ham radio mount on '11 and up Ford Super Duty?

johndeerefarmer wrote:

Gdetrailer wrote:
I fabricated a mount for my Dual band (2/440hz) antenna using the truck bed stake pocket. Made the mount low enough to allow me replace the plastic cover if I need to remove the antenna for any reason.

I also added a spring to the mount since the antenna is about 48" long and it hits our garage doors goin in and out.. The spring allows the antenna to move without breaking off..

I had a fabricated mount on my old truck on the inside of the bed rail up by the cab. I want a tonneau cover for this one so can't go that route.

Thanks

Sounds to me like your gonna have to go with a mag mount on roof or some sort of front or rear bumper mount.

If it is a soft cover with velcro or snaps you could easily still use the stake pocket by simply passing a metal bracket out the side between the cover and bed rail or even in the front of the bed.

A hard cover, you could drill through the cover and use a NMO mount..

Plenty of ways, just need to be a bit creative to get where you need to go.