This was a vendor at Covington. $60 seems much more reasonable. https://www.perfect-10.tv/WebStore/ProductList.aspx?pcID=64
-----Original Message----- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of wi...@metrocom.ca Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2013 7:42 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Need small non-penetrating roof mount for single Nanostation + 5ft mast We try to stick to White Rock hens just to keep things standardized. No one likes to have a back order on a fowl delay things. Ben West <b...@gowasabi.net> wrote .. > 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 <haw...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I like what you did here: > > https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-uSvf_bhcyXE/TMY6GYrz3HI/AAAAAAAAA > > Io/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 <b...@gowasabi.net> 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 to you, is now out of date.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 <haw...@gmail.com>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 > >>> Wireless@wispa.org > >>> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Ben West > >> http://gowasabi.net > >> b...@gowasabi.net > >> 314-246-9434 > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Wireless mailing list > >> Wireless@wispa.org > >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > >> > >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wireless mailing list > > Wireless@wispa.org > > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > > > > > > -- > Ben West > http://gowasabi.net > b...@gowasabi.net > 314-246-9434 _______________________________________________ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
