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I mounted my 4/80 so the coil would clear the top and yet stay under fourteen feet from the antenna tip to the ground.
I mounted my 4/80 so the coil would clear the top and yet stay under fourteen feet from the antenna tip to the ground.
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The antenna base is built using a stainless steel plate one eighth inch thick, four inches high and seven inches long.  Welded to this is a heavy piece of three inch stainless angle cut two and one half inches long. I added a one and one half inch solid copper strap to lower RF resistance.
The antenna base is built using a stainless steel plate one eighth inch thick, four inches high and seven inches long. Welded to this is a heavy piece of three inch stainless angle cut two and one half inches long. I added a one and one half inch solid copper strap to lower RF resistance.
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The stainless plate is very strong and fits in the groove between the truck body and the tail gate.
The stainless plate is very strong and fits in the groove between the truck body and the tail gate.
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