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davidftx <davidftx@...>
Shane, Charlie, and I looked at mounting the 47 MHz antenna and an
additional 2 Meter antenna on the Red Cross Emergency Communications Vehicle last Tuesday. The sides are made of somewhat thin aluminum as are most of the box corner pieces. The top is actually some kind of foam and/or fiberglass laid out on cross supports of unknown parentage. Cutting the top of the box is not an option for a variety of reasons. So the two antennas need to be side mounted on the port side. The best mount appears to be a ball mount. Motorola made the best ball mounts in the world, but they are long out of production. Radio Shack markets one that is chrome plated with some plastic parts. It is not going to last. Hustler makes one that is stainless steel and not of high quality, but it may be the only one that we can use. RF Engineering, and others, resell this Hustler model. As a reference point, the Hustler SS ball mount and spring (SSM-1) typically sells new for about $66.00. The SS ball mount only (SSM- 2) sells for $29.00 to $39.00 Hustler also markets a chrome plated ball mount (C-32) for $13.00 to $20.00 and these may be the what Radio Shack is selling. We don't need any C-32's. As some of you wander around aimlessly at the Austin Summerfest, would you keep you eye out for deal on the SSM-1, the SSM-2, or more importantly an old, complete Motorola ball mount in good shape. I have no idea what the Motorola mounts go for. Don't pay retail for the Hustler stuff, we can do that here. I'll see that you get reimbursed when you get back. David, K5OLE |
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J C Smith
David:
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I have a bumper mount for the old chrome style car/truck bumpers. If a mount of this type is needed, I'll gladly donate it. J C ----- Original Message -----
From: davidftx To: W5SC@... Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2007 11:38 AM Subject: [W5SC] Ball Mounts Shane, Charlie, and I looked at mounting the 47 MHz antenna and an additional 2 Meter antenna on the Red Cross Emergency Communications Vehicle last Tuesday. The sides are made of somewhat thin aluminum as are most of the box corner pieces. The top is actually some kind of foam and/or fiberglass laid out on cross supports of unknown parentage. Cutting the top of the box is not an option for a variety of reasons. So the two antennas need to be side mounted on the port side. The best mount appears to be a ball mount. Motorola made the best ball mounts in the world, but they are long out of production. Radio Shack markets one that is chrome plated with some plastic parts. It is not going to last. Hustler makes one that is stainless steel and not of high quality, but it may be the only one that we can use. RF Engineering, and others, resell this Hustler model. As a reference point, the Hustler SS ball mount and spring (SSM-1) typically sells new for about $66.00. The SS ball mount only (SSM- 2) sells for $29.00 to $39.00 Hustler also markets a chrome plated ball mount (C-32) for $13.00 to $20.00 and these may be the what Radio Shack is selling. We don't need any C-32's. As some of you wander around aimlessly at the Austin Summerfest, would you keep you eye out for deal on the SSM-1, the SSM-2, or more importantly an old, complete Motorola ball mount in good shape. I have no idea what the Motorola mounts go for. Don't pay retail for the Hustler stuff, we can do that here. I'll see that you get reimbursed when you get back. David, K5OLE |
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davidftx@...
Thanks J.C. We ended up staying away from the bumper for a couple of reasons but mainly because a bumper mount would be a hazard for those getting in and out of the operations area of the vehicle. The doors on this thing swing all the way back and are almost flush with the sides. So anytime the back door(s) might be opened it would kill the antenna and mount and it would probably be me that would do it.
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From: J C Smith <n5rxs@...> To: W5SC@... Sent: Thursday, August 2, 2007 11:55:02 AM Subject: Re: [W5SC] Ball Mounts David: I have a bumper mount for the old chrome style car/truck bumpers. If a mount of this type is needed, I'll gladly donate it. J C ----- Original Message ----- From: davidftx To: W5SC@yahoogroups. com Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2007 11:38 AM Subject: [W5SC] Ball Mounts Shane, Charlie, and I looked at mounting the 47 MHz antenna and an additional 2 Meter antenna on the Red Cross Emergency Communications Vehicle last Tuesday. The sides are made of somewhat thin aluminum as are most of the box corner pieces. The top is actually some kind of foam and/or fiberglass laid out on cross supports of unknown parentage. Cutting the top of the box is not an option for a variety of reasons. So the two antennas need to be side mounted on the port side. The best mount appears to be a ball mount. Motorola made the best ball mounts in the world, but they are long out of production. Radio Shack markets one that is chrome plated with some plastic parts. It is not going to last. Hustler makes one that is stainless steel and not of high quality, but it may be the only one that we can use. RF Engineering, and others, resell this Hustler model. As a reference point, the Hustler SS ball mount and spring (SSM-1) typically sells new for about $66.00. The SS ball mount only (SSM- 2) sells for $29.00 to $39.00 Hustler also markets a chrome plated ball mount (C-32) for $13.00 to $20.00 and these may be the what Radio Shack is selling. We don't need any C-32's. As some of you wander around aimlessly at the Austin Summerfest, would you keep you eye out for deal on the SSM-1, the SSM-2, or more importantly an old, complete Motorola ball mount in good shape. I have no idea what the Motorola mounts go for. Don't pay retail for the Hustler stuff, we can do that here. I'll see that you get reimbursed when you get back. David, K5OLE |
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