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Just a hint about the screwdriver type antennas. They are all larger than whatever you may have dealt with before so count on having to have a large mounting bracket well secured to something. That typically means inside the bed of a pickup, so count on loosing a little of the usable room in that bed. If a 'head-ache' rack is really bolted down good, you could probably get away with using it for a mounting point. That "really bolted down good" means exactly that! All screwdriver antennas built up a lot of 'momentum' and 'torque' when a vehicle is moving, and they can definitely put a strain on the mount! Do it right the first time and you won't have to do it again later. Ask me how I found that out the hard way... or don't, it's embarrassing.
Really follow the manufacturer's instructions about powering a screwdriver antenna, and all the rest of their information. It save a lot of time and aggravation. A bucket of torroids seems to always come in handy to have too. You may not need them but then again, you might. And one 'hint' that is handy is that if you can see that coil from the mirror, marking spots on the side where the coil cover moves for the different bands is a very nice thing to do. Saves a lot of adjusting to start with.
That doesn't cover everything by a long shot, but it ought'a get you started.
- 'Doc

<blockquote data-quote="W5LZ" data-source="post: 394395" data-attributes="member: 129">Just a hint about the screwdriver type antennas.&nbsp; They are all larger than whatever you may have dealt with before so count on having to have a large mounting bracket well secured to something.&nbsp; That typically means inside the bed of a pickup, so count on loosing a little of the usable room in that bed.&nbsp; If a &#039;head-ache&#039; rack is really bolted down good, you could probably get away with using it for a mounting point.&nbsp; That &quot;really bolted down good&quot; means exactly that!&nbsp; All screwdriver antennas built up a lot of &#039;momentum&#039; and &#039;torque&#039; when a vehicle is moving, and they can definitely put a strain on the mount!&nbsp; Do it right the first time and you won&#039;t have to do it again later.&nbsp; Ask me how I found that out the hard way... or don&#039;t, it&#039;s embarrassing.Really follow the manufacturer&#039;s instructions about powering a screwdriver antenna, and all the rest of their information.&nbsp; It save a lot of time and aggravation.&nbsp; A bucket of torroids seems to always come in handy to have too.&nbsp; You may not need them but then again, you might.&nbsp; And one &#039;hint&#039; that is handy is that if you can see that coil from the mirror, marking spots on the side where the coil cover moves for the different bands is a very nice thing to do.&nbsp; Saves a lot of adjusting to start with.That doesn&#039;t cover everything by a long shot, but it ought&#039;a get you started.&nbsp;- &#039;Doc</blockquote>

[QUOTE="W5LZ, post: 394395, member: 129"] Just a hint about the screwdriver type antennas. They are all larger than whatever you may have dealt with before so count on having to have a large mounting bracket well secured to something. That typically means inside the bed of a pickup, so count on loosing a little of the usable room in that bed. If a 'head-ache' rack is really bolted down good, you could probably get away with using it for a mounting point. That "really bolted down good" means exactly that! All screwdriver antennas built up a lot of 'momentum' and 'torque' when a vehicle is moving, and they can definitely put a strain on the mount! Do it right the first time and you won't have to do it again later. Ask me how I found that out the hard way... or don't, it's embarrassing. Really follow the manufacturer's instructions about powering a screwdriver antenna, and all the rest of their information. It save a lot of time and aggravation. A bucket of torroids seems to always come in handy to have too. You may not need them but then again, you might. And one 'hint' that is handy is that if you can see that coil from the mirror, marking spots on the side where the coil cover moves for the different bands is a very nice thing to do. Saves a lot of adjusting to start with. That doesn't cover everything by a long shot, but it ought'a get you started. - 'Doc [/QUOTE]

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