The antennas are a problem, the truck is pretty tall and I can't pop much on the roof or I won't be unable to squeeze into the 6'8" parking structures that are common. My AM/FM antenna hits as it is so it's tight due to the height of the truck.
I have a Glass mount Antenna from Larsen (Dual Band) and would need one on each side of the truck, and it would look like something that says "RADIOS ARE IN CAR, PLEASE BREAK IN". They wouldn't get much but would likely mess up my ride. Also the larson dual band glass mounts are taller then the roof, but I think would survive the dragging under the parking structure but hard to say depending on how high I mount them on the windows. This is my fall back.
My idea for a hidden antenna would be to run a copper tape window antenna. I have seen a few folks that have tried them for stealth condo antennas but figured it might work for mobile work too. Basically make a 1/4 wave antenna with ground plane taped to the each of the side windows. I know it will be far from ideal and much lower gain then unity, but I'm willing to give up some performance for 'stealthy-ness' The use will be mostly for local repeaters all of which could be hit with a 5w HT.
I also have a Maxrad UHF low profile antenna and was also thinking about trying one in the back doors on the truck (They are fiberglass). Would have to do a ground plane but not at all sure about the fiberglass and the radiating pattern which would be horrible.
Any other interesting ideas besides mag mounts and pulling antenna's in?
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Sandy