At 07:57 AM 10/1/2005, you wrote:
>I'm looking to mount an HF antenna on my Honda Del Sol. It's a small car
>which is not meant to tow anything, so there's not a lot of exposed frame
>and it
>has a "rubber bumper". I took a quick look underneath and didn't see a whole
>lot to attach the antenna to.
Is there a towing/tie-down lug? On my VW Passat, I fabricated a kind of
"clamp" that had a bolt through the middle of the tow lug and essentially
gripped the lug with a 1/4" steel plate on each side. All it took was a
couple feet of 2"x1/4" flat stock, sawed and bent and drilled. I used the
one in the front, because I have a screwdriver and I needed to be able to
see it. Reaching in through the front grille to tighten the bolt was a bit
of a pain, but only has to be done once.
On my BMW, there's a removable cap in the (plastic) bumper that exposes a
tapped hole that one can put a bolt into. I haven't checked to see if it's
grounded, but clearly, it's structurally sound.
The other approach is the SGC QMS scheme.. a couple straps and rubber
suction cups to hold it to a body panel.
Or, something that clamps to the roof rack. On the Passat, there was a
great bolt for grounding underneath a plastic endcap that went into a
threaded insert welded to the body. I started with that for the
screwdriver, but because I couldn't see it, I went to the front mount.
>Anyone out there who has installed an HF antenna on a Honda Del Sol. Please
>don't suggest that I sell the car and get one that can accommodate the
>antenna. I'm fanatical about my home station antennas, but not about
>going mobile!
>
>Bill K4XS
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