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I know I married this truck when I drilled holes in it (An NMO on the roof, too.) At 96,000 miles I still have the original brakes and tires. Nice job! Most guys don't want a 1 3/8 hole in their cab body! Just in case, though, they DO make rubber hole plugs for that and its associated 3 1/4 inch holes... in case you ever do turn it in for a new model. Ed K7AAT |
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"Ed" wrote in message . 92.175... I know I married this truck when I drilled holes in it (An NMO on the roof, too.) At 96,000 miles I still have the original brakes and tires. Nice job! Most guys don't want a 1 3/8 hole in their cab body! Just in case, though, they DO make rubber hole plugs for that and its associated 3 1/4 inch holes... in case you ever do turn it in for a new model. Ed K7AAT I don't mind putting holes in my cars/trucks. I keep 'em so long that, by the time antennas would be an issue, the car is worth about $500. So I don't mind and it don't matter! Jerry K4KWH www.qsl.net/k4kwh |
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I just drilled a bunch in one of mine...Typical ball mount, with
four holes total. "One big"...And being the cab is double wall, I also had to drill holes inside the cab wall also.. That one is almost at roof top level, at the base... I have a camper on that truck, "actually both of mine do", and installing an antenna is a PIA. I'm not overly keen on bumper mounts, except that they do often allow a long lower mast..The hang is much of that lower mast is up against my tailgate, and camper back. Not really good... I decided I only live once, and go for broke. It's up on the cab, on the drivers side pillar behind my head. The higher bands work a good bit better there, than the bumper... It's a tree whacker though...Thats why I always mount on the drivers side...You have a better chance of getting the "gap" between branches, when driving down a street. So far, with the little amount I've used it, it seems to be browning the food. I was on 75m one night, and got a 20 over 9 from one guy about 200 miles away, with my usual 100w. Yes, s meter reading doesn't really mean much, but it does indicate it's workin...It wasn't that late in the evening either, which was a good sign. Usually, for a mobile on 75m, the later it gets, the better in general. Long haul for sure...In the early PM, when it's mainly up/down NVIS, a mobile can be the pits compared to the dipoles...But they usually wake up later when the lower angles started working better.. MK |
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