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I recently installed but I keep getting a message that I'm over the 500 mb limit. In any event, I would suggest you go into your attic and survey the inside of the stucco chimney. You probably have 2x4's at the four corners. If you cut another 2x4 about 2-3 feet long and put it on the inside of the chimney, you can use a "Y" style mount. One side of the mount will go into the corner 2x4's and the other side of the mount will screw into the 2x4 you placed behind the stucco in the attic. Hope this makes sense. Grounding the mast and cable, while not perfect is certainly better than nothing at all. |
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I cut a 3 foot long 2x4 and drilled two large holes in it about two feet apart for the two "Y" brackets. I brought the 2x4 and a drill to the chimney and using the two pre-drilled holes, placed the 2x4 against the stucco and drilled through it. I purchased two 6 inch long lag bolts with washers and screws. I put a washer and lag bolt through the 2x4 and taped the heads securely to the 2x4. I brought the 2x4 into the attic and aligned the lag bolts to the pre-drilled holes in the stucco. I then pushed the lag bolts/2x4 through the holes. The lag bolts were long enough to hold the 2x4 until I could get to the roof. Once on the roof, I attached a large washer, "Y" bracket, another washer and NUT. I attached the other side of both "Y" brackets to the corner studs using wood lag screws with washers. Because it can get windy here, I supplemented the install with a U-bolt on the mast and two steel "arms" fastened to the top of the chimney. Those arms are fastened into the studs inside the attic. |
@JoeAZ, I think you meant:
"Once on the roof, I attached a large washer, "Y" bracket, another washer and [NUT]." I read it several times confused until I made that assumption... |
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A Couple Mast Questions....
Standard CM masts are 5' and 18-gauge 1.25" diameter tubing. Seems WAY too weak. I was thinking of galvanized pipe available at my local Home Depot. They have 10' lengths of 1" and 1.25" which are much thicker than 18 gauge. They also have thicker and bigger fence posts. My calculations show that if I apply a 10 lbs load to the end of a 5 foot tube: 1-1/4" 18 ga. displaces 1.21" 1" galv pipe displaces 0.25" 1-1/4" galv pipe displaces 0.10" 1-7/8" 16ga displaces 0.17" (fence post) I can't imagine using the 18 ga spaghetti noodle, do people use those? What do you guys recommend? Would anyone put the antenna on a 10' mast (1.25" galv pipe) attached to the chimney? Would I even need that? I mean if 5' mast on my roof doesn't work, will 10' really matter? Fence post comes as 8' might be a good option? Next..... If I secure a mast solidly to the chimney, and find the "best" orientation and tighten the CM-3020 (arrives today) to the mast tightly, will wind or anything else change my "lock"? I'm assuming that I'm NOT going to have to continuously adjust things up on my roof, but I have zero experience with an antenna and wind! |
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My mast material of choice is 1-1/4" galvanized steel electrical conduit. It has an outside diameter of 1-1/2" and comes in 10' lengths. It is possible for an antenna to shift in direction in a really bad storm, but if everything is securely tightened I have found them to be trouble free. |
Tim, thanks for your reply. I'm honestly surprised that EMT is acceptable since it's "bendable" by design and is only 0.065" thick! It's certainly affordable though....
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I suspect that your choice is the correct one....
Upon further analysis using this online deflection calculator: https://www.engineering.com/calculators/beams.htm Your recommended EMT bends 0.19" at 5 ft with 10 lbs. At home Depot a 10' length costs $18.50. Weight is 11 lbs. 1-1/4" galvanized pipe (0.14" thickness) bends 0.12" at 5 ft with 10 lbs. At home Depot a 10' length costs $38.87. Weight is 22 lbs. The stiffer pipe isn't justified IMO confirming your choice. Thanks again for your information. |
Well, thanks for all the help on this thread folks!
Unfortunately, I didn't get very good news this weekend. I first assembled my CM-3020 (Advantage 100) in my second story bedroom and pointed out the window towards the Mt. Wilson towers that broadcast LA signals. I hooked it up to a small TV I've got and got ZERO channels. That was quite depressing. I then disassembled it and reassembled it outside, mounted it to a 10' mast and held it on to of an 8' ladder. That was a funny looking scene, I'm sure. I tried pointing it in various Eastward directions and was able to tune from 12 to 25 digital channel this way, but they were very very poor reception, and mostly black or solid pictures. I did get a soccer game and Telemundo or something else I wasn't interested in, after being on the ladder for about 45 minutes we called it. I know that things would improve with additional height, but I was aiming towards a fairly clear/unobstructed view of the mountain ranges between myself and the tower. But after seeing the size of this advantage 100 (I knew it was big, but WOW), knowing it was going to be another 5' to 10' above the chimney, the wife politely said "enough". So, I'm having to admit defeat here guys. Thanks for all the advice, I really appreciate your inputs. It's really a shame my location is so challenging, because I was ready to cut the cable...it just wasn't in the cards this time. Good luck to others who read this thread with similar aspirations, I sure hope you have better results than me! |
Question: When you tried the antenna from the second story window did you open the window and remove the screen (if it was metal)? Some windows and window screens block TV signals. That you got some stations from about 10' in the back yard and inside the house suggests something was blocking the signal.
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