Anyone using a VHF fender mount with a chevy?

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Anyone using a VHF fender mount with a chevy?

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Anyone running 50watts or more with a late model chevy truck and a fender mount antenna? I know my last truck didn't like the 100 watts out VHF of an x9000 (temp setup) on a lip mount antenna...

Thinking about a dual band VHF/UHF Sti-Co http://www.sti-co.com/fmd.asp running 50 (maybe 100) watts VHF, and maybe 100 watts UHF with a 2004 Chevy with the V8. Just all the new trucks (or anything else) is using the computer to run everything these days.
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Cant help you on the lip mount, but I was running 100watt VHF from an MCS2000 using the Sti-Co dual band on my 2004 Suburban w/o any issues.
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That works. This is going to be on a 2004 Avalanche... My 97 Suburban didn't like it.

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I drive a Pontiac Grand Prix GTP (I forget if that's GM or Chevy)....

Running 50w out on a VHF Lip and a UHF and 800 NMO generates a buzzing noise on the speaker. (800/900 TX is at 15w, though)
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Running a CDM1550 VHF at 50 Watts through a VHF 1/4 Wave on the front left fender of my 2004 Silveraod and works just fine.
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My suburban has the premium sound system, the truck has the LT trim package so it has pretty much everything. All of the sti-co's that I have used or installed tend to cut out the am/fm when the VHF is transmitting but it has never affected the radio itself in a damaging way
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Outstanding. That's what I wanted to hear. I have the LT/Z71 package, and just want to double check. Nothing sucks more after spending money and having to rewire..
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I never had any problems on my 99 GMC sierra, when running 100 watt VHF Maratrac with a fender mounted 5/8 wave.
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