New member, going for my Technician license next week and I wanted to ask this before I do something dumb. This post might belong in the "equipment" section, sorry if it's misplaced.
Basically, I'm thinking about starting out with a 50W mobile dual (maybe tri) band radio for several reasons that don't much matter. The problem is how to mount the antenna to the vehicle.
I don't want a magnet or suction cup mount. I tried that with CB on a previous vehicle and we get just enough dust and rain here that it destroyed the paint under the mount in about a year. I just rebuilt this car and had it repainted so I'd rather put a few discrete holes in it with stainless sheet metal screws and then treat the holes rather than wreck the paint on the roof.
The problem is that this particular vehicle, a 1997 Jeep Cherokee, isn't the easiest thing to find mounts for. However, I know that there are a few CB mounts from companies like Firestik of the type I'm looking for that will mount under the hood and snake up and around between the fender and the hood so the antenna can be on the passenger or driver's side front of the car, slight off to the side which is how I prefer to mount my antennas anyway.
So, the question is, will a CB mount work with a dual or triband antenna? Provided that it's grounded properly I can't see a problem but I'd rather ask and look dumb before damaging a radio or punching holes in the car rather than ask after I've created a problem for myself. So, does such a mount 1. not cause problems for a dual/triband antenna and, of equal importance, does the hole in a CB antenna mount work with a dual/tri band antenna or will it require modification to the mount?
Thanks.
Basically, I'm thinking about starting out with a 50W mobile dual (maybe tri) band radio for several reasons that don't much matter. The problem is how to mount the antenna to the vehicle.
I don't want a magnet or suction cup mount. I tried that with CB on a previous vehicle and we get just enough dust and rain here that it destroyed the paint under the mount in about a year. I just rebuilt this car and had it repainted so I'd rather put a few discrete holes in it with stainless sheet metal screws and then treat the holes rather than wreck the paint on the roof.
The problem is that this particular vehicle, a 1997 Jeep Cherokee, isn't the easiest thing to find mounts for. However, I know that there are a few CB mounts from companies like Firestik of the type I'm looking for that will mount under the hood and snake up and around between the fender and the hood so the antenna can be on the passenger or driver's side front of the car, slight off to the side which is how I prefer to mount my antennas anyway.
So, the question is, will a CB mount work with a dual or triband antenna? Provided that it's grounded properly I can't see a problem but I'd rather ask and look dumb before damaging a radio or punching holes in the car rather than ask after I've created a problem for myself. So, does such a mount 1. not cause problems for a dual/triband antenna and, of equal importance, does the hole in a CB antenna mount work with a dual/tri band antenna or will it require modification to the mount?
Thanks.