In a message dated 07/07/2009 19:14:01 GMT Daylight Time, Arnold.Tibus@gmx.de writes: Nigel and the group, this very useful adapter is what is needed and I am looking for as well. --------- Hi Arnold That looks ideal, and good quality too, but I suppose the problem with that and with my similar suggestion for a collar is that pipe sizes vary, so it will either need to be available in different sizes or adapters provided. I don't see any problem with that but it might start to get expensive for home use. When I finally get round to mounting my timing antennas outdoors, so far my little Motorola magnetic patches seem to see an awful lot of sky from indoors, if I can't find a similar adapter that fits I'll probably just use a standard mast clamp arrangement with a 90 degree bracket and fix one of the cheap plastic mounts to that. Not so neat, and a bit more wind resistance, but not too much hassle either:-) regards Nigel

Hi guys, I'm using a piece of 1/2" PVC pipe with my Panasonic gps antenna on top. The weight and friction of the cable below it will pretty much prevent it from lifting off the pipe, probably even in a hurricane. I didn't even bother with silicone sealant because the threaded part overlaps by a good inch over the outside of the pipe. -Bob On Tue, Jul 7, 2009 at 2:06 PM, <GandalfG8@aol.com> wrote: > > In a message dated 07/07/2009 19:14:01 GMT Daylight Time, > Arnold.Tibus@gmx.de writes: > > Nigel and the group, > > this very useful adapter is what is needed and I am looking for as well. > > > --------- > Hi Arnold > > That looks ideal, and good quality too, but I suppose the problem with > that and with my similar suggestion for a collar is that pipe sizes vary, > so > it will either need to be available in different sizes or adapters > provided. > I don't see any problem with that but it might start to get expensive for > home use. > > When I finally get round to mounting my timing antennas outdoors, so far my > little Motorola magnetic patches seem to see an awful lot of sky from > indoors, if I can't find a similar adapter that fits I'll probably just use > a > standard mast clamp arrangement with a 90 degree bracket and fix one of the > cheap plastic mounts to that. > > Not so neat, and a bit more wind resistance, but not too much hassle > either:-) > > regards > > Nigel > > > > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. >

I just talked to these folks: http://www.sealconusa.com/strainrelief/adapter_ny/af_2516_bk.html They sell adapters of all kinds. The designation for conduit (electrical, w/o taper) threads (= 3/4" NPT) is PG-21. As I posted earlier, the tapered threads are used for plumbing, the straight threads are used for rigid electrical conduit. So what you want is an adapter from Male PG-21 to your choice. -John =============