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What antenna(s) are you using and how are you mounting them?
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I think I know the mast you are looking for as I have researched some of them a little, but what is the EMI mesh that you mention? I would love to find a 15m telescoping mast at a good price myself.The only antennas I own right now is a hand built 2M Cubical Quad and 2M/70cm wip for my car. Some S250 come with the bracket that allows one to pivot a large mast up. I am picking up the S250 in the next month maybe at the East Coast Rally Military Vehicle Show or Coleman's Military Supply or even ebay. I am looking for one with that bracket and EMI mesh over the rubber gaskets. My ham club and I two years ago combined a 40 ft telescoping tower and a boat trailer, most of the time the S250/M101A3 and the antenna trailer will be together and running.
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Thanks for the info, that gives me some ideas.I have tried a few different antenna solutions on the S250.
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First for the SINCGARS and other military radios I used the Antenna "sugar scoops" and mounted the military antenna's.
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Then I added my UHF/VHF antenna's using mounts I installed on the trailer fenders.
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For some of the smaller antenna's I used epoxy and "glued" them to the shelter roof. Then I also mounted some steel panels to the S250 shelter and used just the magnetic mounts on some additional antenna's. I did not trust the magnets alone so I ended up still using exopy to add additional strength to the mount.
The magnet "thing" is a good joke since nothing "sticks" to the shelter's aluminum shell so I had to add steel panels just to use the magnetic mount for the smaller antenna's..... and then in the end I did not trust the magnets.