Antenna mounting hardware?

[Davejb]

I currently have a Radioshack discone antenna basically standing on the floor of my attic, works much better than the stock antenna on my Pro 2096, but I want more (don't we all?). I've gathered from the threads here that the Scantenna is the best bet for my listening range (mostly 15X.XXX analog and digital and a little bit of 4XX.XXX).
I've been over the entire antenna warehouse site and can find no mounting hardware, I'd like a strap mount to attach the mast to a chimney and some ground cable, I know Radioshack used to sell this stuff but couldn't find it on their site. Also what's the tallest mast I can put up without guy wires? I'm guessing 10' or so.

 

[twolf816]

this is the link for the radio shack chimmney mount u were talking about, and u probobly couldnt find it because its not in the scanner section.

http://www.radioshack.com/product.a...me=CTLG_003_001_003_004&product_id=15-839

also i was planning on getting this and the 10ft mast and i dont think it needs to be guyed

 

[Davejb]

Thanks Matt, I was gonna just put the Scantenna in the attic, but with it's size it would have to be at an angle and probable wouldn't work as well.

 

[kb2vxa]

Hi Dave and readers,

I would avoid a chimney mount for several reasons.

1) A gas furnace produces lots of water vapor that will condense on and in the antenna in cool weather and could freeze. Birds like to sit on the chimney keeping warm, bird poop is hard on an antenna.

2) Oil fired furnaces produce acidic compounds and soot, even harder on antennas. BTW, they're just as hard on the mortar and weaken the chimney.

3) Even an unused chimney can be surprisingly weak, new or old doesn't matter. A friend put a CB antenna (just a "stick") on a very large (not tall) chimney at the new strip mall where he had his shop. We thought this heavy duty industrial strength chimney was strong, not. Within a couple of months somehow the thing cracked and the top third where the antenna was mounted shifted sideways by several inches. That antenna came down within minutes before the landlord noticed the cracks.

Bottom line, the Sturgeon General has determined that falling bricks are hazardous to your health.