Tom,
I highly recommend a Hirschmann bumper mount for XM and cellular.  It goes behind the bumper and is attached to metal.  I found them on eBay for about $25. I like the fact that you can't see it and it works great.

dylan

Tom Forhan <fourwdvw@YAHOO.COM> wrote: I bought a cheap XM radio kit that -not mentioned in
the specs - comes with a portable magnetic mount
ground plane type antenna. Not exactly a perfect match
for a Westy.

Just sitting up there, stuck onto one of the luggage
rack tiedowns, it does seem to work in my driveway,
but I am sure its not optimal. Would reception be
better if it was mounted on the steel roof, but inside
the fiberglass?

We are leaving on a road trip Friday, and I consider
the installation experimental, so I don't want to
spring from a $100 marine antenna, at least not yet.

Opinions? BTDT?

Thanks

Tom F.

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