We built a frame support using uni-strut and cinder blocks ...it was solid ..three foot dish , many years again...will draw a sketch in a bit...
On Thu, Mar 19, 2020, 2:10 PM Ken Hohhof <af...@kwisp.com> wrote: > That sounds like an insurance claim waiting to happen. I would be more > optimistic if it was a flat roof, or if you were going to use guy wires. > No way to put the 25G on the side of the building? > > > > I know you said inventory on hand, but the only way I can think of to get > 10 feet above a peaked roof with a nonpen mount would be one of these: > > > > > https://www.bairdmounts.com/products/wireless/complete-list/Universal-Ridgemount-10-ft/Universal-Ridgemount,-4.50-O.D.-x-10-Mast-w-Pad?pid=1795&fid=91 > > > > > > > > *From:* AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> *On Behalf Of *Steve Jones > *Sent:* Thursday, March 19, 2020 2:27 PM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com> > *Subject:* [AFMUG] Free standing 25g on roof (one section) > > > > Working on a possible project and limiting to inventory on hand. We may > want to put some EPMP clusters on a piece of 25g on some roofs. 2 of the > roofs may be problematic as they are steel commercial roof with a pitch and > steel ridgecap. > > > > We have a pile of 25g sections on hand and a handful of baseplates. on the > flat roofs I could probably just frame out a ballast tray from angle iron > and fasten the baseplate right to that couldnt I? 10 foot freestanding > > > > A peak sled could be fashioned over the steel roofs, maybe, but > historically we tend to just stay off steel altogether, especially if > its pitched. > > > > Aside from chuck, who can make everything. out of normal onhand items most > of us have in the dead junk rooms, how would you get 10' sticks of 25g to > stay put with that kind of wind load? We have been deploying 3k sectors > with the smart antennas, but i think in this projects case i would > forego them to limit windload. > > > > Most of these roofs are relatively short, 20-40' > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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