Low Profile antenna

[CVPI4Ever]

I currently have 3 Antenex antennas (scanner, dual band radio, CB) with the trunk grip on my 97 Crown Vic. I want something a little more low profile but I do not want to put holes in the body to do this. Any ideas?

 

[Grog]

Anything low profile will be useless on 27mhz. I'm not sure if anyone makes a dual band low profiule antenna for 2mtr/440 (as I assume thats what you mean by dual band). The scanner antenna really depends on what you want to listen to.

 

[SLWilson]

Holes

A few holes never hurt anything!!!! Steve

 

[CVPI4Ever]

A few holes never hurt anything!!!! Steve

lol

I like to advise upfitters against drilling holes anywhere if it all possible. For any antenna, I start with trunk grip then if I have to I will drill.


So are you guys telling me I am SOL?

 

[tom_guess]

Go with glass mount. Larsen makes a low profiles that are band specific that will fit a nmo trunk lip mount.

 

[KC4ZEX]

If you are in a area where everything you want to hear is pretty close low profile will do fairly well. Howeverif you are trying to receive in a rural area or trying to hear neighboring towns 25 to 40 or more miles away you will notice considerably poorer performance. On uhf and 800 you have low profile with a quarter wave so no problem. But on vhf or low band anything less than a quarter wave really cuts the signal especially low power stations and simplex systems. In my opinion trunk lip mounts are hard to beat on vehicles where you can use them. I like magnets but most people with new cars don't want a scratch mark.

 

[W4KRR]

I currently have 3 Antenex antennas (scanner, dual band radio, CB) with the trunk grip on my 97 Crown Vic. I want something a little more low profile but I do not want to put holes in the body to do this. Any ideas?

Yes, and when I go grocery shopping, I want all my groceries in one bag, and I don't want the bag to be heavy.

Some things are difficult, at best. If you want an omlet, you have to break some eggs!

 

[VernM]

Low profile? Quarter wave verticals for all but the CB. There, nothing is better than anything. c<)>