A Little More
cstockmyer said:
They both come with the chrome nuts....does that help at all?? I would think from the picture the PFK behind the counter showed me it is the drill kind.
Some more info for you -
An NMO can and is referred to as a Motorola style mount.
The threaded part of an NMO base / mount is approx. 1 - 1/16" or - 1/8" "wide."
It has two flat edges for holding or grasping when necessary with a wrench.
The threaded part is approx. 3/16" "high."
- Maybe measuring the inside diameter of the threaded portion on the bottom of your antenna(s) will give you an idea. And the chrome probably also has the two flats for tightening onto a base.
As already stated there a number of ways that base can be put onto a vehicle. The best is the roof or the trunk or the top of the cab of a truck due to the amount of body metal.
Alternates are a hood or trunk lip mount. It clamps to the hood or trunk lid while allowing it to close, etc.
You can also get mounts for mirrors (like a side mirror on a semi or pick-up that has round bars that hold the mirror). There are bumper mounts. There are mounts that clip onto the top of of a window in a door.
So, the question(s) for you are, do you put it on the top of the vehicle, or the trunk (or the workbox in the bed of a pick-up), or not? That's one question because those are the ways to get the best out of the antenna(s). Where do I route the cable to where the scanner's going to be? Do I do this myself or not?
There are bits you can buy to drill that also expose the metal, taking away the paint, but sometimes hard to justify the cost for a once or twice used tool. Never try a metal hole saw.
I've done my trunk and top before slowly and carefully without anything specialized, but one must have time and patience(!).
Mind the fact that the NMO bases are sometimes also rated for the frequency ranges they pass (and do not pass).
