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My "grand plan" is to put up a strong pole from the ground right next
to the house (so the pole leans against the house). This way, I can
put up the Antenna, plus any potential future dish that I may want to
get. I can dug a hole and pour concrete to secure the pole in place.

But do they sell Pole that long? I am in a one-story house, ceiling is
8', so I imagine the peek of the roof is probably 20'? Can I get a
pole this long? (even if I do, how the hell do I get it home?)

They're available. Wrap it in a blanket and tie it to the roof of
your car, and have a friend keep a hand on it to feel it shift
around. Without a hand kept on it, there's a good chance cargo can
fly off undetected, judging by the number of brand new mattresses I've
seen next to the road.


Perhaps I can interconnect shorter ones to make a long one, if so, is
it still stable enough for a dish?

Radio Shack at least used to sell lots of antenna mounting hardwa

Eaves mount: http://tinyurl.com/245cqo

Wall mount: http://tinyurl.com/yslz32

They also had roof mounts (flat and tripod), chimney mounts, and even
telescoping masts up to 36' long. Fry's Electronics and amateur radio
(HAM) stores should also have antennas and mounting hardware.

I'd be worried about attaching two shorter masts to make a single long
one, unless they overlapped a lot and were secured to each other with
screws.