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Lightbar Antennas
Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2003 7:20 am
by JAYMZ
Has anyone ever see one of these around? I have been noticing this company advertise in the Fire service publications and just this morning noticed it in the March/April issue of 911 Magazine.
They are peel and stick antennas that mount to the top of the lightbar domes... Seems a bit different than anything else out there. Just wondering of anyone knows how well (or not) they work.
Sti-Co Antennas
Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2003 7:30 am
by jcobb
Must be some kind of "thru the glass (plastic)" antenna if they are truly "peel 'n stick".
I have seen some mounted thru the metal speaker enclosure on the litebar for some earlier models, but they were 3/4" Motos.
Dunno - probably work as well as Antenna Specialists thru the glass. Wouldn't want to try to run any 100 watters thru them, though.
Jack
Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2003 8:22 am
by nmfire10
Something about mounting antennas on a strobe bar screams
R-F-I!!!!! 
Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2003 9:16 am
by 007
nmfire10 wrote:Something about mounting antennas on a strobe bar screams
R-F-I!!!!!
LMAO!!! Let anyone stupid enough to mount an antenna there find out the hard way!
On the FS Vector/Vision bars, there is a sticker on the bar that says "Do not mount antennas to the lightbar" or something similar.
Look at it this way: Everyone wants to come up with a new angle for sales, whether the OEM wants them to or not.
Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2003 10:29 am
by JAYMZ
I figure because of the lack of ground plane that they would suck for performance.... but for someone who doesn't want holes.... i dunno. If you drill one for the lightbar you might as well keep going for the antennas.
Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2003 1:29 pm
by jim
This has got to be three times as much work as placing them on the roof.....and they'll have a ground plane, too.