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Default Home mounting of WiFi antenna - advice sought for a too-short antenna mast

Looks like the existing pipe is about an inch diameter. There has to be a
way to extend that, some how. Either with a pre formed piece that slips
over, or perhaps some kind of rod that slips into the existing tubing.

Got to be a way, but I've not really got any good ideas for this moment.

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"Dean Hoffman" " wrote in message
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On 8/24/12 1:53 AM, J.G. wrote:
I picked up a Rocketdish RocketM2 radio for WiFi reception and tried to
mount it on an old Dish-TV antenna arm.
http://www4.picturepush.com/photo/a/...mg/9047632.jpg

The problem is it's about six inches too short (see picture above).

I had planned on bolting this to the wood boards framing the edge of a
tile roof (without going on the roof itself).

Advice sought:
a) Would you just extend the mast with a pipe?
b) Would you buy a new mast (from where)?
c) Is there another trick I can't think of?

I'm hoping a clever idea will pop out of this.

Otherwise, I'll just buy a new antenna arm and make sure it's longer
somehow!


Someone mentioned a muffler shop and a pipe. Would a standard
plumbing pipe fit snugly in the existing bracket pipe? If so,
you could slide the plumbing pipe into the existing bracket pipe.
Cut some grooves in the existing pipe. Use a muffler clamp to squeeze
the two pipes together.