On Sat, 06 Nov 2004 16:12:37 GMT, sideband wrote:

It was a snazzy little "8-pointed star" contraption that scewed onto
the magmount base, then the antenna coil screwed onto it.. Cost about
$15.. and they were worth their weight in gold, let me tell you. I got
mine in So.Cal. when I was stationed on Pandelton. BTW, if you get
down there, pop on ch 13 and tell Master Blaster that Crazy 1 said howdy.


Surely you jest. Those little 3 inch "radial" kits were nothing more
than a gimmick. First of all, they were attached to the "active" side
of the antenna, and secondly they were way too small to make any
appreciable affect on signal.

To make any difference, it would have to provide a counterpoise which
was greater than the surface area of the car the antenna was attached
to.

I've known people who ran them, and other than look cool, they did
nothing for them........

Dave
"Sandbagger"