Mobile Antenna Farm And Triple Magnet Mount Review, Nightmare Radio Car 

Inflation has gone crazy. I'm glad I got my radio stuff before things became scarce and/or expensive.

Some people may think it looks ridiculous, but some of us just dont' care. Or just really like the reception!

Mercury. Grand Marquis. About the same as a Ford Crown Victoria.

I've torn one of these apart after it had problems with some small corrosion, and putting in a replacement coax should be a simple enough job.

Use rg213u excellent performance. I won't go back. Only downside is it isn't as flexible..

Haven't had a short yet. Everything has been working fine, and the few times I've unscrewed my antennas from the mounts, there have been no signs of problems on the connectors. So far as radio function, they run just fine. If there is an issue, if you take the pads off the magnets themselves they might scratch the paint. Even if you don't take off the pads, the mounts might hold enough water and dirt against the pain to discolor or damage it.

They can scratch the roof of a car, and have done some scratching when moving them from vehicle to vehicle. I took the rubber mounts off for better hold, though. But the rubber boots can get damaged as well, and lead to potential scratching even with them on. A single magnet or a permanent hole in the roof might be your best option if keeping your paint in good condition is extremely important. I own old vehicles that i own outright. A few roof scratches don't bother me too much, especially with faded paint on old things like this that are 36+ years old. I can take the risk, but it might not always be right for everyone.

Shortening the cable is certainly an option. I prefer simply rolling and coiling the extra cable from the mounts. One advantage of magnet mounts is that I can pull up the mounts and put them in different places on the car. Or I can switch them from vehicle to vehicle. It means I have the extra length to play with if I want to move them, trim them tight and you limit your future options. There is often a few ways to coil, or place the extra cable under or behind something.

@@kingduckford Gracias y saludos desde Andorra !

I did a quick review of two antennas, but I know I should start making videos again. I'll get back on that.

Absolutely. Lowered CB noise by about 2 S units, and generally "cleaned up" the general noise. I have since put them on every CB, and every Ham coax I have into my vehicle or my shack. Depending on your location and noise, your mileage may vary, but it certainly works.

@@kingduckford thanks for that... Noise has got worse since neighbour installed solar and a huge inverter.

@@AndrewSparkfish Good luck! Just remember, there are limits to everything, and chokes can only relieve so much of the noise.

Waving back from snowy ND

I was almost able to talk to Russia last night on the Ham radio. As conditions get better, international stuff is looking good. But I think the secret agency stuff is a bit harder to get into than you think.

A lot of brute force. I suppose some people would find the task requiring leverage or a second person to help, and sometimes the job is absolutely difficult. Grab the base of the antenna as a lever and just keep pulling till it gives.

@@kingduckford I'm thinking a good size adjustable wrench on the plate section would be some good leverage.😀😀