26FB1685
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Static mobile ?
Here,s some pics of my mast set up I made recently.The mast itself I've had since '97 and some of the clamps, everything else was written of as a business expense. (shhhh)
http://www.dropbox.com/s/pltwi6luk5zeju4/antenna1a.jpg?dl=0
Its a 12inch K bracket I attacked with the angle grinder with a heavy duty joist hanger welded to it( not much ground clearance)
http://www.dropbox.com/s/jvk5c5s4kg8h8c5/antenna 3a.jpg?dl=0
T bracket fixed on Rhino bar with 4x hose clips and a piece of 41mmx41mm unistrut.
http://www.dropbox.com/s/uody8waqobmuw5d/antenna 2a.jpg?dl=0
Takes about 15mins to fit (now!)ready for the off.(mast extends 7M AFL..5 above van roof)
http://www.dropbox.com/s/44zafl78yffcoqh/beam.jpg?dl=0
http://www.dropbox.com/s/wsmjisf5yd1piew/Ibeam9.jpg?dl=o
Beam photos were for test only as rotor and extra mast section are to be tried out this weekend. Box on mast houses air choke.
http://www.dropbox.com/s/py2bpe34age17x6/QSL CARD5.jpg?dl=0
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yamanx1
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Re: Static mobile ?
Cracking stuff, really good ideas there 
Nice and high somewhere and I bet you get out well for DX, need to stick a big vertical on the top for local/G/W stuff
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26FB1685
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Re: Static mobile ?
Not sure the mast would take a vertical on top(I use a shakespeare big stick 3 (2)) of the beam , its been either one or the other.
Only 210m ASL i,m afraid but seeing home QTH is about 60m ASL (I think), for a couple of miles drive through the back roads a gain of 150 meter's isn't to bad.
Kevin
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19FB575
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Re: Static mobile ?
Nice Setup...
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Spac3Monk3y
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Re: Static mobile ?
Kewl Setup.
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BOOTYMONSTER
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Re: Static mobile ?
very very nice !
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porky69
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Re: Static mobile ?
nice setup there mate. i like the qsl card very nice
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white panther
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Re: Static mobile ?
Brilliant. How is the bottom bracket fixed and is it homemade?
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26FB1685
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Re: Static mobile ?
Theres a towing eye bracket that has two holes in the horizontal part,I dropped a 10mm bolt through each one with a large square washer and then a normal washer and lock nut to hold in place-this leaves the two threaded studs hanging down ready to accept the bottem k bracket. These bolts stay in place all the time and I just wrap a bit of tape around the threads to protect them when driving about for daily use, I do need to add some square washer packers between tow eye and k bracket ( 4 nearest back of van bolt and 3 on the other one)
Hope that's clear
Kevin
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white panther
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Re: Static mobile ?
Yes I think I got the jest of that. Where is the bottom k bracket from or is it something you've made?
Thanks for the info by the way.
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