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The Mount cost more than the dish, I'm glad my DIY works so well.
I won’t knock a DIY effort - I’ll just say the Revolink is the molle shelf and the bracket that mounts on top of the shelf. So kind of a twoferone deal. I’m all for DIY stuff, but in my case I was looking at rear shelves anyway
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I was able to get this to work in the 2 door. The Starlink also works through Jtops mesh as well.
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I got the same thing and struggled to get it to hold up as well. I see you have a spacer in the clamp, I think I need to look at doing the same.
 

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I could not get it tight enough without the spacer. I used a piece of wood but I'm going to have my buddy 3d print something better. This feels really solid so far.
the 4dr I did not need a spacer, has not moved yet
 

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The problem I was running into was the red handle started hitting the plastic on the pillar before I could get it tight enough. The 2 door has a smaller flat area to work with.
Yep. I had the same issue and it let the arm sway. If you come up with something, pass along please.
 

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Does anyone know if it work under the new painted hard tops?
 

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This is my take on the excellent design by @RHeinz https://www.bronco6g.com/forum/threads/starlink-mini-installed-for-remote-camping.106167/

I'm not sure if this will be my final design but I had all of the components sitting around. Don't ask why I have spare 1in wide steel in my inventory. But I definitely keep a supply of rivnuts.

The first step was a mount, I think some people use a camera tripod mount, so 1/4-20? but since I could print my own mount, I did.

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I inserted a M8 rivnut in the mount and then a shorter M6 as a set screw.

Then for the strap/bar I just drilled one end for the M8 and the other end for a M8 rivnut. The rivnut was too long so I cut it down and that was just enough to clear the roof bracket perfectly. I found a short M8 but it was too long so I used a large nut as a spacer. I will find a proper length or print a better spacer. If I remember to.

I calculated out the bend at 19.5˚ and went over to a friend's to use his vice. Of all the tools I have that's the one thing I don't.

First pull was exactly 19.5˚ but since I didn't account for the weight of the antenna I had to lessen the bend and now it presses the antenna nicely against the roof.

This whole thing works so well I'm not sure if I can improve it. Although I may still print out a frame just to protect the edges. And maybe add some M8 thumbscrews like @RHeinz did.

I could also design a frame that uses the bar but allows the antenna to slide out. But we'll see how often I need to do that.

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I got the antenna registered and will try it out for real tomorrow as I head to the coast. I didn't test the speeds yet as I think the saturation in the metro area is pretty tough.


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For now I will just plug the AC adapter into the Ecoflow (which will be plugged into the Bronco). I'm printing out a cord reel to take up the slack. I will look into a shorter cable. Not sure if it will be USB-C or 12v.

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Hey Swoosh, I like the simple design for your mount! Would you be willing to share your print file for the insert that you made? I’m working on a mount for my mini. Thanks for posting this!
 

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I could not get it tight enough without the spacer. I used a piece of wood but I'm going to have my buddy 3d print something better. This feels really solid so far.
Did you ever come up with a printed spacer?
 
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I got the battery pack for the Starlink so I will need to come up with a new mounting option. The battery has three 1/4 threaded inserts.
 
 





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