TeRayCodA said:
Ok I just read the above info. Just how easy is this modification to the Scantenna? What are the specific instructions and materials needed?
I live in a hi wind zone and had 2 Channel Masters up there for about 12 years one is on a chiminey mount and the other a wall type mount mounted midway 15 feet high attached to 5 foot mast part to the house with another 10 foot mast into the air.
The first 15 feet of 2 masts consist of one 5 foot mast on top of a 10 foot mast cemented into the ground.
At this point there is the vertical wall mount attached to peak of roof with about 12 inches between the two brackets of wall mount. Then another 10 foot piece goes up from the wall mount on peaked roof where Antenna is located.
In both of these antennas the top vertical piece that stands straight up blew off. The mounts survived fine. It is probably culumulative over the years from very strong winds because I found one of the vertical pieces and it clearly looks like it was bent off.
Also is there much different in performance between these two antennas the Scanantenna and the now discontinued Channel Master? If any differences what would they be? Such as is the Scanantenna have better wind resistance than the Channel Master?
Maybe if I turn the antenna at a different angle this may help?
Also where is a good place to get that black sticky stuff that you can apply on the outside of stucco where cable goes in to seal it or you can use this stuff to seal in the connection between the cable and antenna. It is like a black clay sort of like gum.
Sorry for the long note here but I am trying to be as descriptive and as accurate as possible.