aac Posted December 25, 2021 Report Share Posted December 25, 2021 In my Plate Carrier project with the TMC 3219 AVS i am currently working on the comm's kit (trying to find out how everything's done and rigged)Its a 100% dummy kit (so far) with a Ztac dummy PRC-152 (stil to be pimped)Although in 99.9% of the cases the MBITR is carried in front, for better acces.I decided to go for the 0.1% the PRC is installed on the back panel, as far as i understand this is a RTO, or Ranger setup? (feel free to teach me all about it guys)Anyhow, one of the comm components, very commonly seen nowadays, is the folding antenna, attached to the back panel with a MAST Antenna Relocation Kit.Instead of the antenna mounted directly onto the MBITR. After a short research i found out 1: there isn't a (cheap) dummy version of this type of antenna, 2: its actually made out of ordinary materials.Time for some DIY i decided First step: R&DBefore i could start i needed to determine the correct dimensions, i took a photo -i found on the interweb- with a measuring tape along and used this as my reference base to determine al the dimensions. 2e step: Gathering the materials.-The goose neck was cannibalized from an old Ikea lamp, -The Antenna Blade is made -same as the real ones- out of measuring tape-For the rubber covering i took heat shrinking tube in Ø19 and 24mm-Machined parts 3e Step: Machining the parts.Some parts needed to be custom made by myself, -The Blade Antenna connector was CNC milled out of brassSame has the Goose Neck Connector-The antenna base has a solid brass core, with a PA6 cover to resemble the real one 4: The AssemblyThe Ikea-Goose neck was cutted to desired length and press-fitted into the brass connector, before painted black.The antenna Base was further handcrafted into the desired shape, same as the measuring tape blades, before they were attached together with M3 bolt and nuts.The PA-6 antenna tip was epoxy glued onto the blades, and would also be held by the shrink tubes. 5: The Heat Shrink Tube-JobWas the most satisfying part of the job, since it instantly brought the Harris appearance to life The End ResultQuite satisfied with it ! i dare to say a "maximum result for minimum effort" project Finnaly a Velcro retention strap from and old Laptop adapter was cannibalized to construct the Antenna Fold down Velcro retention. And attached to my TMC AVS plate carrier with a TMC Antenna Relocation Pouch Link to post Share on other sites
chas Posted December 26, 2021 Report Share Posted December 26, 2021 Very cool, dude! BTW: What's the yellow and black flag rolled up on your back? Link to post Share on other sites
aac Posted December 26, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2021 That's a Flanders flag, from the Belgian region where i live Link to post Share on other sites
Murdoc Posted December 30, 2021 Report Share Posted December 30, 2021 Nice! I made a ladderline antenna, sadly I haven't tested it till now. Link to post Share on other sites
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