[TowerTalk] Tower in the attic!

[Gary McDuffie, Sr.]

On Thu, 20 Jan 2000 14:19:43 -0500, Guy Olinger, K2AV wrote:

> The biggest thing that the tower accomplishes is a rigid, non-wobbling
> pipe that on the outside as the mast/bearing pipe goes through the
> roof. This is really necessary for the weather seal to work and stay
> working.

I can about guarantee you that you won't get that tower to be that
stable, unless of course you guy the top of the tower within the attic,
and even then, it will move slightly.  A mast going through the roof and
a bearing on those (look at the picture) boards that are nailed to the
rafter will take all the side load.  Obviously, you would need to mount
the bearing on the boards in such a way that the bearing was
perpendicular to the mast.  Better yet, don't use wood.  Some good angle
stock bolted to the rafters would be even better.

Gary
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