Discone Antenna Mount

[Ravenkeeper]

I'm looking for ideas on how to mount this antenna onto my 2" DirecTV J-mount. The base of this antenna is too small to rest on top of my DirecTV antenna mount.

 

[R8000]

No bracket ?

 

[mmckenna]

Get a piece of pipe or conduit that is of the correct size to mount the antenna on.

Then use a set of these clamps to mount it to the satellite antenna mount:

https://www.amazon.com/Double-Antenna-Anti-Rust-Finished-Pipe-Mounting/dp/B08VHHDLP5

 

[prcguy]

I would do the first thing mentioned below then use two or three SS hose clamps to hold the conduit to the satellite mount. The mount will break off the roof before the hose clamps will ever be a problem. I currently have an old abandoned DirecTV mount with a 17ft long Tram fiberglass dual band antenna attached with three hose clamps and its survived several nasty storms near Dallas, TX with no problems. I was just inspecting it a few days ago and its as good as the day it was installed.

Get a piece of pipe or conduit that is of the correct size to mount the antenna on.

Then use a set of these clamps to mount it to the satellite antenna mount:

https://www.amazon.com/Double-Antenna-Anti-Rust-Finished-Pipe-Mounting/dp/B08VHHDLP5

 

[mmckenna]

I would do the first thing mentioned below then use two or three SS hose clamps to hold the conduit to the satellite mount. The mount will break off the roof before the hose clamps will ever be a problem. I currently have an old abandoned DirecTV mount with a 17ft long Tram fiberglass dual band antenna attached with three hose clamps and its survived several nasty storms near Dallas, TX with no problems. I was just inspecting it a few days ago and its as good as the day it was installed.

I agree. I forgot that when I mounted my free Diamond discone to a piece of 1 1/4 rigid conduit, I used a couple of those stainless steel hose clamps. Been up there around 10 years now and hasn't failed.

 

[Ravenkeeper]

Get a piece of pipe or conduit that is of the correct size to mount the antenna on.

Then use a set of these clamps to mount it to the satellite antenna mount:

https://www.amazon.com/Double-Antenna-Anti-Rust-Finished-Pipe-Mounting/dp/B08VHHDLP5

I already have a set of clamps in my Amazon shopping cart. Looking at taking the base piece to Lowe's or HD to find a pipe. I would even settle if the pipe, that some of the similar antennas come with, was sold separately.

I would do the first thing mentioned below then use two or three SS hose clamps to hold the conduit to the satellite mount. The mount will break off the roof before the hose clamps will ever be a problem. I currently have an old abandoned DirecTV mount with a 17ft long Tram fiberglass dual band antenna attached with three hose clamps and its survived several nasty storms near Dallas, TX with no problems. I was just inspecting it a few days ago and its as good as the day it was installed.

I know just how nasty them storms get in TX, have bounced several times through DFW, plus spending time there off/on with USAF and with Lockheed.

Thanks guys, hope to have it up and running before Thanksgiving.

 

[Ravenkeeper]

My antenna is up, finally, and TV coax works great for the scanner, especially after I found a “break” in the line. Will post pictures after I resize their files. My “shack” is in my garage on my workbench, for now.

I think my CB is dead or it doesn’t like the coax. Triggered the mic, light meter did nothing, same with my SWR meter, no movement.

 

[Ravenkeeper]

My antenna is up, finally, and TV coax works great for the scanner, especially after I found a “break” in the line. Will post pictures after I resize their files. My “shack” is in my garage on my workbench, for now.

I think my CB is dead or it doesn’t like the coax. Triggered the mic, light meter did nothing, same with my SWR meter, no movement.

Stumbled across my handheld CB, connected it to my antenna, worked fine, I think, no one was around to answer my calls.

 

[Ravenkeeper]

 

[Ubbe]

What's the brand of that discone? It looks to be a normal sized one but has extensions on two of the bottom legs and together with the top vertical seems to be tuned to 27MHz?

/Ubbe

 

[Jahemi]

Clamped mine to an old hockey stick attached to the wooden trusses in the attic. Works great!

 

[ezdropper]

What's the brand of that discone? It looks to be a normal sized one but has extensions on two of the bottom legs and together with the top vertical seems to be tuned to 27MHz?

/Ubbe

Looks like a Tram 1411 discone