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T and K brackets-which at the top?
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<blockquote data-quote="hexah" data-source="post: 841456" data-attributes="member: 333852"><p>That is the argument I first heard decades ago, put the K bracket at least 3 courses down from the top and spread the drill holes over as many bricks as possible.</p><p></p><p>The K at the top helps spread the weight over more bricks where the top of the wall may be weaker. It is more of a consideration up north because the wind is going to be severe at some times every year compared to the south which doesn't really get windy at all. Southerners sometimes think it gets windy but it is a mere breeze compared to oop narth. In the south the wind sometimes makes a twee whistling noise, up north every year you will get nights where the noise is so loud it is hard to sleep.</p><p></p><p>It is annoying you can't get a set of two K brackets. As it is I have one set with a K on top for a dish and another with a T on top for an 18 element yagi.</p><p></p><p>This house has old very hard bricks from when real bricks were made. Too many modern houses have blocks which are as strong as kitchen roll which would make a K - K or K - T - K a good idea for a bigger dish.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hexah, post: 841456, member: 333852"] That is the argument I first heard decades ago, put the K bracket at least 3 courses down from the top and spread the drill holes over as many bricks as possible. The K at the top helps spread the weight over more bricks where the top of the wall may be weaker. It is more of a consideration up north because the wind is going to be severe at some times every year compared to the south which doesn't really get windy at all. Southerners sometimes think it gets windy but it is a mere breeze compared to oop narth. In the south the wind sometimes makes a twee whistling noise, up north every year you will get nights where the noise is so loud it is hard to sleep. It is annoying you can't get a set of two K brackets. As it is I have one set with a K on top for a dish and another with a T on top for an 18 element yagi. This house has old very hard bricks from when real bricks were made. Too many modern houses have blocks which are as strong as kitchen roll which would make a K - K or K - T - K a good idea for a bigger dish. [/QUOTE]
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