Antenna mast question

[BTSDOG]

Hi,
I presently have a vertical antenna mast on one end of my house with a police scanner antenna mounted at the top. What id like to do is mount a horizontal mast across the vertical, then mount two more vertical masts at each end, then moving the scanner antenna to one side, a wireless weather station to the other side and put a CB antenna on the center vertical. My question is where can I find the couplings to mount the horizontal to the vertical, and the two verticals on the horizontal ??? Like a four way T fitting ??

 

[tbk5]

Check out Free Shipping on Orders Over $99 at DX Engineering. They have lots of antenna and mast components.

Also, think about wind load.

 

[Len-2A Training]

I hope you also have a good grounding system so you don't become a "lightning rod" and suffer damage.

 

[BTSDOG]

I hope you also have a good grounding system so you don't become a "lightning rod" and suffer damage.

So far its been up for over ten years with 10 gauge solid copper to a copper grounding rod 6' in the ground. Never had a problem.....Lots of storms over the years.....

 

[BTSDOG]

Check out Free Shipping on Orders Over $99 at DX Engineering. They have lots of antenna and mast components.

Also, think about wind load.

Yeah, I might have to upgrade to a slightly larger mast system.....

 

[Len-2A Training]

So far its been up for over ten years with 10 gauge solid copper to a copper grounding rod 6' in the ground. Never had a problem.....Lots of storms over the years.....

Sounds like you have it covered.

I'm sitting on a new HF transceiver since Near Fest, waiting until Spring so that a friend can help me put some ground rods in the ground before setting up an antenna . . . and my house is elevated above most others in my area, so I don't need the extra attention from lightning.

 

[Orion2k]

Hi,
I presently have a vertical antenna mast on one end of my house with a police scanner antenna mounted at the top. What id like to do is mount a horizontal mast across the vertical, then mount two more vertical masts at each end, then moving the scanner antenna to one side, a wireless weather station to the other side and put a CB antenna on the center vertical. My question is where can I find the couplings to mount the horizontal to the vertical, and the two verticals on the horizontal ??? Like a four way T fitting ??

What you are looking for is called a cross over plate. If you do a Google search you'll find a bunch of results. I have some in my garage buried in a box under some boxes. I just have to dig them out. I'm not sure I have the U-bolts for them but they are generic. If I find them soon I'll post a picture.

 

[Orion2k]

This is a steel one 1/4 inch thick. I have some aluminum ones but they are really buried right now. I would use the aluminum and watch how long your horizontal mast is. You'll add significantly to the wind loading and can easily tear the mounting screws out of the house. I have an identical arrangement on my house right now with a Celwave PD201 on the top of the vertical mast and a 3 foot long 800 MHz vertical on one end of the horizontal and a cctv camera on the other end. My horizontal mast is 6 feet long.