[rescue] OT: Antenna mounting to existing steel?

[Chris Kennedy]

Dave McGuire wrote:

>   The pole mounting arraengement for GPS antennas isn't a Ham thing,
> it's a marine thing.  Go to your local Boaters' World or Boat US and
> look for antenna mounting posts.  The mount is threaded, 1.25"
> diameter if memory serves.  This is a standard thing, and either store
> will have many different mounting aids with those threaded ends on
> them.


It's certainly a marine thing.  However, it's also an EMT/thinwall thing.
That's how mine is mounted; a standard threaded EMT fitting attaches to
the GPS unit; that in turn is attached to a length of EMT that is attached
to the house by standard EMT straps.  I think the total outlay was less than
a buck.

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