Your idea sounds promising, Ray. I haven't used a ridge vent, but my current main stealth antenna is a piece of wire lying directly on the roof shingles along the roof ridge. I was concerned about the effects of rain/snow, but that hasn't been a problem. My wire is insulated, but occasionally gets completely buried in snow. Other than an occasional slight re-tuning from my ATU, seems to work equally well "wet or dry". Since you are using a remote ATU, I'd definitely give it a try.
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