Ham Radio Roof Mast

Our pump up masts winch up masts and push up masts are commonly used by amateur radio enthusiasts as they are easy to transport and deploy and are a cost effective solution.

Ham radio roof mast.

An antenna tripod mount for ham radio is designed to allow you to mount an antenna to the roof of your house and is especially useful when mounting may be cumbersome. Radio masts for ham amateur radio enthusiasts. You could also use the yaesu gs 050 thrust bearing however this will only allow masts up to 2 0 inches od. I recommend the yaesu gs 065 which will handle up to a 2 5 inch diameter mast.

For mounting points to attach the guy wires i have bolted 2 foot 2x 8s to the underlying rafters screwed in a big screw eye and then roofed over the whole thing except for the screw eye. For smaller antennas and budgets we have the tripods masts and wall brackets that can also help get your antenna up there and on the air. Tripod mounts require bolts to be mounted through the roof for this reason it s highly recommended to use sealant like silicone for weatherproofing. Great deals on antenna mast in ham amateur radio antennas.

You may want to build a little platform of solid 2x stock for a few feet bridging from rafter to rafter under the base of the mast or tower and then roof over it before putting the mast on top. My towers are designed to work with a thrust bearing mounted on the top. The portable masts can easily support a wide range of commonly used directional and omni directional antennas such as the dipole yagi spider beam and other types of beam antenna. Non penetrating antenna mast roof mount 2 x 53 mast roof mat ez np 60 200.