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I'm sorry. ID10T alert LOL! Didn't read the heading of the post. Too early I suspect!! At any rate. The IMAX 2000 from what I have seen likes to be up at least 20ft, if you can get more then have at it. You might want to look into the tripod mounts. They aren't too expensive and I believe they make a 30ft one. Will have to check out the EBay. Like I said I've never done static mobile with an external antenna, but I understand the reasoning. Space is becoming an issue in a lot of places!!! What were you planing to use?? There are some nice looking fiberglass tripod mounts on eBay for about $200 USD. Don't know how well they are constructed. But they are 29ft. Which would be well high enough for the IMAX 2000 to work I would think. Even at 20-25ft you will do okay. A local here has one on a fence post mounted about 20ft off the ground and he gets out just fine. Locally I know he can talk 50-100 miles depending on the conditions, and he gets his named called when he shoots dx. So something is working. I would think getting the abtenna as far away from the vehicle and any other obstructions that may affect the antenna from below or even at or near the antenna. A nice open field if possible, or an area about 50-75ft square. Not sure how limited your space is and I could be way off base, but with a base station antenna, or any antenna for that matter the less obstructions under the antenna the better. May not apply to vehicles totally but most of it does. People getting near your vehicle or opening a door while you are talking can definitely make a change. And from what I have seen base antennas seem to work the best with nothing around them or even in proximity to them. Metal porch roof, metal on top of chimney, trees within 10ft. Things like this seem to affect the base antennas the most other than getting them up as high as possible. Again, not sure how high you're planning on using it at, but 20ft would be my minimum height if possible. Closer to 36ft the better. If your budget allows, check into the tripod type mounts like the military uses. Might cost a bit, but I would think they set up rather quickly. Again, hope something out of the text wall helps, and have a good day man.

<blockquote data-quote="222DBFL" data-source="post: 532157" data-attributes="member: 36544"><p>I&#039;m sorry.&nbsp; ID10T alert LOL!&nbsp; Didn&#039;t read the heading of the post.&nbsp; Too early I suspect!!&nbsp; At any rate.&nbsp; The IMAX 2000 from what I have seen likes to be up at least 20ft, if you can get more then have at it.&nbsp; You might want to look into the tripod mounts.&nbsp; They aren&#039;t too expensive and I believe they make a 30ft one.&nbsp; Will have to check out the EBay. Like I said I&#039;ve never done static mobile with an external antenna, but I understand the reasoning.&nbsp; Space is becoming an issue in a lot of places!!!&nbsp; What were you planing to use??&nbsp; There are some nice looking fiberglass tripod mounts on eBay for about $200 USD.&nbsp; Don&#039;t know how well they are constructed.&nbsp; But they are 29ft.&nbsp; Which would be well high enough for the IMAX 2000 to work I would think.&nbsp; Even at 20-25ft you will do okay.&nbsp; A local here has one on a fence post mounted about 20ft off the ground and he gets out just fine. Locally I know he can talk 50-100 miles depending on the conditions, and he gets his named called when he shoots dx.&nbsp; So something is working.&nbsp; I would think getting the abtenna as far away from the vehicle and any other obstructions that may affect the antenna from below or even at or near the antenna. A nice open field if possible, or an area about 50-75ft square. Not sure how limited your space is and I could be way off base, but with a base station antenna,&nbsp; or any antenna for that matter the less obstructions under the antenna the better.&nbsp; May not apply to vehicles totally but most of it does.&nbsp; People getting near your vehicle or opening a door while you are talking can definitely make a change.&nbsp; And from what I have seen base antennas seem to work the best with nothing around them or even in proximity to them.&nbsp; Metal porch roof, metal on top of chimney, trees within 10ft.&nbsp; Things like this seem to affect the base antennas the most other than getting them up as high as possible.&nbsp; Again, not sure how high you&#039;re planning on using it at, but 20ft would be my minimum height if possible.&nbsp; Closer to 36ft the better.&nbsp; If your budget allows, check into the tripod type mounts like the military uses.&nbsp; Might cost a bit, but I would think they set up rather quickly.&nbsp; Again, hope something out of the text wall helps, and have a good day man.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="222DBFL, post: 532157, member: 36544"] I'm sorry. ID10T alert LOL! Didn't read the heading of the post. Too early I suspect!! At any rate. The IMAX 2000 from what I have seen likes to be up at least 20ft, if you can get more then have at it. You might want to look into the tripod mounts. They aren't too expensive and I believe they make a 30ft one. Will have to check out the EBay. Like I said I've never done static mobile with an external antenna, but I understand the reasoning. Space is becoming an issue in a lot of places!!! What were you planing to use?? There are some nice looking fiberglass tripod mounts on eBay for about $200 USD. Don't know how well they are constructed. But they are 29ft. Which would be well high enough for the IMAX 2000 to work I would think. Even at 20-25ft you will do okay. A local here has one on a fence post mounted about 20ft off the ground and he gets out just fine. Locally I know he can talk 50-100 miles depending on the conditions, and he gets his named called when he shoots dx. So something is working. I would think getting the abtenna as far away from the vehicle and any other obstructions that may affect the antenna from below or even at or near the antenna. A nice open field if possible, or an area about 50-75ft square. Not sure how limited your space is and I could be way off base, but with a base station antenna, or any antenna for that matter the less obstructions under the antenna the better. May not apply to vehicles totally but most of it does. People getting near your vehicle or opening a door while you are talking can definitely make a change. And from what I have seen base antennas seem to work the best with nothing around them or even in proximity to them. Metal porch roof, metal on top of chimney, trees within 10ft. Things like this seem to affect the base antennas the most other than getting them up as high as possible. Again, not sure how high you're planning on using it at, but 20ft would be my minimum height if possible. Closer to 36ft the better. If your budget allows, check into the tripod type mounts like the military uses. Might cost a bit, but I would think they set up rather quickly. Again, hope something out of the text wall helps, and have a good day man. [/QUOTE]

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