AJ3- Thanks for the update. My 4runner is my daily driver so I would like as long of a range as possible.

Roger- My mount currently is in the same position as yours, just mounted a little differently. I used to run a full quarter wave on it but that was dangerous. I was running a 54" antenna that got ripped off by my garage door.

Broderick- I think if I wasn't a tech everything you said would have been over my head. I gotcha though.

I will be ordering a firestick II on line since nobody in the DC area seems to carry them. I would put a quarter wave back on except I remember the extreme wipping action on Kephart.