Magmount Antennas on an Aluminum Airstream?

[N2XBW]

On our recent trip from TX to NY I wanted to mount my computer's magnetic cell phone antenna and a magnetic Sirius Radio antenna to the roof of my '84 Excella 270 MH.

Now, we ALL know a magnet will not be attracted to the aluminum of our rigs, so what to do?

A quick trip to the hardware store and a 30 cent investment yeilded 2 large FENDER WASHERS. I simply asked for the largest they had and received two that were about 2 inches across.

I affixed DOUBLE SIDED FOAM TAPE to one entire side of each washer, then mounted them on the roof of the Excella. The mild steel in the washers provided enough attraction to keep the antennas in place for the entire trip.

The small wires I ran into the upper corner of the sliding passenger window and was able to close the window after gingerly allowing the wires for both antennas to get used to their bent condition.

The fenderwashers and their tape are invisible from the ground. All you notice are the the two neatly mounted antennas with small wires to the window corner.

It was CHEAP [like me], and it WORKS [not like me]!

Happy Trails!
John Wolfe
N2XBW