I Need an Idea - Running Random Wire Next to Roof
Here is my problem - I need to run the random wire out from the shack, across the roof, and out to a tree in the front. In order to do that the wire needs to pass two edges of the shingles. I do not want the shingles to touch the antenna wire because the abrasiveness will damage (and at some point cut through) the antenna.
Here is what I am up against:
The wire will come out where that black dot is just right of the left tip of the ladder (that is a run of coax I had through the wall, I just cut the wires off going to it). The wire will then go over to the right to the corner of the roof line as seen in the next picture.
So the first obstacle is getting the wire to pass over the shingles here. My first thought was to put a tiny eye hook in the fascia. Painting it the same color would make it nearly invisible. However, that means the wire would have to bend around the shingles to get to the eye hook. That won't work. The support needs to get the wire AROUND the single so it doesn't rub what so ever. The hard part - doing that so it is nearly invisible.
The second obstacle is the peak of the roof in the front - same dilemma as before. After here it is in free space all the way to the tree.
Do any of you have an idea? Has anyone run in to this sort of thing before? Let me know! Just post a comment right here or e-mail me at steve@kc8qvo.com.
Here is what I am up against:
The wire will come out where that black dot is just right of the left tip of the ladder (that is a run of coax I had through the wall, I just cut the wires off going to it). The wire will then go over to the right to the corner of the roof line as seen in the next picture.
So the first obstacle is getting the wire to pass over the shingles here. My first thought was to put a tiny eye hook in the fascia. Painting it the same color would make it nearly invisible. However, that means the wire would have to bend around the shingles to get to the eye hook. That won't work. The support needs to get the wire AROUND the single so it doesn't rub what so ever. The hard part - doing that so it is nearly invisible.
The second obstacle is the peak of the roof in the front - same dilemma as before. After here it is in free space all the way to the tree.
Do any of you have an idea? Has anyone run in to this sort of thing before? Let me know! Just post a comment right here or e-mail me at steve@kc8qvo.com.
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