{"id":12,"date":"2014-06-16T10:08:39","date_gmt":"2014-06-16T17:08:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ve6sar.northernsmiths.ca\/?p=12"},"modified":"2014-06-16T10:09:47","modified_gmt":"2014-06-16T17:09:47","slug":"push-up-mast-mounting-ideas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ve6sar.northernsmiths.ca\/?p=12","title":{"rendered":"Push up mast mounting ideas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a title=\"Peace Regional SAR\" href=\"http:\/\/www.prsar.ca\" target=\"_blank\">Search and Rescue<\/a> group I belong to has had an enclosed trailer for a number of years that was purchased to be used for equipment storage, and as a secondary command post or staging area office. So far it&#8217;s been used for the purpose of storage but has yet to be out fitted for it&#8217;s secondary use as a secondary command post or staging area office.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We are now in the process of adding radios lighting etc. to make it more usable. The group has a 30&#8242; push mast that was used on our now retired original command post van that we&#8217;d like to use on the trailer. So we need to figure out a mount for the trailer for the mast. The requirements were determined to be as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Simple to use<\/li>\n<li>Can be setup or taken down safely by one or two people.<\/li>\n<li>Minimal modification to the trailer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>After spending a few hours on the internet I posted a question in the Yahoo Groups <a href=\"https:\/\/groups.yahoo.com\/neo\/groups\/Mobile_Comm_Design_Group\" target=\"_blank\">Mobile Command Post Design<\/a> \u00a0group. Add I got lot&#8217;s of great ideas.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s the Flag Pole Buddy<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.flagpolebuddy.com\/images\/aa5c791414c8ad838734dbfdd837ec8e_skxq.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.flagpolebuddy.com\/images\/0f263d7f93a12a4941568755af1d37ed_2z5d.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"298\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Along with a drive on mount<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-l\" title=\"Aluminum Flagpole Wheel Stand\/RV Stand\" src=\"http:\/\/ep.yimg.com\/ca\/I\/yhst-19802326331255_2269_43842092\" alt=\"Aluminum Flagpole Wheel Stand\/RV Stand\" width=\"150\" height=\"74\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Another suggestion was to use Unistrut which the same system that electricians use to mount conduit in industrial applications. I&#8217;ve had good success with this myself. At home I have a 10&#8242; mast mounted on my chimney box with a UHF beam and a 14&#8242; long VHF fiberglass co-linear that has survived several wind storms that toppled commercial free standing towers a few blocks away.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rg_i\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRZFopMDYDfhZrNi1QT6MoM2i_E5f7rxQpy9nY8GPI8-nx6hknxUw\" alt=\"\" name=\"bc8kJsXLMuO_wM:\" data-src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRZFopMDYDfhZrNi1QT6MoM2i_E5f7rxQpy9nY8GPI8-nx6hknxUw\" data-sz=\"f\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Another idea that was given to me was using a product that I had honestly never heard of before but I think would great if used in combination with stage lighting clamps and that is the <a title=\"Sea Sucker Vacum Mounts\" href=\"http:\/\/www.seasucker.com\/product-category\/vacuum-mounts\/\">Sea Sucker<\/a> vacuum mounts. they have two sizes 4 1\/2&#8243; that is rated for 120 lbs and 6 1\/2&#8243; that is rated for 210 lbs. both have a thread insert that accepts 1\/4&#8243; &#8211; 20 bolt.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"irc_mi\" src=\"http:\/\/www.seasucker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/IMG_2761-450x355.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"355\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"screen-img\" title=\"Mini Alum 2 In Wrap Around Clamp 220 Lbs Max Image\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pssl.com\/images\/trans.gif\" alt=\"Mini Alum 2 In Wrap Around Clamp 220 Lbs Max\" border=\"0\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rg_i\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTqbYqfFHdiL1noMXpld2EPj1_jrTa-l0tCdCBXCZzDREsVYmpZ\" alt=\"\" name=\"32MAjRGyG-_UsM:\" data-src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTqbYqfFHdiL1noMXpld2EPj1_jrTa-l0tCdCBXCZzDREsVYmpZ\" data-sz=\"f\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A couple of these along with \u00a0a couple stage light clamps would make for a pretty good mount that would allow the mast to be mounted basically on any flat vertical surface.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Obviously if the mast is extended to it&#8217;s full height it will require at least on set of guy ropes to make it resistant to bending in the wind.<\/p>\n<p>I hope this gives other people some ideas, I&#8217;ll update this if any more suggestions are sent to me.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"twttr_buttons\"><div class=\"twttr_twitter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=Push+up+mast+mounting+ideas\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-via=\"@ve6sar\" data-hashtags=\"\"  data-size=\"default\" data-url=\"https:\/\/ve6sar.northernsmiths.ca\/?p=12\"  data-related=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Tweet<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"twttr_followme\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ve6sar\" class=\"twitter-follow-button\" data-size=\"default\"  data-show-screen-name=\"false\"  target=\"_blank\">Follow me<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Search and Rescue group I belong to has had an enclosed trailer for a number of years that was purchased to be used for equipment storage, and as a secondary command post or staging area office. 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