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Originally Posted by brentb636
A ground mount is so-o-o much more convenient than a roof mount, if you can find the place to put it. My motorized 90 cm is on the roof, but I re-enforced the roof area( from underneath, inside the attic) with a piece of 2x10 forced between the trusses and bonded in with lag bolts. The roof mount ties into the 2x10, not only the cheesy roofing material. A lot better support and stability.
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I too took it off the roof, after I figured, it can observe the same segment of the sky from a balcony. I made some sort of wooden pallette, and mounted dish and motor to it with antenna tripod. I need to put some heavy bricks on top of that pallette and replace antenna mast with fence poll, because it's bending when wind blows, and when wind is 25mph, the thing just jumps or even falls down, and already is not vertical.
Sadoun's white "
Univ.mount I" is still on the roof.