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