You can get ideas from Ronards web pages On Jan 9, 2016 2:06 PM, "Rory Conaway" <r...@triadwireless.net> wrote:
> I’ll have to take a picture of one at my office. The ones we bought on > Amazon have a four bolt ring at the top that is the same as the old 3’ > Tripods we used to buy at Radio Shack. > > > > Rory > > > > *From:* Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] *On Behalf Of *ch...@wbmfg.com > *Sent:* Saturday, January 9, 2016 11:30 AM > *To:* af@afmug.com > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Non penetrating mounts > > > > Is the 36 inch square base large enough? > > Adjustment is easy to add. > > > > Can you point me to the design that has the circular holder for the mast? > Not sure I am familiar with that. > > > > *From:* Rory Conaway <r...@triadwireless.net> > > *Sent:* Saturday, January 9, 2016 11:19 AM > > *To:* af@afmug.com > > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Non penetrating mounts > > > > We are using NPRM’s that have circular holder for the pipes that can > handle up to 3” pipes. At that size pipe, if we use conduit with center > sleeves, usually 2.5”, we can go up to 20’ with enough blocks. We put > omni’s on top of them. Our complaint with them is that they don’t have > enough adjustment for angle, we could really use 10 degrees. In that case, > we use boards to get them close to level. Then we run into flimsy bottoms > that flex and bend when you try to adjust them. On a level, flat roof, > they are fine. But most residential roofs have some slight angle for water > runoff and in that case, they are a pain to work with. > > > > My suggestion is a heavier duty base with some way to adjust the pitch on > the pole by up to 10 degrees or more. > > > > Rory > > > > > > > > *From:* Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com <af-boun...@afmug.com>] *On > Behalf Of *Chuck McCown > *Sent:* Saturday, January 9, 2016 11:06 AM > *To:* af@afmug.com > *Subject:* [AFMUG] Non penetrating mounts > > > > I get constantly asked to do a non penetrating mount. I have always > resisted because there are a ton of them out there already. But I get > almost daily searches for this term on my website. It appears folks > presume I have one. > > > > If I did one, I would like to have some feature or quality that > differentiates it from the rest. Perhaps a unit that can be locked or > hinged for flat or peak mounts. > > > > Maybe one with hinged legs that give it a wider footprint using greater > leverage so you don’t need as many concrete blocks. > > > > I dunno, any ideas? >
