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I was curious if anyone has an amateur radio in their cabrio, and if so, how was the antenna mounting handled? Just something I thought of recently...
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I'm not a ham.... but a few folks are now mounting CB whips on their tow hooks on the rear, using a mirror mount, with good results. No idea how well this will work for your rig. Only other option I've heard is a glass-mount antenna on the windshield.
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I'm not a ham.... but a few folks are now mounting CB whips on their tow hooks on the rear, using a mirror mount, with good results. No idea how well this will work for your rig. Only other option I've heard is a glass-mount antenna on the windshield.
Do you know if that affects the PDC?
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Yep... PDC goes nuts when in reverse with the tow hook mount on. Only downside I've found to it.... but don't know of a better option... and unplugging the offending PDC sensors isn't an option - that will yield a continuous tone, too.
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Hi, Just found the thread. I have a lot of ham gear in my cabrio. A hi Q bug catcher mounted on the rear tow hook. A mast stabelizer on a bracket that bolts inside the trunk lip. The 2 meter and 440 ant is on a matching bracket on the other vertical lip of the trunk door. All bolts are inside the door so no holes will show when all is removed. I am also running 500 watts to an ameritron. All equipment is in the trunk well over the battery. W5IG is my call, good luck. Storm chaser. LEE
