Antenna universal mount joint connectors

An antenna mount body for an antenna mount assembly, the antenna mount body comprising:

• a shielding compartment for housing a connection between an output contact and a coaxial cable, the shielding compartment having a length with a closed end and an open end opposite the closed end, the open end of the shielding compartment providing an opening to slidingly receive the coaxial cable and a coaxial cable connector into the shielding compartment;
• an output portion above the shielding compartment for connection to an antenna;
• a retaining hole transverse and intersecting the shielding compartment for receiving a locking pin to retain the coaxial cable and a coaxial cable connector in the compartment;
• a shaft between the output portion and the shielding compartment for retaining a contact pin between the output portion and the compartment portion, the shaft transversely intersecting the shielding compartment at a connection location;
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• an access port to permit access to the shielding compartment at the connection location and configured to be closed by the coaxial cable connector when the coaxial cable and the coaxial cable connector are positioned in the shielding compartment for retention by the locking pin.

An antenna mount assembly comprising:

• an output contact;
• an antenna mount body including:
• a shielding compartment for housing and electromagnetically shielding a connection between a coaxial cable and the output contact;
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• an access port to permit access to the shielding compartment around the connection between the coaxial cable and the output contact;
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• an output portion for coupling radio frequency signals between the coaxial cable and an antenna when attached to the antenna mount assembly;
• an antenna mount nut mechanically attachable to the output portion of the antenna mount body, the antenna mount nut configured for mechanically attaching an antenna to the antenna mount body;
• a coaxial feed portion configured to receive the coaxial cable coupled to a coaxial cable connector;
• the output contact coupled to the antenna mount body and extending from the output portion and into the shielding compartment for electrically connecting the coaxial cable to the output portion.

A method of installing an antenna mount, the antenna mount including an antenna mount body with an output portion, a shielding compartment having an open end, an output contact extending between the output portion and the shielding compartment, and an access port for accessing the shielding compartment, the method comprising:

• mounting the antenna mount body to a mounting surface with the output portion extending through an opening in the mounting surface;
• coupling a connector assembly to a coaxial cable;
• inserting the coaxial cable and the connector assembly into the shielding compartment via the open end;
• connecting a center conductor of the coaxial cable to the output contact through the access port;
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• closing the access port to shield the connection between the center conductor and the output contact.