I have heard that with a fiberglass pop-top there isn't a sufficient
ground plane to make a vehicle-mounted antenna work well. But perhaps I
am mistaken.

--
Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
KG6RCR
1984 Westfalia, auto trans,
Bend, Ore.

On 06/10/2013 03:06 PM, Stuart Fedak wrote:
> I am looking for recommendations from those who have installed a
> VHF/UHF antenna on their Vanagon.  I am considering using the Diamond
> K-400 trunk mount, and placing it on the rear door.  Will this leave
> enough room for opening the rear door, and will it interfere with the
> pop-top?
>
> I will be using either a Diamond dual band 2m/70 cm or a tri-band
> 6m/2m/70 cm  antenna
>
> Your suggestions would be appreciated.
>
> Stuart VE3SMF
>
> Sent from my electronic umbilicus
>