Thanks, Jeff.
Yes, all the cables are bundled together and angle down the roof towards one corner. From there they just drop down and loop back up to a window near the radios & rotator controller.
Another thing that works well for me with such a generic platform with so many horizontal & vertical mounting surfaces is that it's very easy to attach accessories as-needed. For instance, I house the S-Band downconverter in an outdoor electrical box that already had knock-outs in the bottom (used for LMR-400 in this case), a weather-resistant door, and holes for mounting. If I need a place to temporarily attach something experimental, it's never a problem.
-Scott
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On Mon, Jan 14, 2019 at 12:47 PM Jeff Davis ke9v@outlook.com wrote:
Very nice! How do you handle the routing of cables? Are they just laying on the roof and then dropped over the edge or do you have some sort of a trough?
Jeff, KE9V
*From:* AMSAT-BB amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org on behalf of Scott < scott23192@gmail.com> *Sent:* Monday, January 14, 2019 12:05 PM *To:* amsat-bb@amsat.org *Subject:* Re: [amsat-bb] Home Satellite Station - Antenna Mounting Question
Hi Paul.
A couple of people have written with nice comments after seeing pictures of my non-penetrating criss-cross roof platform that I have a variety of antennas mounted on.
Since the following picture was taken, several other omni antennas and a small dish have been added to my platform - it was designed on purpose to provide a lot of mounting options. A priority for me was flexibility.
https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.qsl.ne...
... but of course priority is given to the X-Quads (+ a 2.4 GHz helical installed since the picture was taken) on the G-5500 rotator.
https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.qsl.ne...
With the weight and friction of four treated 4x4's, several 4x4 & 2x6 cross pieces, and a half-dozen 1" concrete blocks, I don't have any concerns about wind.
And finally, standing inside the confines of the platform makes it very comfortable to work up there. You feel quite secure with a thigh pressed against the raised sections compared to that uneasy feeling that normally comes with being on a roof peak.
I hope that helps & best of luck with your project!
-Scott, K4KDR
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On Mon, Jan 14, 2019 at 11:37 AM Paul Overn via AMSAT-BB < amsat-bb@amsat.org> wrote:
Hello, I will be moving to a new QTH, and have the opportunity to set up a nice satellite home station, but I'm running into some issues in finding information: So far I know I want the "M2 Leo Pack antenna system", with a Yaesu 5500 Elv / Az Rotator. This setup will be mounted directly on the roof of my house. At this time a tower install is out. The issue is: What is the best system for mounting this on the roof? Is there a tripod? or will I need to custom make something? Any help would
be
appreciated. I have contacted M2 and DX engineering, but each tell me to talk to the other, so not much help there. Also, I still need to buy the rotator and antenna system, so if someone know of these for sale, let me know. Thanks!!!!
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