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.
>
> 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.)
>
> 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.
>
> 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
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