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GroundUrMast and teleview, I am afraid i worded that last post badly, I was curious if a 7969P in the attic would be preferable to a 4228 on a roof mount, as external mounting of an antenna the size of a 7969 would not fly in my neighbourhood. I know that is impossible to answer without trying them in my location so the 4228 on a roof mount is the way I am headed it seems.
My last questions (unless either of you see a flaw in my plan, point it out, I won't take it personally ;-) ) are about my mounting. Before I began looking into this in more depth my idea was to swap an antenna for the bell dish that's on a j-post mount using the coax already there but of course a 4228 needs what looks to be close to 3 feet of mounting mast, much longer than the dish's stub. Are there extensions or are the posts interchangeable pretty much? I ASSUME that the Bell mount's base is properly attached and sealed, coax being about 2 years old so being able to buy a 5' j mount and swap posts with the bell base would save a lot of time.
I am thinking a 5 foot j-post is probably what would be on the outer edge of sturdy enough for a 4228 in high winds and I hope that it would be enough to clear the lip of the neighbours roof since the antenna is mounted vertical as opposed to the angle of the dish. I will run fresh coax from the roof to the basement if need be since raising the 4228 to the top of a 5 foot jpole might require another 2 feet or so of coax, I haven't been close enough to see what kind of slack was left by the bell installer. Would a 5' jpole be too flimsy for a 4228 in windy conditions?
Thank you folks for your patience, I have many questions and you have both been very informative!
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