What I recall about these mobile telephones (at least in NJ when I lived there) was that they didn't put quarter-wave VHF whips on roof or trunk but used a genuine coaxial dipole on about a 2 foot long mast installed on a fender. I guess they felt that a better way.
--John --- On Fri, 8/21/09, Joe <k1ike_m...@snet.net> wrote: From: Joe <k1ike_m...@snet.net> Subject: [Repeater-Builder] OT:THE MOBILE TELEPHONE To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Date: Friday, August 21, 2009, 5:37 PM http://www.wb6nvh.. com/Carphone. htm This is from another list. It is an interesting trip down memory lane about the evolution of the mobile telephone. 73, Joe K1ike