Beehive/gum drop mobile antenna mounts

[psycho]

Is there one available that isn't a piece of crap? I remember Solarcon made a serious heavy duty one several years ago but I have not been able to locate one.
The Solarcon HWM-1 was hard to beat but like all good things seem to be.... DISCONTINUED.

 

[6.0 Liter]

Back in the 90's had one that lasted several years, even with my homemade coil antenna. I can't remember to save my life what name it was. Haven't seen any that style in the last 10 years that's worth a crap though. They all seem to break out within a couple months.

 

[fourstringburn]

I personally don't care for gumdrop mounts, I use this for my mobile screwdriver antenna that weighs in nearly 2lbs and no issues running 3200 miles a week in a semi truck.

Do a Google search, I found one cheaper on Amazon.

Predator SOSTUD Heavy Duty Aluminum Antenna Stud
by: Predator

 

[unit_399]

The best "gum drop" mount I found was sold by C C Distributors, Corona CA. It was made from molded epoxy, rather than injection molded plastic and is pretty much bullet-proof. The ones I have are light gray in color. I ran some pretty heavy antenna setups on my mobile, and never had one fail. They came in plain white boxes, so I have no idea who made them. I heard that C C's owner, John, passed away and I don't know if they are still in business. Check ALIEXPRESS, I found them advertised on ALIBABA
https://guide.alibaba.com/shop/ante...drop-3-8-24-stud-mount-w-so-239_61379440.html

- 399

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[tecnicoloco]

check this mount
https://www.breedlovemounts.com/cb-ball-mount.html

 

[fourstringburn]

check this mount
https://www.breedlovemounts.com/cb-ball-mount.html

Breedlove is excellent stuff, because they're not being mass produced, their products are expensive.

 

[w9cll]

Breedlove is excellent stuff, because they're not being mass produced, their products are expensive.

His mounts are by far the best you can get but yes they are $$$$ but worth every penny.

 

[M0GVZ]

Breedlove may be expensive but you only buy them once. With the gumdrops available in the UK using them with my Little Tarheel they'd last about 4-6 months before I started getting issues. This is because these type of mounts rely on a brass press fitting pressed into the threaded section to provide a connection to the centre pin of the antenna socket and a lateral load from an antenna causes that press fitting to become loose resulting in an intermittent connection. A Breedlove mount costs several times what it costs for a decent gumdrop here however the Breedlove mount will effectively last forever so after 3/4 years its cost no more than buying cheap mounts and having to replace them.

 

[w9cll]

however the Breedlove mount will effectively last forever so after 3/4 years its cost no more than buying cheap mounts and having to replace them.

Totally agree with this