| We have always had a TV in our motor home
however we seldom used it. I have watched several seasons of Law
and Order and misc movies during some winter weekend trips and that's
about all. With retirement we will be taking longer trips
and I thought having a TV might be nice. Last summer (7/2014) I
purchased a DISH TV Satellite system with a automatic Wineguard Pathway
X1 antenna. Since we spend most of our time in State and Federal
parks I wanted an antenna I could place out away from the motorhome to
find gaps in the trees. During our trip south this year I
discovered that this portable system will not work when we overnight at
a rest stop or Walmart. Setting the satellite on the ground next
to the motorhome does not make Walmart and State rest stop people happy,
I also don't want it to walk away. To solve this challenge I
designed and fabricated a roof top mounting system which will allow me
to easily and securely mount the antenna to the roof while traveling.
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The piece of plywood will be the motor home roof with the two pieces
of aluminum channel bolted to the roof. |
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| This is the bottom of the antenna, the angled
aluminum will have notches which will go around the four feet, catching
two on each side. |
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