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Sheffield
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All our brackets are best quality welded and hot dipped galvanised.
All our T & K brackets are best quality
T & Ks come as a
pair and are used separately (as above) !
to use with which pole/aerial.
Also see :
Tests of T & Ks and
All our brackets are best quality welded/galvanised.
The 6” bracket and the mitre bracket require one lashing kit, the H/D pair requires two.
The 6" bracket requires modifying if it is to accept 2" V bolts.
Our chimney lash kits have one end “Pre Terminated” for an easier and more reliable install.
The kit comes with 2 x 1.5” V bolts. Note that 2” poles require 2” V Bolts !
Whilst we do not recommend their
use for antennas outside, the two
loft kits we stock are perfect for mounting an aerial in the loft.
If you are unsure which to buy we would advise the purchase of the
“L Section” as it can always be cut down to a straight pole if that`s what you end up requiring. The alternative would require exceptionally strong glue to modify the straight one.......
The above picture shows the relative diameters of the aluminium poles we sell, although the 1 inch sample is just for comparison purposes, we would not stock anything as flimsy as that, even in a 3’ length.
See the article on Poles
and the picture below.
The 6ft poles are 16G and weigh 750g each. They are significantly stronger than
the thinner 18G poles.
We recommend using 2”
10 ft poles for larger aerials (e.g. DY14s, XB16s, XB22s) as opposed to the 1.5” type.
All offsets are approx,
if this is critical phone to check the exact figure.
The 6 foot cranked
pole is not suitable for
satellite dishes, although the 3 foot crank is OK for
Sky “minidishes”, except
in exposed locations.
Satellite Poles must be rock steady if you are keep the dish focused on that little “geostationary” transmitter 22,000 miles above the Equator. Thus we stock three very strong alloy satellite masts, 5ft x 1.5” x 16G (1.6mm) plus 4ft and 8ft x 2.0” x 14G (2.0mm).
These are equally suitable as ultra strong aerial poles for particularly large antennas in exposed locations, the 8ft is 2.0mm thick alloy, it weighs over 2Kg ! These poles should be used in conjunction with our T & K brackets and a particularly large satellite dish (using the 2.0” pole)
may even need to use two “K”s plus a “T”.
In exposed locations I`d consider shortening the pole as well. Think how much wind loading
you can get on an 80 cm (or 1 metre) dish.....
A Sky minidish would be OK on our 9 x 9 wall bracket with a 5ft pole, our 3ft x 1.25” x 16G
cranked pole would also be OK for a minidish, except in particularly exposed locations.
Most Sky minidishes will fit on a 2" pole (though you may have to enlarge the holes for the V bolt), but a few of the older ones [fitted with the little "L" pole] will only take 1.25" poles.
Before ordering T & K brackets, particularly with a 6ft pole,
are you sure a cranked pole wouldn`t be more suitable ?
and it`s cheaper as well....
“Stand off” measurements :
6in Chimney Bracket = 2.5”
8in Mitre C/Bracket = 4.5”
H/D Chimney Bracket = 4.5”
“Stand off” measurements
12” T & K = 8”
18” T & K = 14”
24” T & K = 20”
36” T & K = 32”
Five wall anchors and two V bolts are required for a pair of T & K brackets.
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Four wall anchors and two V bolts are required per wall bracket.
The 6" bracket requires modifying if it
is to accept 2" V bolts.
“Stand off” measurements :
6”x 6” = 3.5”
6”x 9” = 5.5”
9”x 9” = 5.5”
Pole Coupler for 2” Masts
Zinc plated steel 2" internal diameter x 15" long.
It is is sufficiently strong that the pole would fail before the coupler.
This is a heavy duty product for coupling 2” alloy poles together.
The longest mast we can ship is 10ft so this coupler can be utilised to make
up a longer pole by joining two together. We wouldn`t normally advise coupling two 10ft x 16G poles together. If making up a longer mast we would advise using two 8ft “satellite poles” (which are 14G/2mm), or an 8ft satellite pole and a 10ft x 2” (16G/1.6mm) pole, placing the thicker walled pole at the bottom.
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9 ft 4 in (overall height) by 1” diameter four section aerial pole, these are often used for caravans or boats. Although these poles are significantly weaker than a one piece
10ft x 1.5” pole, but they do have the undoubted advantage that they can be dismantled
into smaller sections ! There are three sections at 3ft and a “shortie” top section (at 1ft)
to which the aerial can be left attached, thus avoiding the chore of clamping it on each time you want to use it. Alloy construction.
