{"id":147,"date":"2009-05-18T23:45:30","date_gmt":"2009-05-18T23:45:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ravtrack.com\/GPStracking\/?p=147"},"modified":"2009-05-18T23:45:30","modified_gmt":"2009-05-18T23:45:30","slug":"the-versatile-nmo-antenna-mount","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.raveon.com\/data_radio_info\/the-versatile-nmo-antenna-mount-147\/","title":{"rendered":"The versatile NMO antenna mount"},"content":{"rendered":"

A popular type of antenna mount is called an “NMO” which stand for new Motorola.\u00a0 NMO mounts come in a variety of types and are frequently used especially when installing mobile antennas.\u00a0 Whether you are installing an antenna on a vehicle or a fixed structure the NMO mount may be a good solution.<\/p>\n

The idea of the NMO mount is simple.\u00a0 NMO mounts are devised to have a standard threaded connector where you screw on the antenna of choice to the mount of choice.\u00a0 The NMO mount itself connects to the antenna and provides the antenna cable as well.\u00a0 There are a large number of antennas that are built to screw on to the NMO mount. Simply look for an antenna with an NMO base.\u00a0 Here is a simple picture of a mobile antenna with an NMO base combining to an NMO mount:<\/p>\n

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\u00a0 Here an antenna with an NMO base will thread on to the NMO mount.\u00a0 Note the antenna cable comes from the mount itself.<\/p>\n

The NMO mount in the above example is a “trunk lid” mount.\u00a0 The flange to the left hooks under the lid of a vehicle trunk.<\/p>\n

Another popular type of NMO mount is the magnetic mount.\u00a0 When affixed to many metallic surfaces the mount stays put quite well.\u00a0 Here is a picture:<\/p>\n

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A third popular type\u00a0 of mount is the through-hole mount.\u00a0 This \u00a0requires a small (typically 3\/8″ to 3\/4″ ) hole be drilled through the surface hosting the mount, and is the best choice for an extremely rugged installation.\u00a0 The “NMO” part of the mount protrudes above the mounting surface, becoming accessible to the antenna itself.\u00a0 Here is a picture of a through-hole NMO mount:<\/p>\n

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The following external post provides a good look at a through-hole NMO mount assembly and brief description of the approach<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.radioreference.com\/forums\/radio-equipment-installation-forum\/97536-install-nmo-antenna.html<\/a><\/p>\n

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The installation of a through-hole NMO mount and antenna is covered\u00a0by this external video.\u00a0 The video was shot by a fellow holding the camera in one hand while trying to perform the installation, so it is a bit shaky, but all-in-all he does an excellent job:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zs-0EF7mP8k<\/a><\/p>\n

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Raveon can provide several NMO mounts and antenna types.\u00a0 We invite your further questions.<\/p>\n

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A popular type of antenna mount is called an “NMO” which stand for new Motorola.\u00a0 NMO mounts come in a variety of types and are frequently used especially when installing mobile antennas.\u00a0 Whether you are installing an antenna on a vehicle or a fixed structure the NMO mount may be a good solution. The idea […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[38],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.raveon.com\/data_radio_info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/147"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.raveon.com\/data_radio_info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.raveon.com\/data_radio_info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.raveon.com\/data_radio_info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.raveon.com\/data_radio_info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=147"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.raveon.com\/data_radio_info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/147\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.raveon.com\/data_radio_info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=147"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.raveon.com\/data_radio_info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=147"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.raveon.com\/data_radio_info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=147"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}