Vertical Antenna Tripod

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I wanted to design and make my own tripod mount for a vertical whip antenna. I didn’t want to pay for a premade from wolf river coil, or buddipole. I designed this to be flexible and adaptable for what you need. 10mm center hole to allow for printer tolerance for a 3/8-24 antenna mount. Two 2mm tunnels allow you to pass ground cable that touches the connector to the top portion. I suggest 14 awg bare copper wire. The two smaller holes on top are for either a press in threaded insert, or a screw/bolt of the right size to thread in. The leg holes are approximately 10mm in diameter, which fits a 3/8 rod. Legs can be any length you need them to be. -12in legs are great for light packing. -24in is good combo between portability and stability. -32in for best stability I find that short hair ties can be used to retain a loose leg into the tripod. Wrap the hair tie around the center adapter, and under the legs. Infill should be okay at 10% gyroid. Use more walls for more strength. I’ll be making a leg adapter where you can stake the legs to the ground to make it more resistant to tip over. I also have a version that can support a coil, and a version with a coil built in. I hope to finalize and upload them soon.