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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