How flexible is this antenna? Could I mount it on my bumper or rear light and bend it over the vehicle's roof when not in use?
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Wouldn't really think it's long enough to worry about it . But only whip part is flexible. Great antenna tho talked to California from Ohio in a galaxy mobile hooked up correctly it sure will talk
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You can wrap this thing around in circles. That said, you will want to mount on some Metal so that you have a ground. Most rear lights are plastic. I have this on my 2013 JK and I used the poison spider bracket that uses the existing holes from the OEM tire Carrier, (note that particular mount does not work well if using the tire carrier.) I get great reception and transmission out of this antennae. It is a very tall antennae, however I no longer need to worry about tree limbs while on the trails. Frankly, unless parking in a garage you shouldn't even need to bend it out of the way. Now, the only flexible part is the whip though. You have 20 inches of Rigidity before the actual whip. After that you could do pretty much anything. You'll need probably around 25 inches of space before you need the bend because where it first connects it's still going to be fairly rigid a few inches.
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Could do that ..but have to consider the only that is flexible is the top part. Could may end up doin some time no prob ..but over time that top bend ..who knows how it would send n receive if it did get a little bend in it. Hope the helps!
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The antenna is a small light weight antenna and doesn't take much to mount. In my case, I purchased a roof mount tripod and it serves the purpose very well. The antenna is made so that it is easy to adapt, you can use a gable or chimney mount, if your in an apartment, they make a clamp on mount for the handrail on your deck and so on. As for the best way, on top of your roof up high enough to clear other buildings will give you best range. Now you didn't say which antenna you have, if you have the "rubber duckie" that plugs into the back of the unit, I had mine sitting on a shelf in my den and it covered my whole property no problem.
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James...I just installed this on the ceiling of my party bus. It mounts easily and bends very easily as the metal is not very thick. I used a large diameter pipe vs. a knee or by hand when I bent it. I found I got a smoother bend with that method.
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It bends the antenna. After about a year and a half of use, my antenna broke off.
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This antenna is tuneable with an swr power meter, mine is near the max for my cb, 31inches base to tip on the roof of my suv
335442
Mounted on roof should work great just aim correctly to get best signal. Install like any other large antenna. Its light weight for its size. Having flat terrain should work even better.
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I have had this antenna on my jeep now for a couple of months and it does NOT hit the jeep when on the highway. It is actually fairly rigid. Hope this helps.
980400
You can purchase a magnetic mount that bolts to the base of this antenna. It is a very strong magnet and worth the money.
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This antenna requires a ground plane, so you couldn't use it attached directly to the radio. You can however mount this antenna on a metal vehicle like a car or truck, and run a coax cable to the radio. For more info on these see the manufacturers website.
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I currently have this antenna on a spring, and the spring hooked up to a mirror mount...i drilled the 2 holes and sandwiched my rear quarter panel between the 2 halves. This survived a pretty rough off road trip and i was able to communicate with someone i couldnt even see. Work amazingly.
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This is a magnet mount mobile antenna, the metal body of the vehicle becomes the "ground plane" for this antenna. Although, if you have a metal roof on a shed or your house you could mount the antenna on it.
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While I have no personal knowledge, an internet search of other vendor sites show that some people do use it for that purpose with good results. Mine is connected to my roof top antenna.
78806
The antenna comes with a bracket and U-bolts. You can mount it on a pole or whatever the bolts will fit. I use mine in the RV, so have a wooden base with with a two foot piece of two inch diameter pipe mounted to it. The antenna is passive. Connect to phone input or amplifier. No external power is needed.
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You will be able to bend it with out any problem. If you are thinking that the sun shinning thru the window will charge the light you may be disapointed because a lot of glass filters out uv light. Im not saying it wont work but its somthing to consider. I have two of thease on my garage out side and i like them. Good luck
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This antenna is a "universal" fit item. It is NOT specific to any particular vehicle. If you have a suitable, relatively flat mounting surface, you can probably use it.
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I have mine mounted outside now for better reception. I used a little silicone to mount it outside a window.
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My RV antenna folds down to be flat with the roof, this one doesn't fold. Also this one is full of cheap plastic and I doubt it would would take the 70MPH driving down the highway with a 15 MPH head wind. Try campingworld.com for true RV antennas