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Best way to secure 20' mast attached to side of house...
Hey all,
Cutting the satellite cord and setting up a couple of antenna for TV.
Two story house.
20' antenna mast (2 10' put together)
I have wall brackets attached to the north side of the house. Top one about a foot below the soffit and the lower bracket 3' below the top bracket.
I tried a 10' mast only but it wasn't quite high enough and I really don't want to use a rotor. So I'm hooking up a couple of AntennaDirect units DB8 & DB8e (the DB8e I could have done with another DB8 but I've already attached it and used it so...no return) And if I understand correctly they should be a couple of vertical feet apart as well. I'll be using a Winegard combiner for the two antenna.
Anyway, I may only have to go up another 5' but if I have to extend the mast the full extra 10',(16-17' of mast above the top bracket) I'm gonna need to secure the mast with some cables as it's wobbly.
It appears the standard way is 3 cables each at 120 degrees. Two of the cables won't be a problem going southwest and southeast where there's roof but the 3rd would have to have to go on the north side of the mast which is just open air. So what's my best option for securing the mast if it's necessary? How do I take care of that north cable attachment?
Thanks for reading.
mt
Hey all,
Cutting the satellite cord and setting up a couple of antenna for TV.
Two story house.
20' antenna mast (2 10' put together)
I have wall brackets attached to the north side of the house. Top one about a foot below the soffit and the lower bracket 3' below the top bracket.
I tried a 10' mast only but it wasn't quite high enough and I really don't want to use a rotor. So I'm hooking up a couple of AntennaDirect units DB8 & DB8e (the DB8e I could have done with another DB8 but I've already attached it and used it so...no return) And if I understand correctly they should be a couple of vertical feet apart as well. I'll be using a Winegard combiner for the two antenna.
Anyway, I may only have to go up another 5' but if I have to extend the mast the full extra 10',(16-17' of mast above the top bracket) I'm gonna need to secure the mast with some cables as it's wobbly.
It appears the standard way is 3 cables each at 120 degrees. Two of the cables won't be a problem going southwest and southeast where there's roof but the 3rd would have to have to go on the north side of the mast which is just open air. So what's my best option for securing the mast if it's necessary? How do I take care of that north cable attachment?
Thanks for reading.
mt