That's a great question. I don't have an answer, but it reminds me of when I had a CB installed in my little truck like 30 years ago. I thought the way to go was to get a super long whip mounted on the back bumper cuz I thought the popular roof mounted ones were half-measures. That's when the installer dude informed me that the whip is just the visible part. It has to make contact with the vehicle frame, thereby making the entire vehicle AND the whip the operative antenna. I was like 🤯.
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Reply to comment by Famous_Bit_5119 in Been in every car I’ve had since 1986. by 710dabner
That's a great question. I don't have an answer, but it reminds me of when I had a CB installed in my little truck like 30 years ago. I thought the way to go was to get a super long whip mounted on the back bumper cuz I thought the popular roof mounted ones were half-measures. That's when the installer dude informed me that the whip is just the visible part. It has to make contact with the vehicle frame, thereby making the entire vehicle AND the whip the operative antenna. I was like 🤯.