[aprssig] I'm gonna drill....

[Charles Doughtie]

Be sure of your surface, what you are drilling into,
etc. I did not know that my 1997 Grand Marquis had
an aluminum trunk lid until after I had already
begun the operation. I should have been tipped off
when I used a punch to ding my start point, but there
was no turning back then. I had to accept a less
massive antenna and the cleanup magnet was useless.

de Charlie, N5EXY
South Suburban Greater Hutto, Texas 

--- Steve Slay <snslay at swbell.net> wrote:

> Lay down some masking tape in the area you plan to
> drill.
> Mark for your hole and then drill right through the
> tape.
> 
> Also, a magnet is useful for removing the metal
> shavings without scratching 
> the paint.
> 
> Steve Slay
> KC5MVY
> Where am I now?  http://tinyurl.com/cqoyb
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> Try this one http://tinyurl.com/i3ni
> "Only two things are infinite, the universe and
> human stupidity, and I'm not 
> sure about the
> former."    Albert Einstein
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "David Rush" <yahoo at davidarush.com>
> To: "TAPR APRS Mailing List"
> <aprssig at lists.tapr.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2006 4:16 PM
> Subject: [aprssig] I'm gonna drill....
> 
> 
> >I need to do an antenna install for a tracker (see,
> it's APRS-related), and 
> >I'm tired of mucking around.  I've ordered an NMO
> mount and a hole saw, and 
> >the target vehicle has a nice, big, flat roof (and
> it's even made of metal, 
> >steel even).
> >
> > Any tips on installing it?  I'm particularly
> concerned about doing 
> > whatever possible to ward off rust, including from
> the inside, so I don't 
> > want to leave any unprotected bare steel, if
> possible, even on the inside.
> >
> > Tips?  Suggestions?
> >
> > David, ky7dr
> >
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