I have a similar setup with the hitch mount and everything but as for
the mast I just went to Home Depot and purchased some EMT with the
correct ID to fit over the vertical section on my hitch mount. All
those antennas should fit fine on the 10' mast. However, I would
suggest that you go with a 4x stack for 70cm if you can find room for
them on the mast. If not, you could do like I did and purchase a quad
mag mount and stacking kit for your 2m loops and put them on the hood of
your car. Then the 6m loop and the 4x stack for 70cm can go on your
mast in the back.
73 Matt
W5LL
JT Croteau wrote:
> Will the following antenna setup work without folding, breaking, or
> otherwise falling off the rover as I go down the road? I have a small
> car with limited mounting options and pretty much limited to a trailer
> hitch mount of some kind.
>
> I have a 1.25" trailer hitch mount that consists of a square tubing
> for the horizontal section and solid 1.25" steel rod 17" long makes up
> the vertical mount. 1.375" diameter 6063-T832 aluminum tubing has an
> ID of 1.259" so I am thinking of slipping a 10' long length of this
> over the steel rod, bolting it through the rod in 3 places, and using
> it as my mast. The tubing supposedly has a strength rating of 40,000
> PSI.
>
> On the mast, I plan on mounting 5 loops; a 6M loop, a 2x stack for 2M,
> and a 2x stack for 70cm.
>
> Would this work?
>
> Thanks
>
>
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