On Jan 25, 1:25*pm, Stanley Schaefer wrote:
I'm in a metro area and the local transmitters are on a mountain, so I
get by with a 20' mast with an amplified saucer on top for OTA
channels. *My place has aluminum siding, too. *I just made a T with
some treated 2x4s and bolted a roof tripod to that. *It and the mast
tubing are from RS. *It sits on a concrete slab that originally had a
storage hut on it and the mast has 3 ground anchors and 6 guy wires.
Has been up for about 10 years now in 100+ mph winds. *Have to tighten
the turnbuckles occasionally, but no maintenance otherwise. *if I need
to, I can tip the thing down across the top of the T, very easy to get
up and down. *I used hooks on one end of the turnbuckles. *Have the
satellite dish on it now, too. *The wooden T just sits on the
concrete, it's not bolted down at all. *Very handy when adjusting
rough satellite dish orientation, just tap the leg the desired
direction, then tighten up the turnbuckles.

Stan

Very good point about building for wind.

I have seen Santa Ana winds that have trashed many an antenna setup.

TMT