UHF Antenna mounted to Windscreen

Is it a mobile phone antenna-on-windscreen typr or the radio antenna stuck-flush on-windscreen type??

Mike,
An on glass antenna works ok but is really a compromise as they do not have the gain or efficiency of a good ground independent "gain" antenna.
For my money GME"s AE4018K1 mounted on the bullbar is good value and at 4.5db gain gives a good performance in both flat and hilly country at a reasonable cost.
Another contender is RF Industries CD5000 which is a rated at 5db.

Whats that saying " All oils aint oils"?

Cheer
Bob L

Utemad
For your information the AE4018K1 IS 4.5db and not 6.5db as you obviously believe. The elevated section, choke or whatever you want to call it has no gain characteristics but is there to provide a decent groundplane in order for the antennna to work efficiently and provide 360 degree coverage. The whip would work just the same mounted in the centre of the roof.
The purpose of the spring should be obvious.
RFI claim 6.5db for their cd5000 but there again it is all in the whip and not the elevated feed portion.

Sorry if I sound a bit steamed up but I have been involved with Uhf for years and like to think I know what I'm talking about.

Cheers Bob L

Mike

I have just returned from a trip to the Red Centre with a mate who has (had) a glass mount antenna fitted to his late 95 Range Rover (he claimed their was no other way to fit an antenna to the Rangie) for his GME TX3400.

Both the radio and the antenna were installed by a well known communications firm in Adelaide.

Long story short, the Rangie missed the first half of the trip due to suspension failure and so came up the Stuart Highway a week later. All bitumen.

Lost the antenna on the way up due to wind!!!! Useless TX3400 from then on, no antenna. Would love to have seen the result on the corregations of the Old Ghan Track! Both on the antenna and the Rangie.

Hope that helps.