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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mike5511, post: 4206272, member: 65148&quot;]<span style="color: #333333"><b>UPDATE:&nbsp; </b>copied this from a post I made on another thread:&nbsp; I will post a picture also, if I remember to take one next time I drive.</span></p><p><span style="color: #333333"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333">I&#039;ve posted this in several different threads, including one I started, if you want to check them out. But I&#039;ll go ahead and tell you that after trying several types of antennas, here is what you can do to make it work: </span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #333333">Get a 7ft, top loaded, fiberglass whip. SkipShooter, Firestick, etc. Mount it on a mirror mount perch that are now readily available. The perch is about 6ft off the ground + a 7ft antenna and still under 13&#039;6&quot;. Run a good quality coax to your radio. I used 9ft because that is about the right length and I already had one made up. (There is a rubber grommet on the fire wall you can run the coax thru to keep from going thru the door....I slip seat so I just run mine thru the door). </span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #333333">I also stabilized the antenna with a piece of Lexan 1/4 inch thick. (what motorcycle windshields are made of...won&#039;t shatter, non conductive). The antenna flops around too much because of the wind turbulence on these trucks and their flimsy design. (nothing is made like it used to be!) I drilled a hole in the Lexan and put a rubber grommet in the hole (got grommet from NAPA after searching several other places for one that would fit. The hole was about 11/16, i.d. of grommet is 1/2&quot;....antenna is about 3/8&quot;.) You could use a piece of hose zip tied to the antenna where it goes thru the lexan as well. Just something to protect it from wear at that point.</span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #333333">I fastened the Lexan to the top of the mirror with a pair of needle nose vice grips. I slipped a piece of rubber hose over the jaw that makes contact with the Lexan so I wouldn&#039;t damage the Lexan. I stood the antenna straight up, no lean at all. This set up results in a perfect SWR reading over at least 80 channels (that is all I checked) and transmits and receives as good as any set up I&#039;ve ever had on a truck. CAUTION: DON&#039;T DRIVE THRU A AUTOMATICE TRUCK WASH WITHOUT REMOVING THE ANTENNA! </span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #333333">This doesn&#039;t cost much to do, and works great. I promise you will love the performance of this set up. I&#039;ve used this on three different trucks with the same results. No ground wires used. Oh yeah VERY IMPORTANT; remove the factory antenna, if present, behind the driver&#039;s door. It will cause the SWR to go up because of its close proximity to your new antenna. </span></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="5"><b><span style="color: #333333">CASCADIA ANTENNA PROBLEM SOLVED!!!!!</span></b></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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