Caravan Aerial Pole “A Frame” Clamp.
Clamp to attach a 1” diameter pole (e.g. the pole above) to a caravan`s “A Frame”.
Zinc plated steel.
P&P is cheaper for this item if you phone the order through !
Cranked Poles
The cranked poles are 16G alloy, the L Section is 18G galv steel. All are “Forth Bridge Engineering”,your aerial would normally blow apart before the pole would fail.
Note that the 9ft cranks and the 6ft Supercranks are 1.5” diameter.
I would not usually recommend a 9ft crank
for an XB16 or an XB22, unless it was cut down,
by a foot, or more ?
Note, when using “V bolts” to attach the pole to the bracket care should taken not to over tighten the top one. This is to avoid weakening the mast by crushing it, though the latter is less likely with a 16G pole. The bottom V bolt can be tightened as much as you want to ensure that the pole/aerial doesn`t slip round. This is particularly important with a big aerial or a cranked pole.
Our lash kits and V bolts are now supplied with
washers (zinc plated).
This is at a great deal of
trouble to us I may add, because no supplier includes the washers with the V bolts, or with
any (pre-
We have to source the two different sizes of washer and then put
them all on !
V bolt
V bolt
with washers
Although 1.5” V bolts are supplied with the lash kits we also supply them separately.
These V bolts are measured internal diameter.
Please note that two V bolts are usually required for most brackets.
The 2“ x 1” model will clamp (up to) a 2” pole to a 1” pole, but only perpendicular.
The 2” x 2” will clamp two poles together in parallel up to 2” each. Alternatively if clamping perpendicular it will accommodate one pole (up to) 2” and a second (up to) 1.25”.
“Through Bracket”
Neat way to attach a short 1” diameter pole to a wall, particularly suitable for caravans,
boats and sheds etc. Includes the 1” U bolt. Zinc plated steel.
We sell a 3ft x 1” alloy pole specifically to fit this bracket.
Note that the H/D brackets are supplied with a pair of 2.0” V bolts.
Note that 2” diameter poles require 2.0” V Bolts !
Note that 2” diameter poles require 2.0” V Bolts !
P&P is cheaper for this item if you phone the
order through !
Double Clamp
Double clamp assembly handy
for temporarily attaching an aerial
pole to another vertical tube, most
often used to bolt a pole to a
caravan jockey wheel.
Usually used as pair.
The bar is 20mm square section
alloy 28cm long.
The clamps are plated steel and
can accommodate a pole up to 2"
in diameter.
P&P is cheaper for this item if
you phone the order through !
Simple aerial clamp
To attach a standard 15mm section boom or cradle (not included) to a pole up to 2” diameter. Zinc plated steel.
Non tiltable and I wouldn`t use one for a large aerial.
Note. Clamps are not required for any of our aerials
because they`re all supplied with one.
P&P is cheaper for this item if you phone the order through !
Tilting heavy duty aerial clamp
To attach an aerial boom or its cradle (not included)
to a pole up to 2” diameter.
Two clamps available, one for standard booms of
15mm cross section, and one for larger 20mm booms.
Both clamps can tilt the aerial up to 60 degrees,
not that you should normally ever need to incline an
aerial that far.....
Zinc plated steel and H/D wing nuts.
Note. Clamps are not required for any of our aerials
because they`re all supplied with one.
P&P is cheaper for this item if you phone the order through !
Aerial cradle
Decent quality (15mm) cradle to clamp onto standard (15mm) boom aerials. Not required with any of
our aerials because any that need a cradle are supplied with one !
Clamp not included (see above)
The standard lash wire is 5m long, but if your chimney is bigger than this we sell a 10m length
of the galvanised lashing wire, note this is only the wire, it does not include the J bolts/corner
pieces ! Do not confuse this with catenary wire (or similar), 7 strand lash wire is approximately
3.7mm in diameter and weighs about 65g per metre.
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Ten foot is the longest pole we can ship, but for those requiring even more height we do sell 2” pole couplers.
16ft x 2.0in x 14G / 2.0mm poles are available
(for £38.50), but they must be collected from the shop,
i.e. they are not available by mail order.