[VHFcontesting] Rover Antenna Mounting Hardware

[John D'Ausilio]

nice, but expensive .. I was looking at them during a visit to Joel at
RFC. If you have antennas that must be detached and attached at each
stop they could certainly be a big timesaver, but at $35 each that can
add up quickly ..

de w1rt/john

On Fri, May 29, 2009 at 9:21 AM, David All <n3xudfm19 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Bill,
> Take a look at HRO.  Iron;works CQ-1 it is on Page 85 lower right corner if
> you have the cataloge.
>
> Can any one give me input if this a good or bad choice.
>
> Dave N3XUD/R FM19rw
> n3xudfm19 at gmail.com
>
> On Fri, May 29, 2009 at 4:10 AM, <kb7dqh at donobi.net> wrote:
>>
>> Guess it depends if the antennae are to be mounted to the vehicle and used
>> while in motion or if one needs to assemble the station at a fixed
>> location, then pack it all up and move somewhere else.
>>
>> I "hambrewed" a tilt-over crankup tower and welded the the hinge to my
>> first
>> "rover" vehicle's sheetmeteal!  The  antenna mast slipped over a short
>> pipe clamped into the rotator, and was locked into position with a
>> hitchpin.
>> Antennas were fastened to the mast with more "hambrewed" quick-connect
>> clamps, fabricated out of "vise-grip" pliers and angle-iron, these "u"
>> bolted to the mast.  The clamps weighed more than the antennas they
>> supported with  the possible exception of my 6 meter Yagi, six elements on
>> 20 feet of boom, which also came apart in three sections and was held
>> together with hitchpins.  The Whole mess, all five bands worth, could be
>> put
>> on the air from setting the parking brake to first QSO in less than an
>> hour!
>>
>> Then I wanted the same gain in a "run-and-gun" configuration, so changed
>> everything!
>>
>> Then I bought a "real rover vehicle" which can run four stations
>> simultaneously in "run-and-gun" as well as "operationally fixed",
>>
>> and everything changed again.  Other than running masts through the roof
>> of the vehicle, the antenna hardware used is typical of "base station"
>> assemblies.
>>
>> Look me up on Youtube and view the videos posted by VE7DXG!
>>
>> Eric
>> KB7DQH
>>
>>
>>
>> > The Jitney is put together with standard (and non-standard, i.e.
>> > "whatever fits") hardware in the usual fashion. I've got quite a bit
>> > more metal than most rovers, with a fixed rotatable mast on the front
>> > with (from the top) a 6M moxon, 2 and 222 yagis and a pair of 432
>> > yagis, and then another crank-up rotatable mast on the rear with an
>> > H-frame with 903, 1.2, 2.3, 3.4 and a 2' dish for 5/10 in the middle
>> > of the H, and a long 2M yagi above the H. Running height is just under
>> > 12ft ..
>> >
>> > de w1rt/john
>> >
>> > On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 1:58 AM, n3_kkm <n3_kkm at embarqmail.com> wrote:
>> >> For those of you who rove with beam antennas I'm interested to know if
>> >> you use the standard antenna mounting hardware (U bolts, Nuts,
>> >> Wrenches,
>> >> etc.) or is there another technique that's quicker/easier?
>> >>
>> >> Bill- N3KKM
>> >> FM15
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