The BEST Ham Radio Antenna Tripod! 

👉 2023-04-14 Update: New version has better ground system: amzn.to/3L3l3zv 👉 MK1 and MK2 version upgrade: amzn.to/43zIfN1

I got one and it is great, well constructed, going on Vacation to FL for 2 weeks with the radio and the tripod is coming along with me . I encourage every ham to place this in their kit .

The height can be increased by visiting a home improvement store and finding thick-walled plastic tubing that fits over legs. That also increases the base diameter, making it more stable.

Holy shnikeys! I am in the middle of a home-brew pvc pipe solution, but this is what I really needed! Perfect timing!!!

I have nearly the same tripod in my photography kit. It's very strong and easily supports a couple heavy DSLRs. This is a very cool adaptation. It's giving me some ideas... Thanks for sharing.

Great piece of kit! Your viewers are going to love it!

Good job sir you did a excellent job of your showing of this product

I have the V1 of it and it's great. I'm hoping they sell the 3/8-24 adapter separately so I can "upgrade" my old unit. Now if I can only find something like a collapsible (maybe fiberglass) non-conductive "thing" with a 3/8-24 thread on one end so I can use it to hold up a counterpoise or wire. That would replace the 4 foot long fence post many people use to hold the end of a 49:1 EFHW or the counterpoise on a Buddistick PRO.

its fantastic! ive homemade one of these while ago, and going everywhere

Just by hesring these clicks I can assume it's high quality. Fantastic little fella.

And YES!! It is a camera tripod, see the adapter at 3:32?

Nice! But $200 Canadians is too much!

I use a very low cost selfie lighting tripod to hold my DIY HF Antenna. They cost around £10 to £16 UK pounds work a real treat. Also use one on my DIY magnetic loop Antenna. Have Done now for around 12months. I have limited funds due to being retired and a small state pension. Cheers from old George. Vids on my channel. 😊

Looks like it would go great with the Wolf River Coil, nice demo

URGENT NOTE: We did it folks! We sold out their Amazon inventory! I've talked with my rep and product is on its way! We urgently restocked Amazon yesterday. The shipment is expected to arrive at Amazon on Friday, 12/30. I hope Amazon has digested the Christmas volume. Stay tuned for more updates!

Have the mark 1. That is one cool tripod! Mine came with a camera mount.

Don’t put a 17 feet whip on it. I mean, you can, but the antenna will fall of in the slightest wind. I lost a whip because of it. For extra safety, use something to hold it firmly to the ground.

Wait, didn't Chuck just review this tripod? Where is Tony? Oh, you are your own cameraman. Great review Steve.

@Temporarily Offline - I just got mine delivered today. I will be using the 3/8-24 for my antennas. I am looking for guidance how to attach the rings for that 3/8-24 adapter. Any thoughts? Seems like they really only work with the SO-239 adapter. By the way, my crappie pole fits nicely inside w/o the adapters attached. No more having to hammer ground spikes into the ground and can use it when deploying my EFHW or link dipole antennas. Thanks for your guidance!

Very cool, but 'Currently unavailable." How much WAS it?

Great add to a pota kit

Check out HOA Ham’s video from a few months ago about radials. They’ll work great with his radial system. 73

You can't use Powerpole connectors, those are for power, that's why they are called POWERpoles... WAIT, I'm not on QRZ. PowerPole connectors are a great idea, fast hookup, if someone trips on your radials it disconnects instead of bringing down the antenna, makes it compact to carry! Great idea!

This is really neat. Was curious about those radial lugs/rings...where did you source those?

Super cool for sure, but for a hundie, yikes. Thats a lot of ramen. Great video man!

Steve - It doesn't look like the MK2 version is available at Amazon at the moment. Only the UHF version is listed. I checked the G GABIL Store and I don't see the 3/8"-24 listed there either. What now. Can the UHF version be adapted to do all the neat things you demonstrate in this video? Gerald - KG0VA

Nice thats it's designed for HAM'S. Just don't think it'll work with my 9m squidpole. Lol

Just bought this but haven't been able to get out to play.

Nice .... I just saw your "future self" present this same tripod! :) 73 - KF6IF

Just one more thing on the list of things that my wife will bitch about me buying. Let her bitch. LOL!!!!

And there goes another $100….

If you Google BEXIN MS08 or Koolehaoda H-50 you will see that, even with recent inflation, if you shop carefully, you can pick up an identical tripod (minus the RF adapters), sold as a camera tripod, for less than $50. The above camera tripods do come with elaborate 360 Panorama Ball Head Swivel Mounts with a Camera Quick Disconnect Plate that undoubtedly costs them MORE to fabricate and include than the cheesy little 4 inch coax extension in a lipstick tube that Gabil Radio supplies with their GRA-ULT01 MK2 - so any way you look at it, the Gabil Radio Tripod is at least TWICE AS EXPENSIVE AS IT SHOULD BE - but what else is new? - it's Ham Radio Gear after all. If you don't mind the lightweight plastic and beer can aluminum construction of these tripods, but would rather not get ripped off for double what the tripod should cost, you can easily fabricate a MUCH BETTER SO239 antenna adapter post yourself, to use with one of the low cost ~$50 tripods above, from 1) a piece of standard 1/2 inch schedule 40 PVC pipe, plus 2) a piece of Coax Cable terminated in a BNC Male Connector at the tripod end, and whatever your radio needs on the other, and lastly, 3) a BNC female to SO239 female adapter - which is used to interface between the BNC cable and PL259 Antenna mount at the top of your DIY PVC pipe antenna adapter. Thanks to the arcane mysteries that govern the imperial measurement system, standard "1/2 inch" PVC pipe is actually about 7/8 inch OD - which works out to about 22mm - which is a PERFECT match for these tripods central posts. Also, in another fortunate coincidence, a full size BNC male connector will just pass through that 7/8 inch (22mm OD) PVC pipe's 0.6 inside diameter and can then be mated to a BNC/SO239 adapter and attached securely at the top of the PVC post to act as a SO239 antenna base. if you use the thicker schedule 80 pipe, you may have to pass just the bare coax and assemble the BNC connector on the other side and FORCE the BNC back into the pipe after mating it to the BNC/SO239 connector - which will make for a nice tight secure fit. With schedule 40 pipe, you will have to wrap the BNC with a few layers of kapton tape or something similar (or just glue it) to insure that the upper SO239 plug is solid, secure, and wiggle free after assembly. The reason I feel that this version may actually be superior to the Gabil Radio version is because, by making the PVC pipe about a foot and a half long, we can position it to extend both ABOVE and also BELOW the tripod - WHERE IS WILL ACT AS A FOURTH LEG - which greatly strengthens the support available when the thin legs are splayed wide. To keep the pipe from pinching the coax were it exits from the bottom of the pipe, just cut a 1/4 inch slot up the side of the pipe for a few inches at the bottom end before inserting the coax, then after assembly, route the cable out to the side through the slot, and optionally, add a PVC pipe cap at the slotted bottom end of the pipe as a foot. The tripods all have a twist lock mechanism, so you can easily adjust this 'fourth leg' to any height you want and lock it into place very securely. So long-story-short, if you have some 1/2 inch PVC laying around in your garage and a suitable length BNC-BNC cable, all you would really need to buy would be the ~$50 tripod and a suitable SO239 female to BNC female adapter, and you will end up with a stronger 'four leg' tripod, for about HALF THE PRICE. - and if you did buy the Gabil Radio version (as I did) you can still add this additional DIY center post option (as I did) to add a little more height, and a LOT more support, so that, for example, the tripod can better stand up to being tied down with guy lines on a windy day. F.Y.I.