[TowerTalk] Advice requested --- Eave Mount

[Alan NV8A]

On 04/25/09 11:16 am Larry Banks wrote:

> I am bringing up a second station at a 2nd home in Maine.  My first rig will be for 2M/440 FM, followed by HF.
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> A question about mounting my FM "stick."  I will be using a Diamond X-510NA or equivalent (5 pounds, 17.2 feet long, rated for 90 MPH) mounted at the eaves of the house.  (Yes -- a small roof tower would be a better solution but for now that is not an option.)
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> Searching the web turns up a number of Eave Mounts -- two examples are the Radio Shack #15-0891 for $18 and the Thomas&Betts EM-48 at $25.  (There are many others, but they all are similar.)  Tessco, naturally, has many styles -- many of which are more robust than needed.
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> Do any of you have experience with either of these?  What other suggestions might you have?

For that antenna I used  a pair of something more like the T&B wall mounts:

http://www.tvantenna.com/products/tvreception/mounting/wallbrackets.html

73

Alan NV8A