vehicle. It is also as far away from the car radio antenna as is possible. Antenna is thus in the clear to minimise interference. The ONLY reason I used it is due to the dualband VHF/UHF on one side of the rear hatch, and the screwdriver on the other side (ran out of mount space!). The glass mount is a compromise antenna with lower efficiencies than a standard 1/4 or 5/8 wave deck mount. That said, get a reinstall kit and mount it up as high as you can on the glass. It WILL work, just not that great. A |
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I installed a glass mount for day to day since the terrain is flat and
repeater coverage drops off so efficiency is not an issue. I also wanted to get the car in a nd out of the garage and the antenna is a dual band antenna. For better performance, I used a half wave. Still getting the thing off of the glass and moving it is the current concern. Keith |
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