Where do you mount an antenna on a pickup?
Well, if you garage your vehicle, this requires a quick disconnect on the whip or cap hat. Mounted dead center, you have to get into the bed to remove it. It behooves pickup owners to mount the antenna close to one end of the mounting area because of this fact.
What are the different types of antenna mounts?
Contents: Basics; Foreword On Mounting; Mag Mounts; Ballmounts; Bed, Clamp, Clip, Lip, Seam, and Trunk Mounts; Foldover Mounts; Quick Disconnects; Home Brew Mounts; Pocket Mounts; Post Mounts; Springs & Guys; Trailer Hitch Mounts; Whips & Masts; Odd & Ends;
Can a minivan be used as an antenna mount?
Minivans, SUVs, RVs, Jeeps, station wagons, crossovers, and plastic-skinned vehicles present a special case. Except for front mounting, the body of these vehicles shadow a large portion of the antenna. This causes tuning problems, and reduces efficiency which is already poor at best.
What happens if you mount an antenna on a rear door?
There is another problem associated with mounting antennas on hatches, and rear doors. Most hatches (and doors) have defroster grid wires, a CMHSL, and sometimes even wipers. Since these hatches offer a poor ground return for the RF current, a goodly portion of that current ends up being induced into the vehicle’s wiring.
Well, if you garage your vehicle, this requires a quick disconnect on the whip or cap hat. Mounted dead center, you have to get into the bed to remove it. It behooves pickup owners to mount the antenna close to one end of the mounting area because of this fact.
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Minivans, SUVs, RVs, Jeeps, station wagons, crossovers, and plastic-skinned vehicles present a special case. Except for front mounting, the body of these vehicles shadow a large portion of the antenna. This causes tuning problems, and reduces efficiency which is already poor at best.
There is another problem associated with mounting antennas on hatches, and rear doors. Most hatches (and doors) have defroster grid wires, a CMHSL, and sometimes even wipers. Since these hatches offer a poor ground return for the RF current, a goodly portion of that current ends up being induced into the vehicle’s wiring.