<DIV>I use a glass-mount dual band antenna with good success. It's actually mounted near the bottom of the window, to keep the top of the antenna below the 6'4" height of the garage I park in at work.</DIV>
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<DIV>Paul, W2PI (-7)<BR><BR>----- Original Message -----<BR>From: Chris Kantarjiev <CAK@DIMEBANK.COM><BR>Date: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 2:12 pm<BR>Subject: [aprssig] mobile antenna for D7?<BR>To: aprssig@lists.tapr.org<BR><BR>> I'll ask this on the D7 list as well, but I think I'll get a more<BR>> useful response here. <BR>> <BR>> I'm revisiting my antenna choice for my vehicles. I've been <BR>> using a <BR>> couple of different mag mount antennas which are very flexible. That's<BR>> nice from a stealth point of view (they're pretty much invisible),<BR>> but the flex causes enough frequency shift that the D7 doesn't<BR>> decode most packets while in motion.<BR>> <BR>> I'm giving up on mag mounts, and will probably use a Diamond K600<BR>> trunk lid mount. The question, then, is what antenna to attach <BR>> to it.<BR>> <BR>> On another vehicle, I'm probably stuck with a through-glass antenna,<BR>> though I'm not sure of that yet.<BR>> <BR>> I'd really like to hear from folks that have had good luck with <BR>> a mobile D7.<BR>> <BR>> Thanks!<BR>> <BR>> 73 de chris K6DBG<BR>> <BR>> _______________________________________________<BR>> aprssig mailing list<BR>> aprssig@lists.tapr.org<BR>> https://lists.tapr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/aprssig<BR>> </DIV>