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garymansperger
01-20-2009, 03:29 PM
I just put a bullet on an omni antenna. I had a problem mounting the combination to the top of a pole as the bullet is larger around than the antenna and the antenna is designed to mounted flush to the pole with two U bolts.
I made up a spacer to hold the omni out from the pole so as not to crush the bullet. It is not pritty, but I think it is ok.
Has anyone came up with a better way to mount a bullet/omni to a pole.
UBNT-Mike.Ford
01-20-2009, 04:51 PM
Hey Gary,
Two hose clamps work wonders, or two Right angle adapters so that the bullet sits away from the pole a little bit.
Thanks,
Mike
rconaway
01-20-2009, 05:00 PM
Use a wider antenna? Bad attempt at humor.
You may have to put a short jumper or an elbow in there. Another option would be a PVC pipe around the base of the antenna to make it thicker.
I noticed that. What I ended up doing was taking a shot length of grey PVC and cutting it in half lengthwise as a spacer. That way I still had a metallic connection to the mast for grounding the antenna. That was easier than making up a short jumper. Most inexpensive right angle adapters have too much loss.
You could always make yourself (or buy) a small pigtail, some n connectors and a short piece of coax cable (like LMR195), that would drop the bullet down a couple of inches. You’ll lose a db or so.
garymansperger
01-21-2009, 05:48 AM
The pigtails & right angle connectors all defeat the "coolness" of the bullet.
A simple spacer seems to be the solution. I used a couple pieces of 1/4 inch thick metal bars 2 inches long to hold the antenna away from the pole. It was a bit tricky holding it inplace to install, but afterwards seems ok.
Some kind of spacer with concave face on both sides about 1/2 inch to 1 inch thick would be great as it would hold to the pole and the omni.
Still looking for an easy way to make that.
UBNT-Mike.Ford
01-21-2009, 10:10 AM
Hey Gary,
Can you post up pics of how you have the unit mounted?
Thanks
Mike
garymansperger
01-21-2009, 08:12 PM
sure,
my good camera is back to Nikon for repair, but I think that my point and shoot will be ok.
I will not be able to do this until the weekend as I am at Loral until dark every day this week.
G :?
Ya know...a Loco stuffed inside a Nanostation case with a web cam would be a cool idea!
