HF RADIO BRACKET

Submitted: Friday, Dec 30, 2011 at 19:26

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I hope youall can help with a problem i about to have when i change vehicles. I am retiring the Prado from towing duties and have purchased a Ford Falcon RTV ute with a canopy It has HD roof bars. My problem is i have a HF radio aerial and i do not have a bulbar or rear bumper to mount the large aerial for the HF radio, Has anyone have a bracket for the RTV to mount or know where i could buy one
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AnswerID: 473654   Submitted: Friday, Dec 30, 2011 at 21:07

Member - Tezza Qld replied:

Hi Terry

All I can think off is a bracket welded to a nudge bar or bullbar.

There is nowhere at the rear if it's a styleside ute.

Your Prado photo shows a tap whip mounting.

Other thought would be a firecracker aerial mounted on a fold down mount on the roof bar. Bushcomm do these aerials along with others with a short tap base and flexible tuning wire.
If you mainly use 8022 and 7899 these could be on one tap

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AnswerID: 473669   Submitted: Saturday, Dec 31, 2011 at 07:34

Member - Phil B (WA) replied:

Hi Terry

You said you're retiring the Prado from towing duties. Does that mean you will still be towing, if so why not make or get made a bracket that bolts onto your tow-bar.
It may be in the way nearer the ball so why not use the tow bar further out - utilizing the tow bar extremities in some way may be the way to go.

Or you could but the bullet and get a bull bar.

cheers
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FollowupID: 748490   Submitted: Saturday, Dec 31, 2011 at 08:04

racinrob posted:

SB, most of the HF aerial mounts on utes I've noticed in the HF Radio Club are custom made and attached to the loading bar directly behind the cab. Or as Phil B says, another option is on the towbar like police cars in the NT.

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AnswerID: 473682   Submitted: Saturday, Dec 31, 2011 at 11:08

snailbait (Blue mntns) replied:

Thanks all for your
I have a NGT and a Codan multi freq aerial i will look at BushcomThanks
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