Antenna Window mount, under £3!

[essexRXer]

Hi All,

I am now using an el-cheapo Mobile phone holder to support my Moxon and scan stick, it gives me the same height that I achieved when they were mounted on a pole. Now I have saved on coax length too!

The scan stick now performs better as I have trimmed the wire to imitate a dual band Ham antenna. It was a bit crap before then.

[m0lsx]

Nice one. Those heavier duty things that glaziers etc use can also be modified to good effect.

For example £10 from Screwfix & ebay does some really cheap single cup ones for under £5.

http://www.screwfix.com/p/triple-cup-suction-lifter/7912P?kpid=7912P&cm_mmc=Google-_-Product%20Listing%20Ads-_-Sales%20Tracking-_-sales%20tracking%20url&gclid=CLvOwp__jNICFewy0wod6p0Mxg



Tool station £2.98.
http://www.toolstation.com/shop/p71791?mkwid=s3Z3fpJI3_dc&pcrid=142461465581&pkw=&pmt=&product=71791&gclid=CIaCg9v_jNICFcEp0wodwJUFDw

And Tool station does a Draper double cup for £5.65 & a triple for £8.99.

[essexRXer]

That's a good find Alan,

If this one perishes, I will pop off to Screw fix and get myself a triple pad!

[stanogs68]

what happens when the window cleaners come !

[essexRXer]

what happens when the window cleaners come !

They don't

However, if you pull the clip, it comes off the window.

[M3SWL]

What an excellent idea. I would love to have some sort of drawing how it went together. Would it hold a Watson2+70 about 3ft long.

[stanogs68]

it is a great idea

[stanogs68]

whats the best aerial mount that gets you off the wall clears the gutter but does not need to be really strong the aerial not that heavy ,t brackets are £17 pound are they not

[m0lsx]

What is the antenna & will it be on any sort of pole?
The weight of the antenna may not be much. But you try to hold even a few feet long antenna vertical in one hand at arms length for more than a few minutes, the pressure soon starts to show, then imagine that in varying wind conditions.
The advice as to what is best will vary antenna to antenna.

[stanogs68]

its a diamond x-510n high gain colinear