Antenna Mounts for Bumper

[Andrew McGaha]

Does anyone have any suggestions for brush/bull guard antenna mounting. I am certain that I want to mount the GMRS and 2M/70cm band radio antennas On the bumper. My bumper does not have any purpose built mounts and before I fab something, I was wondering if there are any universal mounts that attach to the tubing?

 

[Sparksalot]

Will the antennas be above the line of the hood? If not your coverage to the rear will be impaired significantly.

 

[Andrew McGaha]

Will the antennas be above the line of the hood? If not your coverage to the rear will be impaired significantly.

If I can get it mounted to the top of the brush guard, yes.

 

[Sparksalot]

Good, they’ll work much better that way. As far as mounts go, you might be hard pressed. Most f the universal mounts are geared toward the mirrors on semi rigs.

 

[M Rose]

Look for a chain link fence antenna mount...

 

[Prerunner1982]

Here's one but the tube clamps are sold separately.

Axia Alloys Black Anodized Mount For A No Ground Plane VHF Race Radio Antenna Doesnt Include Clamp

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With a brush guard mount you might be better off going with a 1/2 wave antenna as they are not ground dependent. Obviously you can't get a dual band antenna that is a 1/2 wave on both bands, I would probably look at a dual band antenna that is 1/2 wave on 2m.

 

[Prerunner1982]

Rugged Ridge makes a tube CB antenna mount but it's not close to being wide enough for an NMO mount.

 

[Prerunner1982]

As much as I hate to recommend them, RuggedRadios also makes a nice tube mount but it's as expensive (or more) than most ham or gmrs antennas.

Antenna Bar Mount for Horizontal Bar

Easily mount your antenna to the roll cage! This Antenna Bar Mount allows you to mount your antenna to any vehicle with 1", 1.25", 1.5", 1.75", 1.8" or 2" tubing. Works with 3/8-inch NMO style antenna cables only, not NMO-MT-3/4. The billet mount provides easy and adjustable options for...

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[M Rose]

What about using an exhaust clamp and a piece of flat bar... idk, just an idea.