[Antennas] Roof mounts

Wed Jul 15 13:52:06 EDT 2009

David,
My experience mirrors Barry's. Mine was a Tet Tribander, with the mount 
on the roof of the garage.
It held up very well for over 5 years, being pulled down only because I 
moved.
I had visiting hams say that it wasn't high enough to do any good. Each 
was invited into the shack, I would turn on the equipment here in 
Virginia, and run a quick call on 20 or 15 mtrs. I ALWAYS got a reply 
back from Europe.
It held up with winds hitting peaks of 65 MPH. Bolt it on right, along 
the lines of Barry's description. I sealed all bolts with clear 
silicone sealer. NEVER leaked!
Bob - N0DGN
Barry Sherwood wrote:
> In 1984 I used one of those 5 foot TV type tripods on the roof of my house with a 4 element tribander and rotor with no problem. I took 6 6" bolts ran them thru the tripod feet thru the roof where i bolted pieces of 2x4's across the support beams. I used roofing tar to seal the area for waterproofing. No I wouldn't have trusted it thru a hurricane but i'd have taken down the beam before riding out a hurricane.
>> Barry Sherwood
> KF5GC
>> --- On Wed, 7/15/09, David Drake <daviddrake at psci.net> wrote:
>> From: David Drake <daviddrake at psci.net>
> Subject: [Antennas] Roof mounts
> To: Antennas at mailman.qth.net
> Date: Wednesday, July 15, 2009, 8:23 AM
>> Anyone know of a good source for a roof tripod mount. Needs to hold a tribander. All I've found are the cheaper TV type, ... none that I would put a tribander and rotor on.
> Thanks,
> David
> Wd9cmd
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