I wonder if you could bolt a 5' stanchion to a mat, which the mat's weight would hold such a small radio with no issue. Like a four bolt foot plate on a pole...???
On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 5:20 PM, Clay Stewart < [email protected]> wrote: > I have used horse mats from Tractor Supply... work very well and last. > > > On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 5:12 PM, Joshua Zukerman <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Pretty sure the roof is rubber, but I haven't been on it yet. Roof mats >> are definitely a good idea. >> Years ago when I worked at a WISP, I think we used rubber truck mud >> flaps. Cheap and can be purchased locally. >> >> >> On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 4:16 PM, Ryan Spott <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> B VERY careful when using treated wood on a metal roof. It will attack >>> and eat right through it. >>> I caught my first do-it-yourself mount before it got through the roof of >>> a multi-million dollar house. >>> >>> At a minimum use a roof pad. If you can't find one for cheap then ask >>> around your friends with horses. Use a stall mat cut to the right size. >>> >>> ryan >>> >>> >>> On 7/30/13 11:14 AM, Ben West 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 you, is now out of date.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 >>> [email protected]http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wireless mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wireless mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >> > > > -- > > > -- > SCS > Clay Stewart > CEO, Tye River Farms, Inc., > DBA Stewart Computer Services > 434.263.6363 O > 434.942.6510 C > [email protected] > “We Keep You Up and Running” > Wireless Broadband > Programming > Network Services > -- -- SCS Clay Stewart CEO, Tye River Farms, Inc., DBA Stewart Computer Services 434.263.6363 O 434.942.6510 C [email protected] “We Keep You Up and Running” Wireless Broadband Programming Network Services
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