My "EZup" Antenna

[NoRide]

Got a roof snow rake laying around? Well, I did and decided to put it to some use while I experiment and figure out what I will do for a permanent solution. This rake comes in 3 sections. About 5' per section. Held to deck rail with adjustable trouser belts. :lol:

ST2 Scantenna on two of the rod sections.

Rack Shack 20-176 mounted on a 3 rod.

Beats having them inside and can be swapped and/or broken down in a minute of less. Acutally fairly stable with two sections. With the Scantenna on top of the 3rd pole, as expected, she gets woobly. AGAIN, this is for testing as I am very new to scanning and was comparing antennas and don't really want to mess around on the roof. Anyways, as silly as it is, thought I'd share.

 

[RoninJoliet]

Deck Antenna

Hey, i like it, neat set up, you could secure it with TV antenna pipe clamps...I have two RS groundplanes in the attic with RG6U low loss and they work great....

 

[KevinTheMule]

Your deck looks like the perfect place for an ultra-geeky Scanner-bug cookout!

 

[guadmaster]

Not silly at all, very nice setup and very functional, looks great.

 

[kirka127]

neat idea nothing silly about it.

 

[NoRide]

Thanks for the comments guys. New and trying to learn. :wink:

 

[KevinTheMule]

I hope you don't think I was being critical...I was inferring that I could see ME at that cookout...all of us plugging in our scanners and wondering if the grill's regulator would affect the impedance match of our custom can-coozy equiped - 800MHz enhanced fold-up "stealth" lawn chair/antennas.

Most importantly...with that rig, what have you ascertained A/B'ing the Scantenna and the Sputnik?


::nerd out::

-Kev

 

[gcgrotz]

What's a snow rake, we don't have them in our stores down here

It looks very functional, and good for testing, and can be easily taken down if a storm comes.

 

[hoser147]

Original, Good temp setup. Ya still got time before winter..........Good Scannin Hoser

 

[kd5dga]

Nice setup, looks clean.
Heck, it makes for a good conversation piece when having cook outs.

 

[KD4KNR]

I have something similar using three 5 ft RS antenna mast sections held with hose clamps on the backside of a deck post.. About 12 ft or so above the deck, works ok and easy to move if needed...