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For a good fixed or hard mount, look st the Breedlove mounts. The 3" one hole mount works very well with the Sirio 5000 base load antenna or even the trucker one. They have a bunch of different mounts, and all are very well built and work well. I installed a Breedlove 3" one hole mount and a Sirio 5000 base load antenna. Mounted on an E350 work van. With a uniden 980 doing 8-10 watts on SSB, I could communicate with a base about 35 miles away consistently. Your mileage will vary depending on height of the vehicle and also how well you install things.
Also use good coax and connectors. And for bonding 1/2" braided ground will work. I used 1" for my exhaust, and 3/4" for most of the large body parts. 1/4"-1/2" on other parts. Good coax braid will work for small places where you may need something small in diameter as well.
Hope some of this helps. MOGVZ knows more about this stuff than I do, listen to what he tells you. I'm not saying IDK anything. Just not nearly as much as many here on the forums!!!

<blockquote data-quote="222DBFL" data-source="post: 579859" data-attributes="member: 36544">For a good fixed or hard mount, look st the Breedlove mounts.&nbsp; The 3&quot; one hole mount works very well with the Sirio 5000 base load antenna or even the trucker one.&nbsp; They have a bunch of different mounts, and all are very well built and work well.&nbsp; I installed a Breedlove 3&quot; one hole mount and a Sirio 5000 base load antenna.&nbsp; Mounted on an E350 work van.&nbsp; With a uniden 980 doing 8-10 watts on SSB, I could communicate with a base about 35 miles away consistently.&nbsp; Your mileage will vary depending on height of the vehicle and also how well you install things.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Also use good coax and connectors.&nbsp; And for bonding 1/2&quot;&nbsp; braided ground will work.&nbsp; I used 1&quot; for my exhaust, and 3/4&quot; for most of the large body parts. 1/4&quot;-1/2&quot; on other parts.&nbsp; Good coax braid will work for small places where you may need something small in diameter as well. &nbsp; &nbsp; Hope some of this helps.&nbsp; MOGVZ knows more about this stuff than I do, listen to what he tells you.&nbsp; I&#039;m not saying IDK anything. Just not nearly as much as many here on the forums!!!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="222DBFL, post: 579859, member: 36544"] For a good fixed or hard mount, look st the Breedlove mounts. The 3" one hole mount works very well with the Sirio 5000 base load antenna or even the trucker one. They have a bunch of different mounts, and all are very well built and work well. I installed a Breedlove 3" one hole mount and a Sirio 5000 base load antenna. Mounted on an E350 work van. With a uniden 980 doing 8-10 watts on SSB, I could communicate with a base about 35 miles away consistently. Your mileage will vary depending on height of the vehicle and also how well you install things. Also use good coax and connectors. And for bonding 1/2" braided ground will work. I used 1" for my exhaust, and 3/4" for most of the large body parts. 1/4"-1/2" on other parts. Good coax braid will work for small places where you may need something small in diameter as well. Hope some of this helps. MOGVZ knows more about this stuff than I do, listen to what he tells you. I'm not saying IDK anything. Just not nearly as much as many here on the forums!!! [/QUOTE]

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