Antenna-saver Mount, 12 V Power Distribution Strip, and Auto Power on Tap

摘要

Mounting a vertical antenna on a truck can be a real challenge, because until now there just wasn't any good location to mount it. Mounting it to the bed wasn't a good option because most of today's truck beds are insulated from the frame. If you mounted the antenna vertically, you stood a good chance of breaking it off on a low-hanging tree. Alternately, you could take it down and remount it every time you wanted to use it, but this is inconvenient. Mounting it to the bumper would interfere with the tailgate or load-ing/unloading activity. After some consideration, I came up with this simple and relatively inexpensive solution (see Figure 1).