Setting up a mobile as a base.

Good idea.

I was thinking of about 4 ft of rebar in the ground with solid copper wire to the mount.
I have some copper grounding studs from when i used to install satellite systems that would clamp good to the rebar and PL259.

Still waiting on my antenna.......dang slow shipping!
Plus i'm getting an amp from vintech (here on TTR) to give me a little more power.
Got my Times Microwave LMR coax today.

A couple more weeks and i should be up and running.

 

How would it be best to ground my system? The antenna will be mounted to the mast that bolts to the back of my shop.
The bottom of the mast will be about 12 ft from the ground.

Could i just ground the mast to some rebar? That would save a ton on copper wire. I would not have to buy as much.

 

Thanks,
Yea i was thinking about that. I have a neighbor right behind my shop and was worried about interference.
They have already complained on me once for my air compressor running at night when i was working on something.

Being my antenna will be on the back of the shop roof it would be about 100 ft from their house.
It is some old lady that complains on everything in the neighborhood......lol!

I should have it up next weekend if i find some mast. Radio Shack is expensive on their cheap mast...
I want the base of the antenna about 10 ft above the roof line of the building.
That will put the tip of the antenna at near 40 ft.

Ebay has plenty of mast but the shipping is high......i have to find some local.

 

I found out my neighbor has a stack of top rail fence pipe.....free!

That will get me started anyway!

Good tip on the sprinkler pipe too....Thanks all!