Thanks for posting! Would love to see a follow up video showing how well the antenna works in that location. I know it would be semi-subjective, but would like to hear how it compares to the other location(s) you’ve had a GMRS antenna mounted.
For my Xterra this Midland ghost antenna is what I am thinking of purchasing. At present on the Xterra is a GMRS whip antenna about 15" long. Each time I drive out or in the garage and entering lower ceiling parking garages, and the like, I must remove and reconnect the antenna; it becomes annoying. Some videos demonstrate it having good range and clarity, other videos demonstrate its poor range and much static. Thus, which to believe. Regarding your install, it would have been helpful seeing how you placed the antenna feedline down the windshield. Most folks do not have a snorkel to hide the feedline, which I believe you did. What other solutions could you provide for hiding the feedline? 2:25 oops, you are not utilizing you are using. The word utilize is not a fancy word for the word use nor the proper grammatical replacement for the word use. When something is utilized, it is being used for other than its intended use and what it was designed for. Think of a chair, it is designed for folks to use it to sit upon, however the same chair may also be utilized as a step stool which is not what it was designed for. English is a strange language.
My antenna cable is just ran down the rain channel on the side of my windshield. If you don't really care about looks like myself you can just run it down the windshield and into the engine bay. Another option would be drilling a hole in the roof to run the cable into the cable which I think is a little excessive.
On every NMO mount I've installed, the o-ring on the brass nut faces down against the bracket or body panel. A good practice is to apply a thin coat of silicone grease (NOT RTV sealer) to the o-ring and to both sets of the brass threads.
I was not aware of that, it didn’t make sense to me for it to be face down because I didn’t understand why you need to water proof the connection on the bottom it made more sense to protect the antenna. Do you know why the o-ring faces down?
@@FortuneTacoAZ That style of connector was originally designed, and still widely used, to mount antennas through roofs and trunk lids of cars and trucks. The o-ring seals the under side from water ingress. Think first responder vehicles.There is a separate, flat gasket to seal the antenna on those installations. You probably also saw (I did) wrench flats on the part you put down used to tighten the nut with a tool. Hope that helps.
Thanks for posting! Would love to see a follow up video showing how well the antenna works in that location. I know it would be semi-subjective, but would like to hear how it compares to the other location(s) you’ve had a GMRS antenna mounted.
I like that idea I can make a video talking about it
For my Xterra this Midland ghost antenna is what I am thinking of purchasing. At present on the Xterra is a GMRS whip antenna about 15" long. Each time I drive out or in the garage and entering lower ceiling parking garages, and the like, I must remove and reconnect the antenna; it becomes annoying. Some videos demonstrate it having good range and clarity, other videos demonstrate its poor range and much static. Thus, which to believe. Regarding your install, it would have been helpful seeing how you placed the antenna feedline down the windshield. Most folks do not have a snorkel to hide the feedline, which I believe you did. What other solutions could you provide for hiding the feedline?
2:25 oops, you are not utilizing you are using. The word utilize is not a fancy word for the word use nor the proper grammatical replacement for the word use. When something is utilized, it is being used for other than its intended use and what it was designed for. Think of a chair, it is designed for folks to use it to sit upon, however the same chair may also be utilized as a step stool which is not what it was designed for. English is a strange language.
My antenna cable is just ran down the rain channel on the side of my windshield. If you don't really care about looks like myself you can just run it down the windshield and into the engine bay. Another option would be drilling a hole in the roof to run the cable into the cable which I think is a little excessive.
On every NMO mount I've installed, the o-ring on the brass nut faces down against the bracket or body panel. A good practice is to apply a thin coat of silicone grease (NOT RTV sealer) to the o-ring and to both sets of the brass threads.
Yeah, NMO nut was installed upside down.
I was not aware of that, it didn’t make sense to me for it to be face down because I didn’t understand why you need to water proof the connection on the bottom it made more sense to protect the antenna. Do you know why the o-ring faces down?
@@FortuneTacoAZ That style of connector was originally designed, and still widely used, to mount antennas through roofs and trunk lids of cars and trucks. The o-ring seals the under side from water ingress. Think first responder vehicles.There is a separate, flat gasket to seal the antenna on those installations. You probably also saw (I did) wrench flats on the part you put down used to tighten the nut with a tool. Hope that helps.
@@EB1156 that makes sense! I appreciate you taking the time to explain it to me and not be rude about it like I know people love to do.
Iam looking for more information on this post there. On this video
@@EdwardVanNatta what information are you looking for?
For your bracket which size did you get 3/8 or 3/4?
@@TheRealJimmy831 the 3/8 hole is perfect for the antenna