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Posted: 2/9/2018 6:31:53 PM EDT
I want to homebrew a circular polarized crossed dipole and would like to have it on an NMO Mount. I know people make nmo to N adapters which is what I’m currently looking at but was wondering if anyone actually made a NMO antenna base.
Link Posted: 2/10/2018 7:20:42 AM EDT
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There are zillions of antenna bases that fit onto NMO mounts, that's the whole point of the NMO mount.
Link Posted: 2/10/2018 11:14:26 AM EDT
[#2]
I don't think I've seen any DIY NMO sockets, adapters like https://www.amazon.com/TRAM-1295-NMO-Adaptor-Antenna/dp/B010MAVD6M are probably your best bet.

Alternatively you could use a simple 1/4W vertical antenna and steal the base from it, since it's just set screws that clamp down on the wire.
Link Posted: 2/10/2018 12:42:23 PM EDT
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Alternatively you could use a simple 1/4W vertical antenna and steal the base from it, since it's just set screws that clamp down on the wire.
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I have one that I could donate if you need it
Link Posted: 2/11/2018 3:10:17 AM EDT
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I've done a little with circular polarized antennas, I'm curious what you are looking to do, there might be some alternatives for you.
Link Posted: 2/11/2018 12:12:01 PM EDT
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It’s for satcom. Both the noaa and mil birds.

As of now I am thinking of just using a N type adapter
Link Posted: 2/11/2018 3:15:12 PM EDT
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You might take a look at the skew planar wheel antenna. The feed arrangement is easier and it has better circularity throughout the signal pattern. It does have a pattern null straight overhead, but LEO satellites spend very little time there vs lower and middle elevation angles. A turnstile has good performance on-axis, but as an unsteered mobile antenna would have poor circularity and signal strength at lower elevation angles. For geosynchronous satellites that is less of an issue.

http://www.ve3byt.com/SkewPlanarAntenna/

http://vk6ysf.com/skew_planar_wheel_antenna.htm

For homebrew construction it would seem pretty feasible to build such an antenna onto a 1/4 wave threaded stud NMO base (like this) or an NMO 3/8" mount base (like this).

I'm not sure what the pattern would look like over a ground plane

For ~250MHz milsat a SPW would be nearly 2 feet in diameter though .  And if you're talking about 130MHz NOAA WX satellite downlinks, that would be... large - over 3 feet diameter.

If you had a big flat vehicle roof on a trailer or something like that you could make patch antennas.
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