Zephyr wrote in
:

On Jun 7, 6:47*am, GoHabsGo wrote:
"Tom Oska" wrote
innews:_TwWl.63257$fo6.35897@en-nntp-09
.dc1.easynews.com:







"Tony Hwang" wrote in message
...
GoHabsGo wrote:
I need to mount my new TV antenna on my house. *There is no way
a tower would go over in my neighborhood, so let's not get into
that discussion. *I would like to mount the antenna near the
peak. *I don't have a chimney. *The house is quite high being a
two storey house plus the basement is only half buried. *The peak
of the house has a gable end at both sides.

Looking at the construction from the inside, I can't really tell
if the eave is sturdy or not since they have boxed it in all the
way to the roof.

I kind of want to avoid installing anything that will penetrate
the shingles, but have seen the Commdeck mounting device which
looks intriguing. *Any users out there?

My first thought was to get an eave mount kit which consists of a
bracket at the peak and a longer bracket lower down which spans
from one eave to the other and the antenna mast attaches to the
middle of both brackets. How would I attach that to the eave, and
how can I tell if the eave is strong enough to hold it?

I was also considering a J-mount, like one that is used for
satellite dishes but don't think that the eave is wide enough to
mount it vertically in any spot near the peak. *Would it be
possibl
e
to mount a J-mount to the side of the house - there are 2x8's
vertically at intervals in the gable end, but the exterior is
finished with vinyl siding.

Any other ideas are welcome but keep in mind that this antenna is
about 41" x 33" and I also want to mount a rotor on this mount.

Let me know how you would attack this task!

Thanks,

Larry
Hi,
Once I had an antenna on top of 2 story house roof. I built a
platform to straddle ridge at the center, used a tripod and mast.
had to use 3 guy wires of light aircraft steel cable with small
turn buckles etc. This set up lasted LONG time(~20 years) until I
sold the house. The antenna was two element tri-bander quad for
ham radio with a rotor.

Space in the attic? That's where mine is located.

There is plenty of space to mount it in the attic, however, my
location relative to the transmission towers is at the outer fringe,
so I think for most consistent reception, I will need to go outside.

Just put it on the peak of your roof, and screw it into the rafters /
trusses thru the shingles.
closer to the peak mean less water run off from above, pre drill the
holes and fill them with some good goop
then bolt a tripod stand down. if you goop it well, it shouldn't leak
for a while, check it once a year and your good.

With freezing, thawing, wind, rain, snow attacking those holes, it is
only a matter of time before it will leak. It is almost guaranteed to do
so. I will avoid any penetration of my shingles for this reason. I had
a previous installation of a dish on my previous home's roof that was all
gooped up and still leaked.

ps.. go leafs.

If I was a Leaf fan, I would be good to go with my CBC HD transmission
from the CN Tower. At least I'll see them play the Habs a few times a
year.

Larry