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Thanks for the suggestions. I have the magmount on now and will get a piece of clear plastic from home depot this week. Just have to keep check on it, but I can't bring myself to drill a hole in my truck.

Question about mag mount antennas. I have one that I have had for several years but don't use. It's a K-40 and it seems to draw the color out of the paint. It's not from grit being under it, but the paint will get dull it appears if I run it for any length of time. Is this common. That's the...

Master Chief on the wire that is exposed on the antenna. Do you cover it up on top side of where the PL 259 screws on. I will use coax seal on the PL 259 but was wondering about the top section that is exposed to the weather. Thanks.

Thanks for everyone the help with the antenna setup. I followed your assembly instructions Master Chief and I have a 1.2 swr on channel 20 with just a little fine tuning to have it even from channel 40 to channel 1. This on a pole just 12 foot off the ground. The ground radials are 2 piece and...

I got a Maco 5/8 delivered for $84.00 from electronic service center. http://www.escelkin.com/

Thanks for all the help. I should be getting the antenna and tripod within a week and will post how it works out after I get the antenna up and tuned.

I wish I could get the 10-K also. However due to health issues I can't swing the price of the 10-K. I have been of about 12 weeks now and will return to work soon. But I will have to be back off work sometime down the line for treatment again. This is about all I can do money wise. About the...

After reading some of the problems with the Imax 2000(fiberglass tip splintering) I am looking at a Maco V5/8. Are these easy to tune and would it make any difference whether it's on a tripod or mast other than running a wire to a ground pole. The height would be about the same. Thanks for the...