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wa8yxm
Mar 17, 2018Explorer III
What band and what body style?
HF antennas the Screwdrive on a rear mount (YOu may need to do somne custom metal work)
VHF.UHF let me tell you how I once mounted a CB antenna on a car without drilling ANY holes.
First cable routed through the firewall using existin grommet.
Then I had a bracket shaped kind of like the following
. .__
__! Disregard the periods they are space holders,
The two flat pieces had holes drilledm the bottomn one matched the diamater of a fender mnounting boltm the top one the antenna mnount. IT was bolted on using an EXISTING fender mount bolt so the upright camne up between fender and hood cable exited engine conmpartment next to bracket (no pinching that way) and .. Well you can figure out the rest, .
HF antennas the Screwdrive on a rear mount (YOu may need to do somne custom metal work)
VHF.UHF let me tell you how I once mounted a CB antenna on a car without drilling ANY holes.
First cable routed through the firewall using existin grommet.
Then I had a bracket shaped kind of like the following
. .__
__! Disregard the periods they are space holders,
The two flat pieces had holes drilledm the bottomn one matched the diamater of a fender mnounting boltm the top one the antenna mnount. IT was bolted on using an EXISTING fender mount bolt so the upright camne up between fender and hood cable exited engine conmpartment next to bracket (no pinching that way) and .. Well you can figure out the rest, .
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