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 > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > -- David Hold [email protected]
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