| [GMCnet] Where did you mount your antennae? [message #87374] |
Sat, 05 June 2010 11:26  |
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Hi all,
I know there's plenty of hams and lots of CBer's out here. What ideas
can you share about antenna installation. I hate to cut holes in the
skin of this coach, but where did you mount your antennae and what
strategies do you suggest for getting the feed line to the
dashboard/cockpit area?
Gotta start thinking about our first field day in a GMC!
Thanks and 73 de Desmond, KC6VHG
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| Re: [GMCnet] Where did you mount your antennae? [message #87392 is a reply to message #87374] |
Sat, 05 June 2010 13:45  |
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I have an on-glass Dual band (2m/70cm) on the drivers windows and a
Yaesu ATAS-120 HF mounted in the ladder.
I also have a ball mount on the spare tire carrier (in the middle).
On 6/5/2010 9:26 AM, D. Crisis wrote:
> Hi all,
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> I know there's plenty of hams and lots of CBer's out here. What ideas
> can you share about antenna installation. I hate to cut holes in the
> skin of this coach, but where did you mount your antennae and what
> strategies do you suggest for getting the feed line to the
> dashboard/cockpit area?
>
> Gotta start thinking about our first field day in a GMC!
>
> Thanks and 73 de Desmond, KC6VHG
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| Re: [GMCnet] Where did you mount your antennae? [message #87485 is a reply to message #87377] |
Sun, 06 June 2010 06:40 |
gmcrv1
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Dan,
What type of window mount do you have for 2m/440? And on which window is it
mounted>
Thanks,
Tom
N2VWN
73 Glacier
Oakland, TN
On Sat, Jun 5, 2010 at 11:40 AM, Dan Gregg <gregg_dan@hotmail.com> wrote:
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> Desmond,
> I have them mounted all over but no holes. Got a two meter 1/4 wave on the
> refer vent, for the aprs. Fixing to put a 2 ft whip cb antenna right behind
> it on a heavy magnet. Kept losing the window mount which was no good on 27
> mhz anyway. I do have a window mount 2 metter/44o and it works great. On the
> bumber I have a ball mount for my hf hustlers, auto tuner mounted next to
> the TS 50.
> I don't do well with holes either.
> Dan
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| Re: [GMCnet] Where did you mount your antennae? [message #87516 is a reply to message #87374] |
Sun, 06 June 2010 11:16 |
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I have a 1/2 inch PVC coupling mounted on the passenger mirror bracket left by the PO. I can only assume it was a CB mount but could be adapted for other things. It's a good location to run the feed right into the dash. Not sure how he grounded it to the body. only the Coupling remains...
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| Re: [GMCnet] Where did you mount your antennae? [message #87544 is a reply to message #87392] |
Sun, 06 June 2010 14:58 |
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Desmond, Here is how I did the ball mount on the tire mount.
On 6/5/2010 11:45 AM, Terry Taylor wrote:
> I have an on-glass Dual band (2m/70cm) on the drivers windows and a
> Yaesu ATAS-120 HF mounted in the ladder.
> I also have a ball mount on the spare tire carrier (in the middle).
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| Re: [GMCnet] Where did you mount your antennae? [message #87572 is a reply to message #87550] |
Sun, 06 June 2010 19:44 |
gmcrv1
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Dan,
Four inches from the glass - upper driver's side. Thanks again,,,now to
figure out where to put the radios. At least the GMC has plenty of room
inside!
Tom Eckert
N2VWN
73 Glacier
Oakland, TN
On Sun, Jun 6, 2010 at 4:31 PM, Dan Gregg <gregg_dan@hotmail.com> wrote:
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> Yes, Upper window. Out of the way. Keep it 4 inches from the metal, I think
> that is what they say in the instructions.
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| Re: [GMCnet] Where did you mount your antennae? [message #87631 is a reply to message #87374] |
Mon, 07 June 2010 10:10 |
Douglas Norton
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My coach came with 2 CB antennas mounted to the right angle tubing used to mount the mirrors. After one got snapped off, I replaced it with a 2 meter antenna. PO had holes drilled inside the bracket that mounted the mirrors to the coach. Holes are big enough to let the connector ends through and they are easily accessed from the dash. They do not let in much rain, but need to be sealed to keep outside air from coming in. Also vendors Burt and Fay Curtis make an antenna mount bracket (they displayed it at Auburn WS rally this month) that fits behind the original mirror mount bracket. It has an antenna mount hole on top. (email is curtisunlimited@aol.com I think PH 707 443-8523). On my SOB several years ago, I used Duct Tape to hold a mag mount on my aluminum roof. I put it against and in front of the pod and also taped it to the pod. It worked; Rube Goldberg would have approved. I think the ladder would do well for a temporary mount or
support for a stationary mount for a field day antenna.
Doug
--- On Sat, 6/5/10, D. Crisis <4701@opg.org> wrote:
From: D. Crisis <4701@opg.org>
Subject: [GMCnet] Where did you mount your antennae?
To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
Date: Saturday, June 5, 2010, 9:26 AM
Hi all,
I know there's plenty of hams and lots of CBer's out here. What ideas
can you share about antenna installation. I hate to cut holes in the
skin of this coach, but where did you mount your antennae and what
strategies do you suggest for getting the feed line to the
dashboard/cockpit area?
Gotta start thinking about our first field day in a GMC!
Thanks and 73 de Desmond, KC6VHG
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| Re: [GMCnet] Where did you mount your antennae? [message #87664 is a reply to message #87374] |
Mon, 07 June 2010 12:28 |
Ken Burton
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| 4701 wrote on Sat, 05 June 2010 11:26 |
Hi all,
I know there's plenty of hams and lots of CBer's out here. What ideas
can you share about antenna installation. I hate to cut holes in the
skin of this coach, but where did you mount your antennae and what
strategies do you suggest for getting the feed line to the
dashboard/cockpit area?
Gotta start thinking about our first field day in a GMC!
Thanks and 73 de Desmond, KC6VHG
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For good performance on 6m, 2m, 222 and 440 the only place to install the antenna is on top of the coach. If drilling a hole is not to your liking then clamping s small steel bracket to your roof rack and using a mag mount up there is your next best solution. I routinely do this for 2m APRS and run the lead in through the stove side air vent or the refrigerator air vent.
My 2m com antenna is a traditional through the roof mount with a base loaded 5/8 wave antenna. It is mounted through aluminum skin and works great up there. My PO had a CB antenna up there which I removed and threw in the trash. I reused the mount and replaced the junk RG58 coax with RG-8X for 2m / 440 use.
For lower frequencies like Chicken Band you do not have many options due to the length of antenna required. For Chicken Band that has the just slightly better than a a battery powered megaphone, just about anything will do. In my opinion the best solution is the antenna w2ww2I removed from the center of my roof. It has a good counterpoise (ground plane) up there.
The absolute worse place on the GMC is the mirror mount because the mirrors are mounted in fiberglass.
On 10 - 80 meters I would use some kind of screwdriver or hamsticks mounted to the ladder, the roof rack, the spare tire carrier, the trailer hitch receiver, or bumper.
JMHO
Ken B.
Ken Burton - N9KB
76 Palm Beach
Hebron, Indiana
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