If you need, here is a close up of that 3foot tripod screwed down to the treated lumber base: https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-uy-dmEYKRic/TMY7XkHK6RI/AAAAAAAAAI4/tuJvBzKGcug/w909-h682-no/roof_tripod_base_small.jpg
I think those are 1/4" lag screws and washers. The hen is optional. On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 2:05 PM, Joshua Zukerman <[email protected]> wrote: > I like what you did here: > https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-uSvf_bhcyXE/TMY6GYrz3HI/AAAAAAAAAIo/5ErZI4Y93D4/w560-h746-no/wasabinet_bolita_small.jpg > I sort of had that thought in my mind already, but couldn't envision how > to make a bottom piece to hold down the tripod. Now that I see a photo, I > may run with this design. > I can get the tripods and masts locally, plus a quick trip to the lumber > store to pick up pressure treated lumber and a couple of cement blocks. > > Thanks. > > > On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 2:14 PM, Ben West <[email protected]> wrote: > >> For ultra low-cost non-penetrating roof mounts, I've been playing around >> with J-Bars salvaged from discarded Dish TV equipment, mounted to a base >> made from scrap treated lumber and weighted down with cinderblocks. Then, >> I mate a vertical length of EMT conduit, 1/2" or better yet 3/4", using a >> couple conduit hangers. >> >> http://goo.gl/ojvZu0 >> http://goo.gl/6Wu0My >> >> Maybe this can give you a general idea, although this would definitely >> have a conspicuous DIY look. (I just try to make these things in batch, to >> conserve on labor.) >> >> I should note the latter photo, which might be of the most interest to >> you, is now out of date. The wood beams making up the base were rearranged >> into a "V" shape for more width, with a metal brace spanning the mouth of >> the "V" for stiffness. Likewise the 24inch vertical mast was replaced with >> a completely straight section of EMT, instead of that weird zig-zag piece I >> originally happened to have lying around. >> >> On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 12:58 PM, Joshua Zukerman <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Hello list, >>> >>> I am setting up a PtP link between two gas stations for a client. I am >>> going to be using two Nanostation M5 units going about 1/2mi diagonally >>> across a highway. I'd like to mount them to a 5ft mast then to a >>> non-penetrating roof mount, as the only place with clear line-of-sight is >>> on the roof of both gas stations. Flat roof without much of a lip to mount >>> an antenna to. All of my Google searches come up with much larger >>> non-penetrating roof mounts, 3' or wider, which are designed for much >>> larger and taller masts. Also very pricey, $150 or more each. >>> >>> Does anyone make a small non-penetrating roof mount, say 2ft square out >>> of metal with an attachment to hold a 5ft mast or including a 5ft mast? >>> Maybe a single cinder/cement block to weigh it down would be all that is >>> needed. Won't ever need to go higher. >>> >>> Or do you have another suggestion for mounting? >>> >>> Thanks in advance, >>> >>> Josh >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wireless mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Ben West >> http://gowasabi.net >> [email protected] >> 314-246-9434 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wireless mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Wireless mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > -- Ben West http://gowasabi.net [email protected] 314-246-9434
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