How do I build my own tripod for a DirecTV satellite dish?

Question

My landlord won't let me get a DirecTV dish installed on his roof. How do I build my own tripod/post to mount a dish?

Answer 1

The link below has pictures of commercial mounts, you could copy one of them.

Keep in mind that the post for mounting a dish is just a steel pipe that is rigid (so the dish doesn't move when the wind blows) and plumb (straight up and down with a level).

Something like a steel frame weighed down with concrete blocks (see #17) or perhaps clamping it to a sturdy rail might be simpler.

Wood changes shape when the temperature and humidity change so avoid it.

I read of another solution involving a planter, post, and some concrete.