Tony_Alberta
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I'm thinking of attaching a mobile 5/8 dual band antenna, with a ground plane kit, to a bracket off of the rear ladder. Just low enough so the top is at about 13'. Put an angle on the bracket so it's an additional 6" from the back of the 5er so there's enough room for the ground plane kit without scraping. And out a foot or two so the ground plane kit won't interfer with climbinig the ladder. Then run 3' or 5' of coax into the 5er and attach the radio to the back wall of the 5er and run the cables to the remote head, mic, speaker etc. I'm single so what do I care if it looks a ibt ugly. 
Now I don't know much about scanner antennas and reception. I mostly just use the dual sided VHF/UHF radio for the local frequencies of interest. RCMP, etc. But I'm thinking maybe I'll get a scanner that's a bit better to use and maybe supports APCO,etc. So I'm thinking to myself why not just run a wire to the ladder on the rear of the 5er. Or is that dumb? Are there impedances that must be matched?
Now I don't know much about scanner antennas and reception. I mostly just use the dual sided VHF/UHF radio for the local frequencies of interest. RCMP, etc. But I'm thinking maybe I'll get a scanner that's a bit better to use and maybe supports APCO,etc. So I'm thinking to myself why not just run a wire to the ladder on the rear of the 5er. Or is that dumb? Are there impedances that must be matched?
