So my Tempest is here, and is sitting on a small tripod in my garden, but I’d ideally like to mount it on a pole or aerial mount on the eaves of the house. I’m struggling to find a suitable pole solution in the UK. Aerial mounting brackets all seem to come with a 1" external diameter pole (and I’ve checked a few at Screwfix and they are indeed only 1" external), plastic pipe at 32mm seems to be the nominal measurement, which makes the pipe at least 34mm external. Satellite dish brackets are all 50mm.
Has anyone found a bracket/pole solution that fits the Weatherflow pole mount in the UK, if so can someone post a link?
I could call a dish/aerial installer who would no doubt have what I need, but don’t really want to pay another £100 just to get it put up.
Same problem - used a plastic pipe and made 4 cuts in the end (maybe 3") just enough so that it could bend in a bit at the end - fits ok and holds firmly.
Cost me £47 inc. delivery and VAT… probably a bit longer than necessary. Originally I was going to mount off a wooden block but a friend fabricated an aluminium bracket for me that the foot of the pole drops in to. I made an intermediate support from a mastic tube nozzle and a piece of PVC waste pipe and a long screw in to the wall. I’ll see if I can upload some pictures.
Tricky bit was to insulate the steel/zinc screws from the aluminium (probably an overkill) but stops any galvanic corrosion.
I had this from a previous weather station before my tempest (https://www.weathershop.co.uk/shop/ws-7717-mounting-pole-kit) I then used some field hockey cloth tape (readily found on amazon) using 2 widths of the tape until I had the right diameter for the tempest to fit snugly on the pole. The tape also seems to act as a shock absorber dampening out any vibrations.
I used a Tristar 32mm Aerial mast from B&Q and an aerial bracket from screwfix (or B&Q). All very cheap. I’m not sure the pole is heavy duty enough for full length in a gale, but I only needed about 1m to get it above the garage roof, and thats rock solid.
I’ve got lengths of 33.7mm diameter galvanised tubing from www.themetalstore.co.uk, so I simply bought a few additional clamps brackets for mounting the Tempest.
I understand the largest diameter is 33.4mm or 1.315" so I may need to skim a little off prior to powder coating. I’ve not got a Tempest at present but will purchase one when they are available for dispatch again.
My Tempest arrived this morning and the pole I ordered from Black-UK fits like a glove. Rock-solid grip on the pole and once seated in a concreted hole I can’t see it going anywhere for a while. Hopefully this helps anyone looking for a mounting pole for their Tempest in the UK.