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Antenna's in grill
Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2007 3:50 pm
by firemedic4
I'm trying not to drill holes in my truck, Has anyone ever put antenna's in the grill . Thanks Bob
What does everyone think about decal antenna's ?
Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2007 4:13 pm
by tvsjr
Antennas in the grille? That's going to be exceedingly directional and generally sucky. Decal antennas are about as bad.
If you can't drill holes, look at L-bracketing something off the trunk or hood lips. Otherwise, man up and drill a hole.
Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2007 4:45 pm
by Bruce1807
I used bumper antennas but cant remember from who.
A quick search brings
http://www.licenseplateantenna.com
Of course you need a plastic bumper or it wont work.
We used them on spook vehicles on 800 Mhz and they worked great.
Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2007 1:35 am
by HLA
you could try the stick on glass mount cell phone look alikes, i put them on dea cars all the time. if you use a 3db gain one it should make up for the loss thru the glass.
Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2007 1:43 am
by bellersley
Up here in the white north, a popular place for disguise antennas is a thick-metal NMO mount upside down in the rear near the bumper. This is for an agency on UHF, so the antennas aren't all that big. It has pretty crappy range, but this is for VIP/Executive protection on simplex, so we're only talking about 1000ft distances.
You might try looking at a Comprod or Sti-Co hidden antenna, they work very well.
Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2007 4:49 am
by firemedic4
thanks to all for your help....
Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2007 1:56 pm
by Will
They also make a coupler and cable assembley that replaces your factory AM/FM rod antenna. Jeff Cherry is the contact there at Western Mobile.
Bruce1807 wrote:snip>
on spook vehicles.
WHAT????
Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2007 3:03 pm
by Bruce1807
James Bond types!
Sorry if it was misinterpreted.
Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2007 1:47 am
by OCSD117
I use trunk lip mount antennas and they work well...NO HOLES
Glass Mount
Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2007 4:55 am
by Whatever1
For a glass mount that will handle 100 watts try Stico in Orchard Park, NY
Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2007 6:33 pm
by thebigphish
wow, talk about a window defroster!
Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2007 6:52 pm
by High_order1
dude......
just do it. It's not truly yours until you put the first couple of holes in it...
Sorry, lost my train of thought. (good teevee for once.) All those other mounts are for people who need stealth over effective radiation pattern. Or are on a lease program... lol
Unless you are in a good coverage area, and don't ever plan on being ever on the fringes, best bet is to pop a hole in it.
-Shawn
Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2007 10:15 pm
by EPC_1111
Your best bet would be an OEM replacement antenna. Motorola warns to pump no more than 10 (ten) watts through a glassmount.
Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2007 5:23 am
by firemedic4
Well Guy's i made holes after all.. Just a few less then my other truck but the radios work great... Thanks for all your input and help..
Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 10:40 pm
by Res168cue
swiss cheese again huh???
Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 12:23 pm
by firemedic4
Nope just 3 holes not 8 again...