[ke0me]

Pretty much decided to go with a little tarheel II antenna for the RV.

Considering mounting a fiberglass/PVC pole on back of 5er (I have lots of support points-ladder, bike rack) to allow the bottom of the antenna to be just above the roof line.

5er construction is aluminum framing, fiberglass and foam bonded panel walls. I assume, although I cant find any on line info, that the roof trusses have some aluminum in them also.

So, where would be the best place to try and develop an RF ground plane for the antenna. NOTE: I say ground plane as I think I need to create an image for the "missing half" of the antenna, so hope that is the correct term.

I have read the K0BG website, and I'm trying to see where I can attach the braids required to bond the frame work of the trailer to the antenna.

The tarheel manual doesn't really cover ground plane requirements
I think a couple of you have screwdriver type antennas, so any help is appreciated.

PS - mounting the antenna on the truck is not planned at this time, just want to operate as MP (mobile parked).