so apparently my system needs more help... it has been decided that i need
to run a ground from the bracket to the body of the bus... right now the
only ground is via the co-ax sheath.

> > i removed a tie-down loop from the luggage rack on my westy and sandwiched
> > a piece of metal between the fiberglass and tie down. This metal has a
> > hole in it similar to option #3. I then snaked the wire through a drain
> > hole in the luggage rack to the front window of the pop top to the inside
> > of teh bus. Works great. I leave the antenna off except on road trips and
> > logging roads (where it is mandatory).