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Ticketdealer
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I'm going to install an antenna with a ground plane tube on the lower portion (about 24 inches) Question; Is it OK to mount the antenna on the side of my motorhome with only the antenna portion sticking up above the roof ?
Just got us a TREK with the bed that raises up to the ceiling, don't even have to make the bed. Just be sure Cookie is out of it before hitting the switch that makes the bedroom disappear and the living room appear. JJ Sinclair
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Adominator
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That will work I guess, but will give a biased pattern if you have a metal roof.
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OscartheGrouch
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I just finished up installing the antenna with about half of the lower (ground plane) tube above the roof line. Got good field strength all around the antenna and a SWR of 1.7. Thanks to all that answered my question.
BTW, last year I had this same antenna mounted to the TV antenna in the motorhome. Sounded like a slick idea, just crank up the TV antenna and the VHF antenna was ready to go, or so I thoight. I found several cases of blanking with this arrangement. I believe the metel TV shaft that I clamped thr VHF antenna to, was blocking transmittion and reception on that side. My *stand alone* set-up has fixed this problem. Peace, JJ Sinclair
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