Original article from: Wayne Sarosi 
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SUBJECT: Towers,part 7
 Roof Mounts:
 There are a few commercial roof mounts available to the amateur.
 Roof mounts have a few advantages over towers. They are cheaper,they start
from 15 to 30 feet off the ground,and the access is easy as walking on the
roof.
 The disadvantages are the holes in the roof,loading,and lightning 
rotection.
 Roof mounting is easy to install verses a tower.
 Your antenna  weight must be restricted in accordance to your home's roof.
 BEWARE,do not overload the roof! The results are very expensive when the 
oof
mount,antenna,and rotor take a dive in a storm.
 Be sure to properly ground a roof mount with the most direct path possible
and be sure to properly waterproof the mounting holes in the  roof.
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 Tiltovers:
 This type of tower is becoming rare,but provides the amateur with the most
convience of all the towers given the room to tilt one over.
 The tower can bring the antenna down to you rather than climbing the tower 
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trying to perform on a ladder with a crank-up in the down position.
 I only know a couple of hams with tiltovers and I can say they operate quite
well with little maintenance.
-WS
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