Fold flat antenna mounts?

[Jerry Prsha]

Folks,

I'm trying to find some recommended antenna mounts that will allow me to drop my antennas flat against the roof; in case I need to pull into the garage or go underneath something like the roof of a parking garage.

Any company you think it's best to look?

Jp

 

[Tim Stoecklein]

Jerry, I have a Diamond NR770 antenna that has the ability to fold over. Mind you, this is not a mount, but an actual antenna. There is approx. 3" that sticks up, the rest folds over when necessary. There are a number of actual mounts that will allow you to fold over, but this is another option. Good luck!

Tim

 

[Andrew Gunneson]

Generally the antenna themselves fold down more often than the mounts. Unless it's some sort of lip mount maybe. I have a diamond K400S lip mount (http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/hamantm/diamx.html) that might possibly fold down, but you need to use the allen wrench and it'd be a pain in the butt. I also had a fold down antenna on that mount that I had to fold down all the time. Also a pain in the butt, but only if you had to do it all the time like I did.

 

[Van DeWald]

Check out the Diamond K9000TM motorized mount. It's a fold down mount that has a built in motor, thus you don't even have to get out of the car.

 

[Ben Engle]

I've got an ANLI WH-711 VHF antenna that folds over.

Infact, it's for sale, along with the coax and hole mount, if you're interested

 

[Max Slover]

I've been using a Comet RS-720 mount for the past 2 years with no problems at all. My mobile setup, up until a few weeks ago, consisted of a Larsen 2/70 NMO that needed to be folded over every day when I came to work. I've never had any problems with it whatsoever and it has performed way beyond expectations. Max...

 

[John Erwin]

Like others have said most of the NMO and UHF-PL mount folding antennas incorporate the mechanism into the antenna iteself. I've used the Comet folding ones with good results. I did find this foldover adapter though for 3/8" stud mounts, sold at Walcott:

http://www.walcottcb.com/203ez-fold...l?Your_Store_Name=-_203EZ_-_Fold_Over_Adapter