I did the same to my NMO mounted antenna on my RAV 4. My neighbor was in the market for a new car a while back and wanted to know how a RAV would fit in her garage. The RAV fit fine, the antenna didn't. As such, the "polarization" on my antenna was changed substantially. Not quite as bad as yours but I did bend it back and it works fine. Lesson learned: Don't park in the neighbor's garage.
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Mobile antennas and parking garages
- Thread starter mmckenna
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slowmover
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On an NMO mount even a 6.5’ 11M antenna can conveniently be caused to pass into structures.
SIRIO 5000 (several models).
My PRESIDENT TEXAS 1800 (at 7’) on a puck mount has the same tilt feature, but needing a wide-blade screwdriver.
Both of these antennas have very flexible whips being able to take 60-70/MPH strikes across the upper half without issue.
No good substitute for roof, center-mount.
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SIRIO 5000 (several models).
My PRESIDENT TEXAS 1800 (at 7’) on a puck mount has the same tilt feature, but needing a wide-blade screwdriver.
Both of these antennas have very flexible whips being able to take 60-70/MPH strikes across the upper half without issue.
No good substitute for roof, center-mount.
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In June I got a call from from the ambulance I help with and they said the radios were all not working well when they returned from a call. I climbed up a ladder and found the issue.
Station personnel had been putting the door up and stopping it to keep the auto close feature from shutting the bay doors on nice days. You can see it partially down again in the picture.
4 Stico antennas reside there along with a new rule about stopping the doors part way up. 4:15 on a Friday so was looking at weekend rates but fortunately, one of the techs lives 10 miles away and was able to do the job on the way home. Also, these broken antennas went for a 30 mile ride and stayed up on the box and were found just like this. There was likely a weak point that allowed them to all snap off rather than rip out the NMO mounts. There was a ring from the antenna still screwed on the mount.
Station personnel had been putting the door up and stopping it to keep the auto close feature from shutting the bay doors on nice days. You can see it partially down again in the picture.
4 Stico antennas reside there along with a new rule about stopping the doors part way up. 4:15 on a Friday so was looking at weekend rates but fortunately, one of the techs lives 10 miles away and was able to do the job on the way home. Also, these broken antennas went for a 30 mile ride and stayed up on the box and were found just like this. There was likely a weak point that allowed them to all snap off rather than rip out the NMO mounts. There was a ring from the antenna still screwed on the mount.
speedway_navigator
Member
I had an ambulance come in after their VHF quarter wave whip torn down a fluorescent light fixture at a drive up window for a burger place.
