Patent ID: 8474776

Claim:
An apparatus for mounting a radar antenna to the deck or transom of a vessel, said apparatus comprising: a pole for mounting to said deck or transom; a platform pivotably mounted to a distal end of said pole and oriented to rotate about an axis substantially parallel to the centerline of the vessel; a controller affixed to said pole at a proximal end, said controller comprising a first plate member fixedly secured to said pole having a plurality of detent positions angularly spaced around a center point; a second plate member rotatably secured to said first plate member so as to turn about said center point; a grip handle fixedly secured to and projecting from a front surface of said second plate member, said grip handle aligned with said center point a release handle moveably secured to said second plate member and comprising at least one pin extending through at least one hole in said second plate member to removably engage said detent positions when rotated so as to be aligned therewith, said pin spring biased into an engaged position and withdrawn to a disengaged position by motion of said release handle relative to said grip handle; a first linkage affixed to a first edge of said second plate member and to said platform and a second linkage affixed to a second edge of said second plate member and to said platform whereby rotation of said second plate about said center point results in commensurate rotation of said platform about said axis.