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If at all possible, don't use a magnet mount. Get a hard mount and drill a hole. Breedlove is the way I would go as far as a mount. They make a very nice 3" one hole mount that is very well made and probably won't cost much more than a magnet mount that will require constant maintaining. JMO.
There are other companies that make hard mounts, but Breedlove has been a very solid and quality one that I have installed on a few vans and trucks. You get what you pay for, and with that said, I don't think you'll find another mount that is better than the Breedlove mounts. Again, JMHO. Also you may want to consider a more base loaded coil antenna like the regular Wilson 5000 or a Sirio performer 5000. With your mini van, you have lots of room up top and that is a good thing. Some may disagree with me on this, but I have installed more than one of the Sirio performer 5000 antennas and the 3" Breedlove mount and everyone tuned very well. Right now I use a Sirio performer 5000 and the 3" Breedlove mount on a Ford E350 work van coupled with LMR240 and using the uniden bearcat 980, I am able to consistently obtain 25-35 miles of distance with just a stock radio that I have the power on SSB tuned back to 8 watts or so. Same on AM, 2 watt dead key and about 8 watts pep. I don't use AM much at all so I can't say the actual distance it would be, but on SSB, like I said, 25+ miles is not an issue as long as the band permits. If the DX were heavy, my RX and TX distance would be a bit different I'm sure. But overall, I don't have an issue getting back to base stations @ 25-35 miles away just using the radio without any amp in line.
Hope this helps. Good luck with whatever you decide. Just remember to take your time and be safe!!

<blockquote data-quote="222DBFL" data-source="post: 559034" data-attributes="member: 36544">If at all possible, don&#039;t use a magnet mount.&nbsp; Get a hard mount and drill a hole.&nbsp; Breedlove is the way I would go as far as a mount.&nbsp; They make a very nice 3&quot; one hole mount that is very well made and probably won&#039;t cost much more than a magnet mount that will require constant maintaining.&nbsp; JMO.&nbsp; There are other companies that make hard mounts, but Breedlove has been a very solid and quality one that I have installed on a few vans and trucks.&nbsp; You get what you pay for, and with that said, I don&#039;t think you&#039;ll find another mount that is better than the Breedlove mounts.&nbsp; Again, JMHO.&nbsp; Also you may want to consider a more base loaded coil antenna like the regular Wilson 5000 or a Sirio performer 5000.&nbsp; With your mini van, you have lots of room up top and that is a good thing.&nbsp; Some may disagree with me on this, but I have installed more than one of the Sirio performer 5000 antennas and the 3&quot; Breedlove mount and everyone tuned very well.&nbsp; Right now I use a Sirio performer 5000 and the 3&quot; Breedlove mount on a Ford E350 work van coupled with LMR240 and using the uniden bearcat 980, I am able to consistently obtain 25-35 miles of distance with just a stock radio that I have the power on SSB tuned back to 8 watts or so.&nbsp; Same on AM, 2 watt dead key and about 8 watts pep. I don&#039;t use AM much at all so I can&#039;t say the actual distance it would be, but on SSB, like I said, 25+ miles is not an issue as long as the band permits.&nbsp; If the DX were heavy, my RX and TX distance would be a bit different I&#039;m sure. But overall, I don&#039;t have an issue getting back to base stations @ 25-35 miles away just using the radio without any amp in line.&nbsp; Hope this helps.&nbsp; Good luck with whatever you decide.&nbsp; Just remember to take your time and be safe!!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="222DBFL, post: 559034, member: 36544"] If at all possible, don't use a magnet mount. Get a hard mount and drill a hole. Breedlove is the way I would go as far as a mount. They make a very nice 3" one hole mount that is very well made and probably won't cost much more than a magnet mount that will require constant maintaining. JMO. There are other companies that make hard mounts, but Breedlove has been a very solid and quality one that I have installed on a few vans and trucks. You get what you pay for, and with that said, I don't think you'll find another mount that is better than the Breedlove mounts. Again, JMHO. Also you may want to consider a more base loaded coil antenna like the regular Wilson 5000 or a Sirio performer 5000. With your mini van, you have lots of room up top and that is a good thing. Some may disagree with me on this, but I have installed more than one of the Sirio performer 5000 antennas and the 3" Breedlove mount and everyone tuned very well. Right now I use a Sirio performer 5000 and the 3" Breedlove mount on a Ford E350 work van coupled with LMR240 and using the uniden bearcat 980, I am able to consistently obtain 25-35 miles of distance with just a stock radio that I have the power on SSB tuned back to 8 watts or so. Same on AM, 2 watt dead key and about 8 watts pep. I don't use AM much at all so I can't say the actual distance it would be, but on SSB, like I said, 25+ miles is not an issue as long as the band permits. If the DX were heavy, my RX and TX distance would be a bit different I'm sure. But overall, I don't have an issue getting back to base stations @ 25-35 miles away just using the radio without any amp in line. Hope this helps. Good luck with whatever you decide. Just remember to take your time and be safe!! [/QUOTE]

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