Whistlepig

You think 300w is enough to worry about over exposure through the cab?

I understand the ground plane issues I am dealing with but do not have much of a choice, drilling a hole in the center of the cab is not going to happen and a magnet mount will not work out good for me. If it goes on the third break light it is going to have to be a shorter antenna, my truck is 7'2" tall so a 5 footer will be way top much up there. This is the issue I am in trying to figure out, a taller antenna on the bed rail or a shorted on third break light....in my mind the shorter on the break light mount would do better but not totally sure and hate the make a $400 gamble on it.

Thanks for the reply. One more question. DO you think mounting a 7900 on a bed rail close to the cab or doing something like a SSB1 on a third brake light mount would end being much different in TX/RX?

How durable is the 7900? Will it handle getting smacked by branches and the like?