Sounds good. I like the way you are doing this on the cheap. It's easy to go out and purchase the exact parts you need. It takes a lot more to home brew your own. You'll learn a lot from this.
Also, since you are in Ohio,
Make sure you address grounding and lightning protection. Your antenna mast should be grounded. Use as big a piece of wire as you can, 6awg or larger, and run it straight down the mast to the ground. At that point, hammer in a ground rod and use the correct attachment to connect the down lead to the ground rod.
You should also use a lightning suppressor where your coaxial cable enters the house. Do the same thing, install the protector, then run the largest piece of wire you can straight down to a ground rod. Bonus points for keeping all the ground rods connected in some way. Ideally you should also bond to the ground point at the electrical entrance.
This grounding stuff can get expensive, but it's important for your safety and for the safety of your home. Nothing will stop a lightning strike, but there are things you can do to prevent damage. Sticking a big piece of metal up in the air is asking for trouble. I've never been to Lima, but I've spent some time in Cincinatti and was impressed with the lightning shows. If you absolutely can't do this, make sure you disconnect your coaxial cable where it enters the house and pull it way back away from your home. Doing the proper grounding is the correct thing to do, but I understand money is tight, so please disconnect your coax before a storm rolls through your area. Even a nearby strike can induce thousands of volts into your antenna and feedline. Not only will all the expensive bits in your scanner go pop, you'll also risk injury, death, or fire.
