Antenna Tilt Base- EZ Project (Ham, CB, TV)

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Antenna Tilt Base- EZ Project (Ham, CB, TV)

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6 жыл бұрын

Using off the shelf material and hardware you can build a simple tilt base for your vertical antenna. EZ Project using hand tools and less than $25 in material.
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@gerrykavanagh 4 ай бұрын

Clever design! I will be 'taking inspiration' from this when I put up my vertical in a few weeks. Thanks

@victormorales3144 3 ай бұрын

Phenomenal idea for DIY. Thanks for taking the time and sharing. All the improvements you mentioned is a plus. 73 from W4VHM

@TinkerJohn_W5CYF 2 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it. ~John

@johnmarron1944 Жыл бұрын

Always appreciated folk putting there ideas to the rest of us but a metal 4/5 ft scaffolding pole banged into the ground with a couple of ft left out and 2 scaffolding swivel brackets..job done 😉

@TinkerJohn_W5CYF Жыл бұрын

Great idea

@richarde735 4 жыл бұрын

great idea John! you’ve proven that you do not need to spend a lot making one of these hinges.

@AI5DQ 2 жыл бұрын

John, just finished fabricating mine this evening. This was just the solution I needed! Thanks and 73, AI5DQ

@bklynhubby 6 жыл бұрын

Hi John. Wonderful video. Your humility is refreshing, but don’t sell yourself short. Amateur doesn’t mean lack of knowledge, know how, or experience, in my opinion. To me, the main difference between a professional and an amateur is pay or no pay, not know or don’t know. 73.

@KX4UL 6 жыл бұрын

Excellent idea. Good job John! I admire the guys that build their own equipment.

@watthairston1483 5 жыл бұрын

Old school CAD is King! Good work... 73' de K4WRF

@AdamosDad 3 жыл бұрын

I have built millions of dollars worth of equipment using that same cad program, except on large sheets of cardboard and chalk lines on a large shop floor. I built the equipment many times before the sales people had a customer drawing.

@FreeStuffGuy916 4 жыл бұрын

Very clever idea. I'm going to use this for my ground-mounted vertical to move it down in high winds which I get in my area occasionally. I love your old-school CAD program.

@TheShawna1 6 жыл бұрын

I built something similar, although not as fancy for the military surplus masts. It was simply a 12 x 12 inch 1/4" thick plate that i drilled and taped for a tilt over. what i used for the tilt over was a 4" hard plastic wheel that you buy at the hardware store remove said wheel and you have a metal bracket which i mounted a piece of metal conduit to the wheel axle the mast slips over the conduit, and i stake the 12 x 12 plate to the ground I have 30 feet of aluminum stack-able pipe on this set up, with my 10 meter antenna atop it. it's currently guyed in four places in my yard.jim

@thefrequencyzone 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video. I think on the top bolts maybe you could use a pin with Carter keys that way it's easier than bolting and unbolting to let it down. Great video!!!

@patriot9455 5 жыл бұрын

This came at a perfect time. I am going to be putting up a tower, maybe two. all I can say is the taller the tower, the heavier the metal needs to be to be stable in the wind ... Kansas has just a little wind, you know.

@livingadamman7994 2 жыл бұрын

Hi John, well done with your tilt mount. Nice work

@prestonshute7243 6 жыл бұрын

Great DIY project for your vertical. Hope to see you on 40 meters with my little QCX40 one evening. My 20 meter version arrived and I will start the build on it soon. 73 wd4dda

@TinkerJohn_W5CYF 6 жыл бұрын

Preston, I've had my eye on the QCX rig since your last email. Looks like a good winter project...we'll see. ~John

@richarde735 4 жыл бұрын

John, I just watched it again. To prevent the back plate from bending, a U bolt with a saddle bracket for pipe would provide added strength across that area. a muffler clamp usually includes the saddle bracket and maybe that item is best gotten at the auto parts store as opposed to the hardware store.

@TinkerJohn_W5CYF 4 жыл бұрын

Richard, thanks for the good suggestion. ~John

@richarde735 4 жыл бұрын

W5CYF / TinkerJohn I’m building a flag pole antenna now, just to see if I can build one for $100-$150 and not over $1000 like the commercial ones. I think I will incorporate your hinged bracket! I just finished an OCF copper water pipe antenna and it is hoisted to the top of one of my 85-90’ oaks trees (swr 1.036:1). first contact was to New Zealand (ZL1WN) on 20m with less than 100w.

@DaninVirginia 10 ай бұрын

excellent project! thanks for sharing

@TinkerJohn_W5CYF 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@TheOpenAirGarage 6 жыл бұрын

Nice fabrication and works really well. Nice job! 73

@tobiasgertz7800 Жыл бұрын

You had me at old school cad.

