windshield antenna

[W5RGP]

are they worth a crap?
I drive a semi and cant find a good place for mag mount cab is all fiberglas
thinking of athrough the windshield antenna just looking for some feedback

thanks

 

[mmckenna]

They'll work in a pinch, but you can't install them if there is any of the metal film tinting in the window.

Have you considered a mirror bracket mount?

 

[W5RGP]

They'll work in a pinch, but you can't install them if there is any of the metal film tinting in the window.

Have you considered a mirror bracket mount?

I wish I could find a mirror mount everything I have seen is magnet
any hints on a mirror mount brand?

only bracket mounts I have found are base station

 

[W8RMH]

I wish I could find a mirror mount everything I have seen is magnet
any hints on a mirror mount brand?

only bracket mounts I have found are base station

Mirror Bracket Mounts : The Antenna Farm :: , Your Two Way Radio Source!

 

[mmckenna]

^^^ there ya' go ^^^

Get one of those mirror mount brackets, an NMO mount with the correct flavor connector on the end for your scanner, and take your pick of the wide selection of NMO mount antennas.

Just keep as much separation between the scanner antenna and any other antennas on the mirror (CB, Two way, etc) as you can.

 

[W5RGP]

Mirror Bracket Mounts : The Antenna Farm :: , Your Two Way Radio Source!

cant get page to load cant even get to the main page of The Antenna Farm :: , Your Two Way Radio Source!

 

[W8RMH]

cant get page to load cant even get to the main page of The Antenna Farm :: , Your Two Way Radio Source!

I just tried it, works for me. Try this one.

http://www.theantennafarm.com/catalog/

 

[LtDoc]

I think you have several options. The 'best' (using that term very 'loosely') would be if you can drill a hole in that fiberglass roof. This is for receiving only so no metal "groundplane" is really needed, receivers just aren't that 'picky'. Then there are who-knows-how-many mirror mounts available. It's basically just a way of bolting an antenna to that mirror. A large gob of glue of some kind would probably work too, sort of. Are there any other antennas on that truck that aren't being used? You might try one of them too.
Have fun.
- 'Doc

 

[W5RGP]

I just tried it, works for me. Try this one.

http://www.theantennafarm.com/catalog/

Yea working now must have been a Verizon data problem of some sorts

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[jfhtm350]

Have you considered buying an 18 foot whip, cutting it down to size, and mounting it like a cb antenna on the mirror mount.

I dont know what kind of truck you have but what I always done was run a ground from the metal on the mirror mount to either a ground on the door frame or back to the ground on the cb power ground lug. I have fixed many swr problems like that for cb's. Thats what I would do If I was still driving and wanted to do that.

 

[jfhtm350]

You will use the cb coax to go to the scanner and then have an adapter for a bnc connection at the scanner. I have this setup on my pickup truck and it works good. Radio Shack sells the adapter.

 

[W5RGP]

Does anyone know if this GPS would work with the 996xt

http://www.theantennafarm.com/catal...e=product_info&cPath=264_939&products_id=3355

Looks like a good setup if I could use it

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[bee]

Are scanners legal, in a "semi"?

 

[Jimru]

Are scanners legal, in a "semi"?

Depends upon the laws of the state the truck is driving through.

Here's a place to start for more info:

http://www.afn.org/~afn09444/scanlaws/

 

[W5RGP]

Are scanners legal, in a "semi"?

There is no federal law against them also mine is mounted in sleeper area not up front I don't use it while driving just for being nosey while sitting at shipper's and receiver's

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[abbadabbado]

thru the window ant

i use thru the window passenger side rear window i live 35 miles north of tampa fl. 2009 ford explorer. my 996t works very well i can pick up systems as far as 20 to 30 miles convential an 800 trunking the rear winders are tinted very black. i see or have no issues with tinting or thru the glass mount

 

[W5RGP]

i use thru the window passenger side rear window i live 35 miles north of tampa fl. 2009 ford explorer. my 996t works very well i can pick up systems as far as 20 to 30 miles convential an 800 trunking the rear winders are tinted very black. i see or have no issues with tinting or thru the glass mount

Was wondering about the tint I may try one anyway then in the upper bunk area windows that would get the antenna above the truck height just gotta make sure I don't go above 13'6"

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[W5RGP]

Anyone know a decent place around Ontario california to get a nmo antenna