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I liked this idea because it will take a lot of stress off the rotor as opposed to directly mounting the rotor on a mast as I done. The company listed in the pic doesn't sell to the U.S. but I found another German company that sells the same item and ships to the U.S. so I purchased them there and they were about 40 EURO'S cheaper for the pair!

I just installed the brackets today and I'm very impressed with the workmanship of these brackets. I was concerned about the extra weight because these are plate steel and the thrust bearing adds more too possibly causing my mast to lean but no issues with the mast at all!

I'm using a 21 ft. structural grade 2 inch A500 schedule 80 pipe for the main mast and a 4 ft. 1-1/2 A500 schedule 40 for the rotor mast. This pipe is heavy but rock solid and not likely to fail under stress.

Because the main mast is only 18ft above ground (3 ft is concreted underground), no guy wires are needed as the upper and lower brackets attached to the house studs seem more than sturdy enough.

I would love to have this antenna higher but my neighborhood restrictions say antennas have to be no higher than the roof line and I'm pushing it a bit just above that.

Thanks for posting the pic of those brackets!

Here is a pic of my install

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<blockquote data-quote="fourstringburn" data-source="post: 815531" data-attributes="member: 2920">I liked this idea because it will take a lot of stress off the rotor as opposed to directly mounting the rotor on a mast as I done. The company listed in the pic doesn&#039;t sell to the U.S. but I found another German company that sells the same item and ships to the U.S. so I purchased them there and they were about 40 EURO&#039;S cheaper for the pair!I just installed the brackets today and I&#039;m very impressed with the workmanship of these brackets. I was concerned about the extra weight because these are plate steel and the thrust bearing adds more too possibly causing my mast to lean but no issues with the mast at all!I&#039;m using a 21 ft. structural grade 2 inch A500 schedule 80 pipe for the main mast and a 4 ft.&nbsp; 1-1/2&nbsp; A500 schedule 40 for the rotor mast. This pipe is heavy but rock solid and not likely to fail under stress.Because the main mast is only 18ft above ground (3 ft is concreted underground), no guy wires are needed as the upper and lower brackets attached to the house studs seem more than sturdy enough.I would love to have this antenna higher but my neighborhood restrictions say antennas have to be no higher than the roof line and I&#039;m pushing it a bit just above that.Thanks for posting the pic of those brackets!Here is a pic of my install[ATTACH=full]63608[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="fourstringburn, post: 815531, member: 2920"] I liked this idea because it will take a lot of stress off the rotor as opposed to directly mounting the rotor on a mast as I done. The company listed in the pic doesn't sell to the U.S. but I found another German company that sells the same item and ships to the U.S. so I purchased them there and they were about 40 EURO'S cheaper for the pair! I just installed the brackets today and I'm very impressed with the workmanship of these brackets. I was concerned about the extra weight because these are plate steel and the thrust bearing adds more too possibly causing my mast to lean but no issues with the mast at all! I'm using a 21 ft. structural grade 2 inch A500 schedule 80 pipe for the main mast and a 4 ft. 1-1/2 A500 schedule 40 for the rotor mast. This pipe is heavy but rock solid and not likely to fail under stress. Because the main mast is only 18ft above ground (3 ft is concreted underground), no guy wires are needed as the upper and lower brackets attached to the house studs seem more than sturdy enough. I would love to have this antenna higher but my neighborhood restrictions say antennas have to be no higher than the roof line and I'm pushing it a bit just above that. Thanks for posting the pic of those brackets! Here is a pic of my install [ATTACH type="full" alt="antennamast.jpg"]63608[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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