LoRa Antenna Base for 13 mm Antennas

LoRa Antenna Base for 13 mm Antennas (Window & Desk Mount)

📡 A Proper Home for Your LoRa Antenna

— Because leaning it against random objects is not a mounting solution

If you play with LoRa, Meshtastic, gateways, nodes, repeaters, or generally enjoy launching packets into the horizon, you've probably encountered the universal antenna mounting system:

"Just lean it against something."

A book.
A coffee mug.
A window frame.
Pure optimism.

I got tired of that, so I made this tiny base.

Designed for the common high-gain LoRa antennas with a diameter of approximately 13 mm, including the popular models that can be adjusted between 45° and 90°, it gives the antenna a stable place to live instead of spending its life falling over behind furniture.

⚙️ Features

📡 Fits antennas around 13 mm diameter

📡 Works with the common adjustable high-gain LoRa antennas

📡 Can be mounted:

• On a desk
• On a shelf
• On a window
• On any reasonably flat surface that agrees to participate

📡 Uses simple double-sided tape for mounting

📡 Compact footprint

📡 Keeps the antenna upright and looking slightly more professional than "balanced against a monitor"

🖨️ Printing Notes

I strongly recommend PETG.

Could you print it in PLA?

Sure.

Will PLA survive indoors?

Probably.

Will the summer sun eventually turn it into a modern art project if it's mounted on a sunny window?

Also probably.

PETG doesn't care nearly as much, which is why that's what I used.

Supports are not required.

Print time is short.

Filament usage is tiny.

🧠 Why I Made It

Because LoRa enthusiasts will spend hours discussing:

• antenna gain
• cable losses
• spreading factors
• link budgets
• Fresnel zones

...and then mount the antenna by wedging it between a router and a plant.

This seemed like a reasonable improvement.

📶 Final Thoughts

It's not a revolutionary design.

It's just a small plastic base.

But it keeps your antenna where you put it, allows clean positioning near a window, and prevents accidental antenna avalanches.

Which, in the highly scientific field of hobby radio projects, counts as a significant technological advancement.

Print it.
Stick it somewhere.
Transmit packets.

And try not to spend the next three hours arguing about antenna orientation on the internet.