My old mounting arm has been up on the roof for almost ten years supporting
a range of different verticals without any give or extra support.
James W8ISS
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On Thursday 24 September 2009 13:29:24 Cy Kurtz wrote:
> I, too, ditched DirecTV a while ago, and I've been wondering the same sorts
> of things. My DirecTV dish is mounted on an eave.
>
> Wouldn't it be neat to have a 2m vertical there? I think it's wise to leave
> the coax in place. Is it 75 ohm? I'll bet there's some way to use it for
> receive at least, but I wonder just what sort of power that cable could
> stand.
>
> If nothing else, you now have a nice high dipole midpoint, even if you have
> to run some coax to it.
>
> Also wouldn't it be neat to use that mounting bracket for solar panels?
>
> Cy
>
> On Wednesday 23 September 2009 05:17:34 pm david vari wrote:
> > I just got rid of my HD driect-tv. Is there anything worth keeping from
> > the dish on my roof?
> > dave
> >
> >
> >
> >
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