@TinkerJohn_W5CYF Жыл бұрын

Good to hear from you...Thanks for following along. ~John

@gvet47 6 жыл бұрын

John could you still locate the top u-bolt a little farther down on your bracket you could lift the antenna up a little higher off the ground. Glad to see you are keeping busy!

@TinkerJohn_W5CYF 6 жыл бұрын

Yes, that would also work. I've since made some changes. ~John

@josearrue4072 5 жыл бұрын

Hello John, Great project. I was looking for a tilt over base for a light pole when I found your video. Regards from Panama City, Panama. HP1-AR.

@mdouble100 5 жыл бұрын

Very nice project. Thanks for sharing it.

@richard-fy2mu 5 жыл бұрын

Two ideas, 1/8 fine but if 1/4 not available you can use two 1/8 plates each side but must seal between each plate to avoid water damage. also there is a better u bolt for the pipe. Mine is heavier (25lbs) than a 4bvt so changes helped. I used three u bolts and an additional cross pin above tilt over to prevent accidental collapse due to fatigue on parts. JB WELD will work between plates pr a permatex seal around edges BUT MAKE SURE THEY ARE SEALED!

@TinkerJohn_W5CYF 5 жыл бұрын

Richard, those are great suggestions. If I were to build again I would definitely use 1/4 in. stock. ~John

@steve_r7162 4 жыл бұрын

This is fantastic, I will definitely build one. Thanks 73 VA2NE

@earthenergyhex 3 жыл бұрын

great video, thanks for sharing your ideas.

@felipefigueroa9449 Жыл бұрын

My compliment

@richard-fy2mu 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome. I am tilting a mast for Vee to keep HOA happy. Mast weight about 20 lbs and want two poles to meet inside so when done share my results. Good to know a tinkerer is not gone inn Ham radio 1/4 thick steel plates great video KG5WKO NM

@dannywilsher4165 6 жыл бұрын

Hey John, I always enjoy watching your videos! And another set of eyes can always see something that could be done differently. If there was enough room on the inside to put another piece of angle where you bolted the U-bolts. Drill a hole in the angle that the U-bolts would fit through to match the holes in the bracket. Then put the angle inside before you bolt the U-bolts to the bracket. Make sense? I hope so...

@TinkerJohn_W5CYF 6 жыл бұрын

Danny, thanks for watching and for suggestion. Actually I did go back and made some mods. Perhaps I'll do another video. ~John

@snowdiddley4634 3 жыл бұрын

👍 Thanks John 73.

@stater3 5 жыл бұрын

Nifty project and inexpensive. Thank you.

@W4TRI 4 жыл бұрын

CAD Cardboard Aided Design! Alternate old school definition.

@ellisc.foleyjr9778 3 жыл бұрын

Better late than never, Hi John just found the video.watch a lot of your stuff. this is a good one. very well done and nice design. I liked Richard's comment on the Muffler saddle back bracket helps keep cost down that plate is not cheap! at most hardware stores. great video and thanks for sharing! de Ellis WA1RKS

@TinkerJohn_W5CYF 3 жыл бұрын

Good point! Thanks for stopping by.

@rayfalcone6897 6 жыл бұрын

hello John,nice videos enjoyed watching it,,,,,,see you next time ........N1inv Ray f

@graphicventures 2 жыл бұрын

Nice one John ...73s

@CripSkillz 4 жыл бұрын

Nicely made

@tomgburklin1112 2 жыл бұрын

WB5QXH good design, thanks for sharing. :)

@debraryan8292 2 жыл бұрын

Would love to see your parts list. It seems that instead of fabricating your steel rectangle container, 2-3/8" Galvanized Chain-Link Fence Adjustable Wood Adaptor Model Number: 1715515 Menards ® SKU: 1715515 could be used off the shelf. Bonding 4 of these adaptors would be faster compared to fabricating one, for me.

@tekspeditionplanet9109 Жыл бұрын

Great vid! Thanks.

@MichaelMoore-od4jz 3 жыл бұрын

Great video

@TinkerJohn_W5CYF 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the visit

@msmolly3082 4 жыл бұрын

Very good!

@paulgraham5790 7 ай бұрын

Nice build. I was just looking at how it is configured and how the antenna goes down toward the soil, I had a thought that if you inverted the tilt base so the hinge is at the top it would lay over the top and the antenna bas would be accessible and would not be in the soil. Just an idea.

@TinkerJohn_W5CYF 7 ай бұрын

Paul, that is a great idea and should work very well. Thanks for taking a moment to send it along. 73/John

@nr3rful 6 жыл бұрын

You stepped on the wife's flowers

@celticwarrior1961 6 жыл бұрын

if you turn your brcket the otherway up so that the hingeis on the top you wont have to dig any holes

@TinkerJohn_W5CYF 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. You're correct. First time is a learning experience. I've since made some changes. ~John

@terrelllemoine1343 3 жыл бұрын

I made one but i hinged mine at the top instead of the bottom it gives it more clearance that way.

