I think the best bet is to do the swivel arrangement with
2 support poles in concrete...that is easy to do if you
are at all handy...the most difficult is digging the hole
physically, mentally using a level to make sure your
guide poles are true-vertical.
I like that idea because no antenna I ever put up was
static over the years..something will go wrong, not what
been when! Cable end comes loose after a couple years
you or the rotor has to be replaced..whatever..you will
wish for that easy up and down of the 2 pole swivel...
But again I livein stormy, very windy, wet clime in the
mountains above Yosemite, Ca...
The most interesting install I ever saw was a tv antenna
and rotor up in the top of a 120; (yes 120 foot!) pine
tree...(you measure the height of tree pretty accurately
by pacing off from the bottom until your protractor is
at a 45deg angle from sighting the top of the tree..number
of 1 foot paces is height of tree +- 5 feet...pretty accurate
from when I cut down one after measuring its fall length...
Happy electron gathering,
Rich
--- In DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com, John and Carmen Stuart <johnandcarmen@...> wrote:
>
> Yes, we have decided to attach an extended pole to our chimney along
> with guy-wires. This might enable up to make it even a bit taller as
> we live in a hole surrounded by tall trees.
> I think just weaning ourselves off Direct TV, which we end up
> criticizing more than enjoying, will help our mental attitude. I
> think of all the productive things I could be doing instead of
> watching 20 minutes worth of annoyingly LOUD commercial in a 2-hour
> movie.
> carmen
> ~~~~~~~~
> On Sep 21, 2012, at 9:55 AM, John Buford wrote:
>
> >
> > You might want to have a preofessional make this installation for
> > you. Its not as simple as just sticking a pole in the ground.
> > there is a lot of imformation
> >
> > On the internet about antennae tower erection. DSomething that high
> > should be guy wired. The weather will beat that installation to
> > death, and you do nto want
> >
> > it falling and hurting someone or damaging property.
> >
> >
> > John.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Joan Romanowski
> > Sent: Sep 20, 2012 3:36 PM
> > To: DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: Re: [DIY] Erecting a 30' pole
> >
> >
> > I understand why you want to get rid of Directv. I only wish I could
> >
> > --- On Thu, 9/20/12, carmen30534 <johnandcarmen@...> wrote:
> >
> > From: carmen30534 <johnandcarmen@...>
> > Subject: [DIY] Erecting a 30' pole
> > To: DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com
> > Date: Thursday, September 20, 2012, 7:30 AM
> >
> >
> > We are tired of Direct TV and are going with an antennae for the
> > local stations available in our area via satellite. Can someone
> > suggest a way to mount a 30' pole to hold the antennae?
> > We will be placing it in-between a house and a very close guest-
> > trailer. We are trying to stay off of ladders as much as we can.
> > carmen
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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