a tech question:
tempted to go with mag mount on roof. Except that I have a permanently mounted Kaymar Tradesman roof rack with mesh floor (steel?) which may be an issue.
Would it be OK to put the mag mount on the rack so that either the rack mesh floor or the roof under would be the ground plane for a 1/4 wave -if that's even possible?
Or would it be better if I stick the mount on the roof and stick it through the mesh? Then there would be a chunk of antenna between the mesh and the roof, which may be an issue if it's a short 1/4 wave antenna for the 2m?
tempted to go with mag mount on roof. Except that I have a permanently mounted Kaymar Tradesman roof rack with mesh floor (steel?) which may be an issue.
Would it be OK to put the mag mount on the rack so that either the rack mesh floor or the roof under would be the ground plane for a 1/4 wave -if that's even possible?
Or would it be better if I stick the mount on the roof and stick it through the mesh? Then there would be a chunk of antenna between the mesh and the roof, which may be an issue if it's a short 1/4 wave antenna for the 2m?