@TinkerJohn_W5CYF 3 жыл бұрын

Terrell, that's a good idea about the hinges

@AI4QT 5 жыл бұрын

Like your CAD system. Ha.

@rudyackerman5747 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video. Very helpful

@TinkerJohn_W5CYF 3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@patriot9455 5 жыл бұрын

Does this equal out to "Hey, y'all, watch this, can somebody hold my beer" lol

@k2cjbradio 6 жыл бұрын

Nice! Thanks John! 73 de K2CJB

@richard-fy2mu 5 жыл бұрын

Needed to adjust size of plates to accommodate 2.5 inch ground pole and then antenna. you can use larger angle and run a threaded bolt thru as hinge. Like this as cost 25 total. mast 35 antenna wire 12 coax and pass thru for wall the most. See you on USB 20 or LSB 40. oe CW?

@TinkerJohn_W5CYF 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for following along and for the suggestions. I agree with all of them. 73 ~John

@richard-fy2mu 5 жыл бұрын

@@TinkerJohn_W5CYF Will upload pic as soon as bad weather lets me outside to complete. Any suggestions for cheap way to pass thru coax thru stucco chicken wire house? TNx and 73's KG5WKO also a tinkerer.

@TinkerJohn_W5CYF 5 жыл бұрын

Richard, check out my video on how to run coax through brick wall. It may give you some ideas. ~John

@richard-fy2mu 5 жыл бұрын

I need you to do another video. Or get someone to deal with passing thru stucco/chicken wire homes coax. There are metals available from commercial suppliers lighter but stronger actually the 1/4 inch AR steel bulk head plate but easily formed or tooled. Not here locally but most major cities can get cheaply. If you are tens of miles from anything like that there is a custom metal outfit that will do small orders and advise. With this I am SSB on 20 meters mornings after March if you hear KG5WKO shout back. Keep the videos going as plug and play is not for me but cutting fingers and hammering hands is!!!

@TinkerJohn_W5CYF 5 жыл бұрын

Richard, I have a video up where I hired and electrician to put a hole through the brick wall on our house. Perhaps you could contact one, they drill holes in walls all the time.. ~John

@n5vgq1 6 жыл бұрын

Good video as always. Simple DIY for new hams. Jim N5VGQ

@TinkerJohn_W5CYF 6 жыл бұрын

Jim, thanks for watching. ~John

@WiltshireMan 6 жыл бұрын

Hi John, Another great project. Have you been working any stations in the UK lately John? We will have to make a sked if conditions allow. 73 Sandy

@TinkerJohn_W5CYF 6 жыл бұрын

Sandy, good to hear from you. Bands have really been terrible over here. I've not heard any UK stations for a while. Hopefully things will change and we can make a sked soon. All the best. ~John

@tlbfarm4473 2 жыл бұрын

What is your base pipe mounted to? Just driven into the ground or fixed to a concrete foundation? if so, how much concrete or size of foundation? Thanks for posting!

@eogg25 6 жыл бұрын

I built a tit tower out of 2x4x16 inch treated wood, I have my inverted V on it now but the verticle works good on it also. got the Idea out of the old ARRL antenna book. its been up for over 20 years now. lower it ever couple of years to check the antenna connections

@TinkerJohn_W5CYF 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for taking a moment to comment on your project. There is more than one way to skin the cat. ~John

@philparrish6914 3 жыл бұрын

John, how do you deal with the stress put on the feedline connection whenever you lower/raise the antenna?

@TinkerJohn_W5CYF 3 жыл бұрын

Phil, thanks for watching. I just left a loop of coax at hinge to allow slack.

@miguelsalami 4 жыл бұрын

This vid should be titled "The Lowest Antenna in the World"

@DynoDieselWagon 2 жыл бұрын

Just slip a larger o.d. pipe over the base pipe

@n4gjm 5 жыл бұрын

Great job. I plan on using this as my project. Why pay big money for what you can construct yourself? W5TJH

@prestonshute7243 3 жыл бұрын

Hey John Getting ready to purchase a BTV 40-10. I have some 1 1/4” od thick wall EMT in my scrap pile and was wondering if that would be strong enough for the ground mount. Going to put it down about 3’ to 4’ and add some cement, leaving 2’ above ground. HD has it in 1 1/2” to 2” od thick wall if you think that’s will make a better support. No hurry on the reply, I got to wait for this heat to move before I get out there with my post hole digger. If you have any suggestions on the set up that would be helpful too. 73 wd4dda Clinton, MS.

@TinkerJohn_W5CYF 3 жыл бұрын

Preston, Good to hear from you and hope things are doing well in MS. I am confident that that size pipe will work fine. 2' above ground is ideal, in fact I drove mine in a little too far and only have a a little over a foot above ground. Good luck with the antenna. ~John