Hi;
The real trick is to get the thing mounted correctly so that you 
avoid roof leaks or a bent tripod in January.  There are tripods 
available that can either swivel down to the roof or be unscrewed 
from the small section that's actually in your house.  It was a 
number of years ago so I don't have a brand name but something 
that will swivel allowing you to attach the mast and antenna 
prior to raising the whole thing might be a consideration.  Also 
for reasons that are still a bit foggy often a five foot tripod 
will have legs that are five feet long but because the legs are 
at an angle the antenna might only be four feet off the ground.  
Have I managed to confuse everyone?
richard
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From: Colin McDonald <[log in to unmask]
To: [log in to unmask]
Date sent: Mon, 2 Jun 2014 11:49:45 -0600
Subject: Re: How to Build an Antenna Mast

roof tripods are easily available at satellite equipment 
stores...or radio
shops etc.  Get a piece of 1 and a quarter ich pipe from your 
local hardware
store and bob's your uncle.
Make sure you also buy roofing sealant of some kind and spread 
all kinds of
it around the feet of the tripod when you mount it to the roof.  
Putting
holes in your roof is really not a problem if you properly seal 
the holes
and the feet of the tripod.  It's done all the time.  and, 
honestly, it
makes zero difference to the resale value of the home and doesn't 
cause
problems if you are liberal with the sealer and intelligent about 
sealing
the area.
The only time guys have issues is when they chinse on the sealer 
or don't
coat the area with sealer before setting the tripod feet on 
it...you have to
think about how water moves and where it will go...how it 
collects and you
have to insure you aren't damming it up or not allowing it to 
flow past the
area.
Shingles on a roof work because they allow the water to flow off 
them and
down to the roof edge.
It's just like when you seal a coaxial connection with tape, you 
have to
wrap it so that the water flows down and off the area and doesn't 
want to go
inside the wrappings etc.
some planning and attention to detail will keep you dry and will 
make the
installation last as long as the house does
73
Colin V A6BKX
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From: "Richard B McDonald" <[log in to unmask]
Sent: Monday, June 02, 2014 10:09 AM
To: <[log in to unmask]
Subject: How to Build an Antenna Mast

 Hi!



 I am looking for a basic article describing how to construct an 
antenna
 mast.  Basically, I am going to put a 10 foot mast on top of my 
roof.  And
 then, on top of that I am going to put a 17 foot vertical.  I 
have a
 couple
 of handy friends who will build it, but they would like to read 
a basic
 article about how this is done first.



 Any suggested reading would be greatly appreciated.



 73,

 Richard KK6RHM