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Okay keep us updated on that antenna work. Here is a pic from today of me putting the discone up 24 feet above the roof top. Previously I had a big 2 meter colinear antenna on the top but it did not see much use after I put up the satellite array.

This setup is on an old tripod that I was using as a test stand on the ground. I cleaned it up and painted it with zinc / cold galvanizing spray. The mast is one push up section and 5 ft section on top of that. I don't remember if it was advertised as the 22 ez-up but it is very similar.

The ladder is on some old carpet pieces to protect the roof and it is a big one. I put up the mast, leveled, grounded and then climbed up and attached the 20ga guy wires x four ways. Down on the roof I tightened up each pair and then watched the level as I tensioned them up a bit. Not too tight, just enough to stop sway and vibration.

Now that I am thinking about it I could put up a V-dipole! More antennas make for lots of options.

<blockquote data-quote="John David Trolinger" data-source="post: 855761" data-attributes="member: 63390">Okay keep us updated on that antenna work. Here is a pic from today of me putting the discone up 24 feet above the roof top. Previously I had a big 2 meter colinear antenna on the top but it did not see much use after I put up the satellite array.This setup is on an old tripod that I was using as a test stand on the ground. I cleaned it up and painted it with zinc / cold galvanizing spray. The mast is one push up section and 5 ft section on top of that. I don&#039;t remember if it was advertised as the 22 ez-up but it is very similar.The ladder is on some old carpet pieces to protect the roof and it is a big one. I put up the mast, leveled, grounded and then climbed up and attached the 20ga guy wires x four ways. Down on the roof I tightened up each pair and then watched the level as I tensioned them up a bit. Not too tight, just enough to stop sway and vibration.Now that I am thinking about it I could put up a V-dipole! More antennas make for lots of options.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="John David Trolinger, post: 855761, member: 63390"] Okay keep us updated on that antenna work. Here is a pic from today of me putting the discone up 24 feet above the roof top. Previously I had a big 2 meter colinear antenna on the top but it did not see much use after I put up the satellite array. This setup is on an old tripod that I was using as a test stand on the ground. I cleaned it up and painted it with zinc / cold galvanizing spray. The mast is one push up section and 5 ft section on top of that. I don't remember if it was advertised as the 22 ez-up but it is very similar. The ladder is on some old carpet pieces to protect the roof and it is a big one. I put up the mast, leveled, grounded and then climbed up and attached the 20ga guy wires x four ways. Down on the roof I tightened up each pair and then watched the level as I tensioned them up a bit. Not too tight, just enough to stop sway and vibration. Now that I am thinking about it I could put up a V-dipole! More antennas make for lots of options. [/QUOTE]

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