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Can anyone recommend a good antenna stud?
- Thread starter bubby1
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Stay away from Bar-Jan. Go to your local CB shop or a Flyin J or T/A truck stop and buy the Firestick Stud ( has 2 places to put your wrench on it. ) Better Quality and last longer. JMHO I always changed the studs once a year and take a little bit of fine sandpaper and clean the top of the mirror bracket off where the stud goes up through. In my case i use a vise grips plyers i slip seat for the company i drive for.
If you are gonna be taking the antenna mount off frequently, they make some really nice vicegrip ones that you can pick up at most truck stops.
If you knew anything about this mount you'd not say that about it, I ran one with a 12'' shaft predator 10-k for 5 years without a problem and the mount in question also has a place to use 2 wrenches and the one you're talking about will hold a wilson 5 k which by the way is also made by (BARJAN) so what better mount to use that one which is made by the antenna manufacturer?
The mount you're talking about is uses a 5/8 wrench to tighten and the one I suggested uses a 1 1/8'' wrench on top and a 13/16'' wrench on the bottom so that being said the mount I suggested has a much larger footprint therefore making it much more stable than the mount you're suggesting.
Yes it will work perfectly fine, my suggestion is just to give you the best stud for your money and still work later on if you choose to get an antenna later with more wind load.
Mack i wont say no more. Ive been driving trucks for 33 yrs now but from now on i will keep my comments to my self. BTW that Firestick stud is a lot better than that Bar-Jan.
good stud
You can only get a good stud from Hank Breedlove, or Jerry Cash. Jerry's are a bit cheaper. His number is 330-896-3485
You can only get a good stud from Hank Breedlove, or Jerry Cash. Jerry's are a bit cheaper. His number is 330-896-3485
That might be best, driving a truck does not qualify you as a structural engineer.
I've been driving trucks since 1988 and be active in cb/ham radio since 1970 and I've seen my share of "great mounts'' but the one I suggested is the least expensive and a very hardy mount and when coupled with a good mirror mount or roof surface will provide a very stable base for most all heavy coil style antennas.
...runna pile-up on 6m SSB