[cinci]

Phil,

During the trip to Michigan the H2 in front of me had a medium whip similar to the one that is pictured with a magnet mount base. I had purchased a magnet mount with a metal antenna and a spring mount inadvertently. While the H2 in front of me kept getting his antenna knocked off mine didn't have any problems.

The reason that I mentioned this is that I was looking at the exact same mount as a permanent install, based on your previous posts. This made me think that with a permanent mount I would want some type of a spring mount.

The CB was a requirement for this trip since all of the Hummers were communicating over the CB.
Folding the antenna down would not have been an option due to the reduced reception range and not always having the time to stop and fold it down prior to going under the branches.

However, this may not be necessary or advantageous in other situations.

Thanks,
David
Black H2