Chimney Mounting Advice

[Peter Walker]

I have a chimney on the house I'm renting and it is no longer in use. I was thinking of putting a mounting pole down the flue and mounting my Antron 99 on that pole. I could then run the coax down the flue as well and into the house via the opening in my wall. Has anyone done this before or what do you all think about this type of installation?

 

[Moleculo]

I guess if the chimney is not going to be used, running the coax down it won't hurt anything. I wouldn't run the mast down it, though. Purchase a regular chimney mount kit to do it right:
Antenna Chimney Mount Easy Up EZ29-36S 36' of SS Strap - eBay (item 170534599635 end time Mar-29-11 08:50:07 PDT)

 

[ONAWHIM]

If the mast is in the chimney shaft I would think that rain water hitting the mast would run down it?

 

[towerdog]

I would get 2 pieces of 2"x2" angle x 5' length, 2 pieces of allthread and drill each angle, using allthread to clamp down against the chimney making a good solid mount, of course the antenna will go at the end.

If done right and your chimney is not crumbling to pieces I would trust this setup to support my own weight.

like this

|
chimney |
xxxxxxxxx |<---antenna
xxxxxxxxx |
==========<----drill angle and attach antenna with ubolt or saddle
xxxxxxxxx |
xxxxxxxxx |
========== <---angle
xxxxxxxxx |

side view

xxxxxxxxx <-chimney
xxxxxxxxx
|--bolt---L<---angle (drilled for bolt)
xxxxxxxxx
xxxxxxxxx
|---------L
xxxxxxxxxx



another good option would be to use wrap lock or banding, even giant hose clamps joined together would work, but I doubt any of these are readily available at your local hardware store.

Is how we do it in telcom

 

[Peter Walker]

Thanks again guys for all the helpful advice. I was able to find a chimney mount at the local electronics supply house. That place never ceases to amaze me. I was able to find the mount there as well as 100' of RG8 and PL-259 plugs to make the coax. I never would have imagined them having everything I needed.

Next on my list is to get a MFJ 941 E and some sort of antenna solution for 2 meter and/or satellite work.