that's an awful lot of rear ending. maybe you should mount antennae on the
front bumper...
W1ADE
At 06:37 AM 4/23/99 -0500, you wrote:
>
>On my previous post, I should have added that I once used the bumper hitch
>on my wifes car to mount an antenna. It worked fairly well, but I would
>lose 2 or 3 a year to people "rear ending" the car either at stop signs or
>while parking in a lot. Those 3/8 24 studs will not take an impact well at
>all.
>73 Paul
>At 08:10 PM 4/22/99 -0500, Bill Hawkins wrote:
>>
>>Not being familiar with mobiling, how can you make a good
>>antenna mount with the all fiberglas bodies and bumpers.
>>Is it wise to use a trailer hitch as a mount if it is welded to the frame?
>>I am getting ready to start mobiling.
>> Thanks
>>Bill W5EC
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Dale L. Martin <kg5u@hal-pc.org>
>>To: 'Ten Tec List' <tentec@contesting.com>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
>>Date: Thursday, April 22, 1999 7:35 PM
>>Subject: Re: [TenTec] Re: Mobile power wiring
>>
>>
>>>
>>>>Don,
>>>>
>>>>General Motors Corp. recommendation for installation of radio
>>>equipment in
>>reasons. The radio should "float" and not be grounded in
>>
>>
>>>snip<
>>.
>>>>RF ground connection is made ONLY at the base of the antenna.
>>>
>>
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