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| GREENI Member Since: 22 Aug 2010 Location: staffs Posts: 10383  
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I made a mount that bolted into existing holes on the inner edge of the wing, coming under the bonnet and out, with that I worked South America !
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10th Apr 2016 6:18pm |
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| Romadog Member Since: 07 Jul 2011 Location: Powys Posts: 1749 |
On my Bowler 100 I used a mirror clamp on a rear bumperette with the firestick antenna I have.
http://www.thunderpole.co.uk/mirror-bar-mo...t-kit.html http://www.thunderpole.co.uk/medium-cb-ant...k-4ft.html |
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10th Apr 2016 6:41pm |
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| Penguin Member Since: 08 Dec 2014 Location: Tienen Posts: 247  
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on top of the wing. (If you have checker plates on them) 28/02 - Loss of a good friend...
In a time of chimpanzees, I was a penguin. |
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10th Apr 2016 6:57pm |
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| jst Member Since: 14 Jan 2008 Location: Taunton Posts: 8059  
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thanks so far guys.
How does top of the wing work range wise compared to say on the rear tub above VRN? anyone done any comparisons? Cheers James 110 2012 XS Utility 130 2011 M57 bespoke Camper 90 2010 Hardtop 90 M57 1988 Hardtop |
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10th Apr 2016 7:19pm |
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| dnorrishill Member Since: 15 Jul 2011 Location: Hampshire Posts: 615  
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If you have a puma bonnet they are steel and you use a standard mag mount..
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10th Apr 2016 8:07pm |
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| JWL Member Since: 26 Oct 2011 Location: Hereford Posts: 3443 
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Here's an idea, might not be of taste but it will work. I used to have a 110 truck cab and a cb, inside the Ifor Williams canopy I stuck an old magnet off an old mag mount on the underside of the Ifor top then used a mag mounted aerial on the top, just make sure that the magnets attract
If you can clip a plate on the underside of the tilt to the hoop then you're laughing with a magnet underneath, it's impressive to those that don't know when you can swing a magnetic mounted aerial up in the general direction of the magnet underneath and it just stays there just like magic! I fitted another magnet to enable me to put a magnetic flashing beacon on top for when I was escorting oversize farm kit. |
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10th Apr 2016 9:55pm |
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| GSLRO Member Since: 13 May 2012 Location: Tyne and Wear Posts: 499 
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How about removing the land rover radio wing top mounted antenna and fitting your cb antenna with a splitter box?
http://www.thunderpole.co.uk/switches-filt...itter.html Adventure isn't paved! |
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12th Apr 2016 7:13pm |
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| Cupboard Member Since: 21 Mar 2014 Location: Suffolk Posts: 2971 
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Hey that's a good idea, my CB antenna is good but my radio antenna is pants. I wonder if they work as well as they claim.
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12th Apr 2016 8:21pm |
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| jst Member Since: 14 Jan 2008 Location: Taunton Posts: 8059
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All Great ideas, still pondering. Like the metal plate idea, just not convinced on mag mounts for range compared to body mounts. Cheers
James 110 2012 XS Utility 130 2011 M57 bespoke Camper 90 2010 Hardtop 90 M57 1988 Hardtop |
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13th Apr 2016 7:48am |
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| JWL Member Since: 26 Oct 2011 Location: Hereford Posts: 3443
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The one thing with the magnet to magnet through the tilt idea is that it does really need a physical earth, thinking back I put an earth wire where the aerial attaches to the magnet and taped it to the coax and attached it to the first available earth point.
It's worth it to see poeple trying to work out how a magnet can stay on a non magnetic surface |
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13th Apr 2016 8:38am |
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| dgardel Member Since: 30 Nov 2008 Location: Veneto (Heart & Head) Posts: 3586 
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I'm used to use a magnetic base on Puma (steel) bonnet....... Discovery 5 td6 HSE Stornoway Gray Outback Engineering Limited Edition
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13th Apr 2016 12:44pm |
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| Bps Member Since: 14 Feb 2016 Location: Lancashire Posts: 833
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Ffr mount? Thats what I'm going to use along with the fm splitter as someone previously suggested
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13th Apr 2016 1:54pm |
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| mikeh501 Member Since: 07 Jan 2013 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 1142
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Mine lives here. It does my FM radio too with a splitter box.
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13th Apr 2016 3:56pm |
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| Loz2286 Member Since: 31 Aug 2015 Location: High Wycombe Posts: 121
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Not heard about these splitter boxes before. I like the idea. Is this what you mean?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Zetagi-CB-FM-DX2...SwxH1UHXAB 1999 Td5 110 CSW 1961 Series 2 88 LPG |
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25th Apr 2016 4:26pm |
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