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Introduction
Entering Garages
Automatic Car Wash
Installation
Where to Mount the Antenna
General
Motorola recommends that mobile antennas be located as follows:
Select a location for the antenna as near the center of the roof as possible. Probe the headlining with
your fingers to make sure that all points of obstruction are avoided.
Remove the antenna from the vehicle when entering a garage
to prevent damage to the vehicle and the antenna whip/ball
from damaging overhead light fixtures and garage doors.
Remove the entire antenna from the vehicle before entering
the automatic car wash to prevent damage to the antenna and
vehicle. The antenna mount contact must be wiped dry to
prevent moisture from damaging the contact.
Recommended Antenna Location
Standard Metal Passenger vehicles
Recommended Location
Standard metal passenger vehicles
Center roof or center trunk lid
Vans, pickups, and other light trucks
(metal roofs)
Center roof
Heavy duty equipment with metal roofs
(heavy duty trucks, semi-tractors, heavy
refuse trucks, cement mixer trucks)
Center cab roof
Specialty vehicles (such as T-roofs, sun
roofs, or convertibles)
Center trunk lid–recommended only for transmitter
output of less than 7 W.
Other vehicles
Contact your Motorola Field Technical
Representative.
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