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Quickie
Vertical Antenna Base Support
A simple and easy field day or fixed support for Vertical antennas by
KL7JR
There are many ways and methods to support a vertical antenna either permanently (fixed station operation) or for portable use, field day activities, camping, etc. This method I use is but
one of them and should give you some ideas to build on for your type of
support situation and your particular vertical
antenna.
It is very simple to put
together using junk materials and your
imagination!
The support in the
picture below is for portable or field day use and is made from 2 by
4's in an L shape of which one side of the L is driven on and weighted
down by your vehicle and the other portion is used to mount the vertical
antenna.
Notice that PVC pipe is used in the field day or portable version above. All you have to do to set
up for field day is place the support on the ground, drive a wheel on it
and stick the antenna mast down inside the PVC pipe that is attached to
the vertical support. Very simple and quick! It is assumed that the PCV
pipe has already been properly sized for your antenna mast and mounted to
the upright support (by arslan at tforge).
For a fixed station
support, you could use a 4 x 4 length of wood, PVC pipe, or other
non-conductive material suitable for supporting the weight of your
vertical.
Or, you could use steel
pipe with a length of PVC mounted along side it as an insulator from
ground. There are many ways to make this a fixed station support with a
bit of ham engineering.
Wire, plumber's tape, copper tubing, aluminum, chicken wire or other material can be used for building the radial ring with as many radials as you have room. Remember to isolate
the radiating portion of the vertical from ground!
Alligator clips can be used to attach the radials to the ring, or they can be directly soldered, bolted, etc depending on the ring material you use. This support method should
give you some ideas for more ham radio fun!
73
John
KL7JR
Also see how Sean, M0GIA, built his drive on support here!
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