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Thanks for all the feedback. Unfortunately, I tried the suggested Comet Lip mount near the front fender of the jeep. and it did not provide any additional reception. For the record I'm still getting the best reception from my 6db MXTA26 antenna. Really disappointed with the 7.5db Grand Vista antenna from midland. I thought the length would give me better reception, not worse. Any other suggestions? Should I try running some kind of ground wire from the mount to the chassis?

Here is a picture of my current setup:

So yesterday I was going on a Jeep ride event and had the top off. Tried the larger antenna with a mag mount on my security enclosed in the back. The enclosed is even with the top of the tub. Seemed like I might get a bit better performance with it. Problem is that halfway to my first stop, my magnetic mount let go and the antenna fell over on the tailgate. Might try a tailgate mount before I give up on it. But so far the MXTA26 is just better all around. Really bummed I spent $160 on this monstrosity. Haha

Thanks for the feedback. My Jeep is a 2017. The antenna is currently mounted and sticks out to the side of the hood. So this may just be a ground plane issue. I have a metal enclosure in my "trunk" area. Tomorrow I'm stripping the jeep down and I'll use my magnetic mount back there to see if it helps with performance but this area is only useful if the top is removed from the jeep. I don't really want to mound to the center of the hood and jeep roofs are not metal so that won't work . This might just be as good as it gets. If that's the case, I might return this antenna as the MXTA26 is the better choice.

Hello everyone, I've been experimenting with a few different antennas for my midland 50w micro mobile. I live in rural southern IL and I'm between NOAA weather stations and my closest repeater is over 60 miles away. Many mornings I can pick up the repeater but mid day it becomes more challenging. I'm assuming it has something to do with the atmosphere. So I started looking for better antennas to increase the sensitivity and make the most out of the 50W radio. I first tried the 3db ghost antenna with just a bit of success over stock. Then I went with Midland's MXTA26 6dB antenna and that improved things quite a bit. I still receive choppy NOAA weather and Occasional use of the repeater. I was hoping the new longer 7.5dB "Grand Vista" antenna would offer more improvements but I was a bit disappointed. It is actually slightly worse than the 6db. I have tried all of the antennas in the same mounting position, a bracket by the a-pillar / ditch light on my Jeep. Maybe a different location is needed to maximize the benefits of the longer antenna. I'm new to all of this, so any advice is appreciated. Thanks!