Yeah I get your point, On my CJ5 the whip is mounted on the back, and works well. A Grand Cherokee I used to have, I had one mounted on a bracket that went between the hood and fender.... BUT I have a hole to fill on the Tahoe *lol* so instead of adding additional holes, I might as well put an NMO mount there with a CB antenna. Maybe when I get a license I replace that antenna with something else and put the CB antenna elsewhere (if I still want it). I saw that K40 even makes 24" CB antennas (probably far from optimal) but could get an additional 48" one .. for when "out there".