In practice I'm not so sure it's such a bad thing for it to not be permanently mounted on the roof because of the importance of avoiding obstructions. Imagine y

In practice I'm not so sure it's such a bad thing for it to not be permanently mounted on the roof because of the importance of avoiding obstructions. Imagine your campsite is under a tree, but there's a clearing 50 feet away. Though I did see one clever installation under a cover on a spare tire on the roof (for the round Dishy). You could leave it up there and pull it down as needed to avoid obstructions when parked. The cable would even coil up nicely in the tire.