I’m trying to get my home node high enough for LOS to other parts of town. The house unfortunately has a full hip roof, so I can’t attach anything without going through the shingles. My current setup is a pole attached to an 8’ garden fence. That gets me to about 15’ AGL.

Based on the homes around me I need at least 30’ of height to clear their roofs. I’ve given up on trying to get above the trees because they’re old Oaks 50’-100’ high.

I keep seeing collapsing fiberglass poles online but they’re advertised as a temporary setup. Anyone have recommendations for at least a semi-permanent pole or small tower?

  • Dogyote@slrpnk.net
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    20 hours ago

    Is there a reason you don’t want to make a penetration through your roof? I make holes in roofs for solar installations and there are reliable ways of flashing whatever is running through the hole.

    • AlchemicalAgentOPEnglish
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      5 hours ago

      Honestly it’s just reluctance on my part. It’s a brand new roof and I was trying to avoid drilling in it. But if I can mount a tripod on the peak it’ll get me an extra 15’ of height on top of whatever pole I use.

      I’d love a proper tower. I’m also trying to get back into HAM after a 30-year break but I just don’t have the funds at through moment 😅

  • shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip
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    1 day ago

    A guy in my area just bought himself a 30 foot collapsible flagpole and put his node on top of that. Since it is a flagpole, its installation is more permanent.

    • AlchemicalAgentOPEnglish
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      21 hours ago

      That sounds pretty great. I’ll have to look at local options. Biggest issue for me would be if I have a flagpole I’d want to put a flag on it 😆.

    • AlchemicalAgentOPEnglish
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      21 hours ago

      Thanks! Definitely going to check them out. Most people here attach antennas to their chimney. Unfortunately the chimney on my house was removed during the last shingle job so I have no mount points left.