antenna on a small car
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antenna on a small car
putting a base loaded, trunk lip mount style, on a small car(kia) and wondering if a firestick type would be better, as the trunk lid is so small and back window is so large, plus the antenna is leaned back about 20* ,seems like there is not enough groundplane forward. also dont want to drill any holes. what do you think could work better?
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On a trunk mount I would use a center load antenna like the Hustler HQ27, the load essentially puts more signal at or above the roof line. The plus it a much better than a FireStik.
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I agree - also a Firestick is going to look sort of ugly because of its thickness
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Get a Sirio Performer 5000 with the trunk lip mount...It has a swivel base so you can tilt the antenna so it's not leaning backwards....
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yea thats kinda what i started thinking, especially getting it tilted fwd. thanks guys 
