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Not all that important to have a groundplane with a mag mount as it still does not get a sufficient ground to the body. <br><br>A mag mount would do the trick fine. <br><br>Or you could build a box for the radio and battery to sit in and connect an aerial with an artificial ground plane.<br><br>Hope that makes sense<br><br>Brendan<br><br>> Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2009 10:14:41 +1300<br>> From: gary@flightpath.co.nz<br>> To: thelist@radiowiki.org.n<br>> Subject: [TheList] non vehicle non handheld fleetlink ?<br>> <br>> We've identified a need for someone who will be dropped off to work <br>> (i.e. no vehicle) for 3 or 4 hours at a time in various out of the way <br>> places to have a fleetlink radio. They'll be in pretty ropey signal <br>> areas at times so we don't think a handheld will cut it.<br>> <br>> Giving them a proper vehicle radio isn't a problem, a car battery to <br>> power it is easily done, can anyone give sage advice about an aerial ?<br>> <br>> My own knowledge in this area can be summed up as "mag mount aerials <br>> work a lot better with a large metal object e.g. a car under them". I <br>> remember many moons ago our radio expert used to duct tape a baking tray <br>> to the roof of our fibreglass campervan to stick the aerial to, would <br>> something that simple do the trick ?<br>> <br>> Thanks<br>> Gary<br>> <br>> _______________________________________________<br>> TheList mailing list<br>> TheList@radiowiki.org.nz<br>> http://radiowiki.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/thelist_radiowiki.org.nz<br> <br /><hr />New Windows 7: Simplify what you do everyday. <a href='http://windows.microsoft.com/shop' target='_new'>Find the right PC for you.</a></body>
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