• After witnessing the continued decrease of involvement in the SpotterNetwork staff in serving SN members with troubleshooting issues recently, I have unilaterally decided to terminate the relationship between SpotterNetwork's support and Stormtrack. I have witnessed multiple users unable to receive support weeks after initiating help threads on the forum. I find this lack of response from SpotterNetwork officials disappointing and a failure to hold up their end of the agreement that was made years ago, before I took over management of this site. In my opinion, having Stormtrack users sit and wait for so long to receive help on SpotterNetwork issues on the Stormtrack forums reflects poorly not only on SpotterNetwork, but on Stormtrack and (by association) me as well. Since the issue has not been satisfactorily addressed, I no longer wish for the Stormtrack forum to be associated with SpotterNetwork.

    I apologize to those who continue to have issues with the service and continue to see their issues left unaddressed. Please understand that the connection between ST and SN was put in place long before I had any say over it. But now that I am the "captain of this ship," it is within my right (nay, duty) to make adjustments as I see necessary. Ending this relationship is such an adjustment.

    For those who continue to need help, I recommend navigating a web browswer to SpotterNetwork's About page, and seeking the individuals listed on that page for all further inquiries about SpotterNetwork.

    From this moment forward, the SpotterNetwork sub-forum has been hidden/deleted and there will be no assurance that any SpotterNetwork issues brought up in any of Stormtrack's other sub-forums will be addressed. Do not rely on Stormtrack for help with SpotterNetwork issues.

    Sincerely, Jeff D.

Fold flat antenna mounts?

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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
 
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
 
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. ;)
 
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.
 
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 :D
 
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...
 
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

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