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I am going to install a 30' push up mast to the side of my home with 2
brackets but I am not able to locate any house brackets large enough for the 2" and 1 1/2" pipe. Most that I have seen are very flimsy and will only take the normal TV mast. Any ideas on where to purchase the brackets? By the way the mast is going to support a 40 meter dipole and a TGM Hybrid Quad with 1.6 sq. feet of wind load. Ron K3SZY |
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Hi Ron,
I understand the problem. You may have to fabricate something if you really want to mount the mast to the wall rather than to the roof. I'm not aware of wall mounts that are large enough and beefy enough for what you want to do. Doesn't mean there aren't any, of course; I've just never seen one. As you pointed out, the RS 12" wall mount, which I also have but am not currently using, will take only a 1-1/4" mast. Don't know what kind of roof you have... I'm currently using a push-up mast on top of my flat roof with a Radio Shack tripod mount extended to 15 ft height to support my rotator and 6M beam. This tripod mount will take a 1-3/4" mast, but not a 2", which is why I had to use the 1-3/4" and 1-1/2" segments of the push-up mast. It's guyed four ways with nylon line just below the rotator level. The tripod is secured to three rather heavy concrete decking foundations (available at Home Depot or Lowe's) that I equipped with masonry anchors and hauled up to the roof one at a time. (Oof!) This seems to be a very stable system, and it obviated drilling holes in the roofing, something you ESPECIALLY want to avoid with a flat roof like we typically have in NM. Good luck figuring out how to do what you need to do. Bill / W5WVO ABQ, NM Ron wrote: I am going to install a 30' push up mast to the side of my home with 2 brackets but I am not able to locate any house brackets large enough for the 2" and 1 1/2" pipe. Most that I have seen are very flimsy and will only take the normal TV mast. Any ideas on where to purchase the brackets? By the way the mast is going to support a 40 meter dipole and a TGM Hybrid Quad with 1.6 sq. feet of wind load. Ron K3SZY |
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Ron,
I bought a set from Fleeman, Anderson, and BI..... in Florida last year. I found them using Google. Unfortunately I only have the characters of their name that would fit in a Quicken line. They cost ~$17.50 shipped. They sell heavy duty stuff for antennas. Good luck, Ed, N5EI "Ron" wrote in message ... I am going to install a 30' push up mast to the side of my home with 2 brackets but I am not able to locate any house brackets large enough for the 2" and 1 1/2" pipe. Most that I have seen are very flimsy and will only take the normal TV mast. Any ideas on where to purchase the brackets? By the way the mast is going to support a 40 meter dipole and a TGM Hybrid Quad with 1.6 sq. feet of wind load. Ron K3SZY |
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That would be Fleeman, Anderson & Bird (FAB Corp.)
http://www.fab-corp.com/ Thanks for the tip, I've been looking for these, too. :-) Bill / W5WVO Edward A. Feustel wrote: Ron, I bought a set from Fleeman, Anderson, and BI..... in Florida last year. I found them using Google. Unfortunately I only have the characters of their name that would fit in a Quicken line. They cost ~$17.50 shipped. They sell heavy duty stuff for antennas. Good luck, Ed, N5EI "Ron" wrote in message ... I am going to install a 30' push up mast to the side of my home with 2 brackets but I am not able to locate any house brackets large enough for the 2" and 1 1/2" pipe. Most that I have seen are very flimsy and will only take the normal TV mast. Any ideas on where to purchase the brackets? By the way the mast is going to support a 40 meter dipole and a TGM Hybrid Quad with 1.6 sq. feet of wind load. Ron K3SZY |
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On Tue, 04 Nov 2003 20:13:25 GMT, Ron wrote:
I am going to install a 30' push up mast to the side of my home with 2 brackets but I am not able to locate any house brackets large enough for the 2" and 1 1/2" pipe. Most that I have seen are very flimsy and will only take the normal TV mast. Any ideas on where to purchase the brackets? By the way the mast is going to support a 40 meter dipole and a TGM Hybrid Quad with 1.6 sq. feet of wind load. Ron K3SZY Go to Yahoo search and enter "antenna wall mounts" It brought up at least one entry that accepts up to 2" pipe: http://secure2.hostmaster2000.com/Me...26+Wall+Mounts Bunch of other entries, too. I had good luck a couple of years ago using the Radio Shack 12" wall mounts. While they are rated for only 1-1/4" pipe, they can take bigger. Bob k5qwg |
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Hi Ron
I just ran down to my local Welding/Blacksmith shop with the distance I needed from the mounting point to the inside edge of the mast. They had the band iron in stock and fabricated one for me for $35.00 which included a dip in vinyl to keep it from rusting and all the needed bolts and washers in stainless. I had a 50 footer! TTUL Gary |
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