I have a K40 (and K40 radio) and compared to others it is vastly superior.
Unfortunately, I cannot mount it to my Westy, since there is no flat metal
surface to attach it to.  (No "ground plane).  On a non-Westy Vanagon it
would be the ultimate set-up for reception/transmission.  The height maybe
an issue, though, since the whip is about 5' long.  However, one *really*
nice feature of the K40 is that the antenna and coil can be removed from the
mount in about 2 seconds.  (It uses a "bayonet" mount like older SLR camera
lenses).

my $0.02 worth...

Brent Christensen
'89 GL Syncro Westy
Santa Barbara, CA

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
Of Anthony L. Mourkas
Sent: Monday, November 29, 1999 10:59 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: CB Antenna purchasing advice

I stopped by Dysart's Truck Stop on Thanksgiving day (all stores over
5,000sq ft closed in Maine by law, ayuh!) to try to locate some small
fasteners for some Vanagon maintenance chores.  Wandering through the
extensive CB department I looked at several magnetic mount antennas for
my 87 Syncro.

One was a short (14" or so) thick flexible black spiral wound shaft sold
under the "Diesel" brand for $17, the other two were thin silver metal
shafts of about 30" in length sold by Wilson and K40 for $30 and $34.

While the short one would look somewhat better, would fit under overhangs
and drivethroughs better, and is cheaper, I suspect that it would not
perform as well as the other two.  Any thoughts or personal
recommendations on how the above three might perform would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Tony

Anthony L. Mourkas
Hampden, Maine, USA
1984 Vanagon Westfalia
1987 Vanagon GL Syncro
1991 Jetta Eco Diesel