Sbsyncro Posted March 30, 2021 Report Posted March 30, 2021 OK, I'm feeling like an idiot... I'm sitting here holding a 3/4" NMO mounting bracket in one hand and the Midland MXTA24 cable+mount in the other and cannot see how these two work together. If I unscrew the base plate (the 1-1/8" threaded ring with o-ring) from the Midland cable, what I'm left with is a 3/8" stem with a plastic collar sitting on it which is 0.614" diameter (about 1/8" too small). It slops around in the 3/4" mounting hole and the whole assembly won't screw down tightly. Should I just go with a 3/8" mounting hole and fab up my own bracket? Or am I missing something really obvious....? Quote
Extreme Posted March 30, 2021 Report Posted March 30, 2021 YouTube search 3/8 NMO Mount The NMO I use are 3/8" - 3/4" range. I always do 3/8" hole. Quote
Sbsyncro Posted March 30, 2021 Author Report Posted March 30, 2021 YouTube search 3/8 NMO Mount The NMO I use are 3/8" - 3/4" range. I always do 3/8" hole. Did lots of searching and honestly found nothing useful.... (mostly all just about drilling a 3/4" hole in the roof, which is not my application) I guess even though the Midland product description says "works with both 3/4" and 3/8" I guess it doesn't actually work with 3/4" mounting holes.... Quote
Extreme Posted March 30, 2021 Report Posted March 30, 2021 Did lots of searching and honestly found nothing useful.... (mostly all just about drilling a 3/4" hole in the roof, which is not my application) I guess even though the Midland product description says "works with both 3/4" and 3/8" I guess it doesn't actually work with 3/4" mounting holes.... I tried to post the YouTube video but wouldn't come through here. It's in there with 3/8" hole in an F150 I think. Search 3/8 NMO Install by SevenFortyOne. Quote
Sbsyncro Posted April 13, 2021 Author Report Posted April 13, 2021 Thanks. I ended up just fabricating a mount from some 3/16” x 2” aluminum stock I had. Just drilled a 3/8” hole and it worked great. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Sean WRMH985 and SkylinesSuck 2 Quote
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