Mounting assembly for mounting antenna to vehicle

A mounting assembly in combination with a vehicle and mounting an antenna to a roof of the vehicle, the assembly comprising:

• a mounting plate including a mounting pad for mounting the antenna to the mounting plate;
• at least one bracket to which the mounting plate is mounted, each bracket for being mounted to the roof of the vehicle,
• wherein each bracket is an angle-bracket and has a horizontal portion to which the mounting plate is mounted and a vertical portion for attaching the angle-bracket to a generally vertical surface of the vehicle,
• wherein the vehicle has utility compartments along either side thereof which in combination define a service well within which is stored service equipment movable therefrom, and
• wherein each angle-bracket is positioned on an inboard vertical surface of a utility compartment and adjacent the service well, with the horizontal portion thereof extending away from the service well such that the mounting plate mounted thereto resides generally above the utility compartment and out of the way of movement of the stored service equipment.