Ham Antenna Where?

[k1hog]

I have 2004 Roadtrek 200 Popular, for now I plan on using a mag mount antenna on the hood, however I have not found a route from the hood inside for the coax.

Any ideas, for the coax or other antenna options?

Thanks
Johnnie

[MobileCabin]

Johnnie,

I just use a HT while driving with a window mount antenna. Then when I camp I use a battery powered "base" station connected to an end-fed antenna that I hang in the trees or a spider pole.

Pat

[RAA357]

I have this homemade mount on my spare tire
mount. Have a 144/440 antenna on it that is connected to a Yaesu FT7900. I change out the 144/440 antenna for a Alpha Antenna Systems
HF antenna when we are at camping spot for 2 or more days to operate on HF with a Kenwood TS2000.

Bob
W4RAA

[rvsprinterguy]

I use a hood-attached nmo type antenna mount, and ran the coax through a grommet in the firewall. I have a T1N Sprinter and had no trouble at all finding a route for the coax. If you have a different vehicle, your experience may differ.

[k1hog]

I have 2004 Roadtrek 200 Popular.

Thanks

[rvsprinterguy]

I found my way through the firewall by looking from the inside, near the brake and accelerator pedals, and found several unused through-holes blocked with rubber plugs. I guess you had no such luck?,

[patgearty]

Nice to see ham radio on this forum! I’m not familiar with your 2004 Roadtrek 200 Popular so I’ll not try to address your question directly. Cable routes can be found or made!
I will share how I enjoy ham radio in my Leisure Travel Class B. I participate in Parks On The Air (POTA) and only operate stationary mobile. I’ve made 4,000 contacts working 50 states and 40 countries in the past 2 years while traveling and camping. See attached photos and my QRZ bio.

73 de WØYES Pat

[k1hog]

W0YES

Nice rig.

73's
k1hog

[Chief P]

Hi there fellow Ham. I only have a dual band 2 meter 70 cm rig set up in the van (Leisure Travel Van Free Flight). I have a bracket that I mounted to the inside lip of the front fender. It's actually a CB antenna bracket so I had to drill out the hole a little to fit an NMO mount. From there followed by a Browning antenna. I ran the coax down the engine compartment, through the fire wall and into the cab. I tried a thousand different temporary mounts, mag mounts and antenna's but this is the one that works the best for me. This is when a full metal roof versus fiberglass would be wonderful.



Anyway, Good luck
73's
KE0TAQ

[aangelis7]

i got a cb radio for my 1995 pleasureway and had the same issue. I tried to put the antenna a lot of places. The windshield antenna isn't particularly strong. I'm not sure the shape of your antenna, but what worked best for me was to lay it horizontally in the back of a large, long cabinet that sits above the cockpit. I did look at setting it right next to the radio antenna, but the shop I went to did not prefer that option.

[mloganusda]

Not a Ham operator but have used a CB from 1960 to present. I mounted my ground plane CB antenna on my ProMaster MH on the passenger mirror and ran the cable thru the passenger door opening. Works great and mounted the CB under the steering wheel in the small cubby by cutting a hole for the power cord and cable.

MLogan
Smyrna, TN

[phantomjock]

CQ -

Has anyone tried (I'm thinking of it - maybe) to pull the Winegard Coax and repurpose the mount that is already on the roof? I guess could just run an external lead to it as well, but a bit more elegant to have the wire and antenna permanently mounted and ready to raise once at site. I have an 8 foot marine HF antenna I want to try out and that would be an interesting location.

73s KF4JQB.

Cheers - Jim