Like I said, for the short distances I've ever used mine at and without it ever being tuned, it works fine mounted on the bed rail. Theres a little triangle welded on the inside corner of the bed. I have a black 4ft Firestik fiberglass antenna. Can kinda see where above the passenger tailight:

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