Anyone in a new Cascadia with the hidden antenna?

I know this really dates me as being older than dirt, but does anyone else remember the 3 element electronically switched non directional and beam CB antennas for base stations from the early middle 70s? Those had a counterpoise element beneath each radiating element, it was part of the directional ability but the counterpoise pulled the signal down as well, from what I remember. It wascalled a Super-scanner and I used 1 for a few years there after1975.

I have thought about dropping a grounded element down to do that with the truck, but I really haven't had much issue, the hinges are right there next to the mounting of the mirror, and tied into the frame, so the grounding may be good enough.

Atmospheric conditions make day to day tweaking a crap shoot anyway.

 

One of our teams put coil antennas on to prevent ice breakage from this, for me, the wind pushes that 7 footer out and back and it hasn't hit the cab except maybe once that I remember, but I have to get something on it to keep ice from building up on it soon, or go to a shorter whip. Or both.