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Old 21-Mar-2012, 1:26 AM   #9
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Tv antennas and Tv reception

For mounting the tripod mount to the roof of the mobile home. ( mobile home roofs are not the strongest roofs ) , if the roof is like a regular peaked roof on a house and has flat sloping sides , and you can get to underside of the roof and install 3/4 inch or even 1 inch plywood , of 2 or 3 or 4 square foot pieces where the feet of the tripod would be , that will provide a good strong solid mounting area on top of the roof for the tripod mount on the roof of the mobile home. The thick plywood is so the screws of the mounting feet will have something substantial to screw into and hold the tripod in place. The installation will be leak proof , Home Depot sells a wall and board glue that is so strong that when the glue is applied to 2 boards , and the glue sets up , the bond is so strong that the wood of the boards will rip apart before the glue comes apart. Put the glue all over the plywood pieces and then push up into place on the underside of the roof. And as for the metal feet of the antenna mount , the mount comes with what is called pitch pads that go under the feet. Basically tar and fibers mix pads , seals real good for a long time. The mount also comes with the screws. Here is a helpful hint , feed the RG-6 coax up through the bottom of the mast pipe and out the top and then connect to the preamp.

Last edited by Electron; 21-Mar-2012 at 10:09 PM.
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