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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-AU link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Hi Ross!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>If you can’t find an experienced wireless nerd to help with selection and design to help out with your replacement/repair project, I have always found great advice can be had from your local TV antenna supplier. In Geelong, we have these guys </span><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.academytv.com.au/"><span style='color:#1F497D'>http://www.academytv.com.au/</span></a> who are literally full of useful and friendly advice on hardware selection and mounting systems. Whatsmore, there are usually half a dozen TV Antenna installers hanging round picking up bits for their daily rounds – like Jims Antenna type guys and freelancers who sometimes chip in with some useful (or not ;) comments.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>I’m sure that there are plenty of similar suppliers throughput Melbourne and suburbs, and as ‘industry’ suppliers, these kind of places are relatively well priced, compared with more general equipment suppliers like jaycar et al.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>All the best with it – in any case, having built a rig that only came down after 125K winds, sounds like you are now more experienced than many others on this list anyhow! :-D<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Cheers! Mike.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-left:solid blue 1.5pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 4.0pt'><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> melbwireless-bounces@lists.wireless.org.au [mailto:melbwireless-bounces@lists.wireless.org.au] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Ross Byrne<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, 9 January 2014 10:32 AM<br><b>To:</b> Melbourne Wireless<br><b>Subject:</b> [MLB-WIRELESS] Nano bridge mounting<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>HI<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I need to mount my 2.5 - 3 metre mast on the" flat tin" section of my roof <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Node KQB was humming along nicely until hit by the freak winds a few months ago (registered 125 KMS\ HR on the weather station) and ripped of half my chimney :-(<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Yes it wasn't the smartest idea to mount it off a strapping around the chimney I admit in hindsight ;-)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Anyway I need to get it fairly high - at least 2.5 metres to clear the pitched roof at the front. I have perused the Radio Parts catalogue and not been able to find an out of the box solution<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sorry for the "newby" question<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Any advice appreciated<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>TTFN<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Ross Byrne<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>