Try what roofers call an air hawk
  Not have to worry about unsupported pipe penetration


On Wed, May 6, 2020 at 2:44 PM Mark Brantana via BVARC <[email protected]>
wrote:

> I am looking for a shorter route and neater route to install my antenna on
> my roof.  Currently, I have a TV antenna running though the eaves and
> stringing over the the gutter up to the antenna mounted on my chimney.  It
> does not look very good.
>
> I got the following idea from a posting a month or so ago on this
> listserver, but cannot recall who posted it:
>
> *I want to add a ham antenna and I am thinking of running a piece of
> 1.5”-2" roof pipe flashing with a gooseneck facing down to keep the weather
> out.*  This way:
>
>    -  I should be able to add whatever cables I want,
>    - it will save me probably 30 ft of cable.
>    - there would be less visible cable on my roof.
>
>
>    - And I can add future cables very easily by just poking it up through
>    this pipe.
>
>
> It does mean I need to cut a hole through the roof, but I have other
> flashing and vents on the roof, and they don’t leak.
>
> I have not been able to find a satisfactory flashing product, since it has
> to hold the pipe rigid.  Most are meant for pvc vent access, where the pipe
> is supported inside.
>
> Does anyone have any experience with this kind of flashing and how can I
> find it?
> Mark
> N5PRD
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