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Wall Antenna Mount Installation

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I am working on installing a wall mount antenna for a receiver that will activate a tornado siren. The receiver will be placed in a brick building and my goal is to have a halfway decent mount. I ordered a medium duty mount (Nello Medium Duty Wall Mount) and I seen that the mount comes with 1/4" x 2" lag screws. As I am installing this mount into a brick surface, do I need to have additional hardware (lag shield, etc.) in order to achieve a secure mount? My second inquiry is regarding the antenna mast. I plan on using a 1 3/4" x 5' galvanized steel pipe as my mast. Will this be sufficient or will I need to look into another mast option? Please keep in mind that this antenna will not transmit any data. It will only receive and monitor for two-tone sequences that will in turn activate the siren. Thanks ahead of time for any help!
 
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Yes, that looks sufficient, esp. with the angle brace on the bottom bracket. For brick, yes, lag shields will be correct. In case this is your first time, a small hammer drill will be your best bet for drilling the holes. Do you have the antenna and the antenna-to-mast bracket already?

Among other items, make sure you weatherproof your cable to antenna connection well; 'tape -n - vape' andd have a decent drip loop as the line transitions from coming down the mast to going horizontal into the building.
 
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