Hey OT:

Exactly what I would do almost.

Homebrew my own from a Type N bulkhead chassis mount connector as seen
he
https://emersonconnectivity.com/OA_M...orBrochure.pdf

I'd solder a 3/8-24 by 2 inch SS stud onto the center pin.

I'd take a stick of JB weld putty type epoxy and make a form around
the N connector and stud

Thread on a Hex threaded SS or chrome 3/8-24 coupler

Viola' a Type N gumdrop mount.

73 OM
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On Mar 22, 12:29*pm, "Geoffrey S. Mendelson"
wrote:
K7ITM *wrote:
Seems like a better mechanical arrangement would be to have the whip
attached securely to the mounting bracket, and the N connector also
securely attached to the mounting bracket, arranged to there's
relatively little strain on the center pin of the N connector...

What seems to me that would work would be some variation on a U shaped bracket:

(pardon the ASCII art)

* * * * * * * * II (antenna)
* * * * * _____________
* * * * * | * *IIII * |
* * * * * | * * II * *|NNN
* * * * * | * * L-----|NNN
* * * * M |M * * * * *|NNN
* * * * M |M * * * * *|
* * * * M |M * * * * *|
* * * * * | * * * * * |

N is the N connector
M is the mounting bolt for the bracket.
If the wire is stranded, then there would be little or no stress on the center
pin of the N connector.

Or if you want the wire out the bottom,

* * * * * * * * II (antenna)
* * * * * _____________
* * * * * | * *IIII *
* * * * * | * * II * *
* * * * *M|M * *|
* * * * *M|M * *|
* * * * * | * *NNNNN
* * * * * _____NNNNN___
* * * * * * * *NNNNN
* * * * * * * *NNNNN
* * * * * * * *NNNNN

73,

Geoff.

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