Almost nmo'd
I wanted to eliminate the mag-mounts (11m & uhf/vhf) and their cables. Part of the reason was to put a Comet SBB7 58" dual-band, and I needed a beefier mounting solution. Could have put in a five-inch magnet but thought this was my big chance to finally put a hole in my truck's roof.
Even got XYL's permission to put two holes, one for each antenna. It wasn't too difficult, she's practical, she remembered I had knocked a mag-mount antenna off the roof and banged the side of the truck a couple of times. And I showed her info from K0BG's website on safety and where unattached things go in a crash (wherever they want, and where you most don't want them to).
Then, at a hamfest, decided to go instead with door mounts like the Diamond K-400. One on each rear door, mounted solid and grounded well. Looks great, works great, and no problem with the SBB7's length. Easy to fold-over or remove antennas from their nmo mounts on the door brackets for low parking situations.
My first post, just found this site from WA6CDE.
See you down the road,
Jim
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