Sbsyncro Posted March 30, 2021 Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Extreme Posted March 30, 2021 Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sbsyncro Posted March 30, 2021 Author Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Extreme Posted March 30, 2021 Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sbsyncro Posted April 13, 2021 Author Report Share 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 SkylinesSuck and Sean WRMH985 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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