In order to choose the appropriate roof tower, you need to determine what antenna(s) are going on top. Below is a matrix that shows which Carlson Roof Tower best fits the popular Amateur HF, VHF or UHF antennas. If a box is marked “X” then only that particular beam will fit on top of the tower. If a box has a “-“, then that beam can not be used with that tower. If a box is marked with “O”, then a small VHF or UHF omni antenna can mount directly above the HF beam. If a box is marked with a “B”, then a small or moderate VHF or UHF beam may mount above the HF beam.
| HF Beam Make/Model | Beam Wind Area Sq. Ft. | 815HD | 810HD | 610HD | 45HD |
| Maximum wind load > | 15 sq. ft. | 12 sq. ft. | 12 sq.ft. | 13 sq.ft. | |
| HEX BEAMS | |||||
| Radiowayz Sentinal Barrett (160-10) | <12 | B | X | – | – |
| Radiowayz Sentinal Barrett (40-10) | <12 | B | X | – | – |
| Radiowayz 6 band, 4 band, 20m single band | <4 | B | B | B | B |
| K4KIO Hex Beam (20-6) | 5.1 | B | B | B | B |
| DXE-HEXX-5TAP-2 | 5.05 | B | B | B | B |
| SP7IDX Hexbeam Mark II HD | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| HY-GAIN | |||||
| TH3JR | 3.35 | B | B | B | B |
| TH3MK4 | 4.6 | B | B | B | B |
| Explorer-14 | 7.5 | B | B | o | o |
| TH5MK2 | 7.4 | B | B | O | O |
| TH7DX | 9.4 | B | B | X | X |
| TH11DX | 12.5 | o | – | – | – |
| 153BA | 3 | B | B | B | B |
| 155CA | 5.2 | B | B | B | B |
| 203BA | 5.38 | B | B | B | B |
| 204BA | 7.27 | B | B | o | O |
| DB1217 | 6.7 | B | B | B | B |
| MOSELY | |||||
| CL-33-M | 6 | B | B | B | B |
| CL-33-MWARC | 7 | B | B | B | B |
| CL-36-M | 10.7 | B | B | – | – |
| CL-39-M | 16.05 | – | – | – | – |
| PRO-57-B | 11 | B | X | – | – |
| PRO-57-B 40 | 11.3 | B | X | – | – |
| PRO-67-B | 11.6 | B | X | – | – |
| PRO-67-C | 12.1 | B | – | – | – |
| S-33 | 10 | B | O | X | X |
| MP-33 | 4.7 | B | B | B | B |
| MP-33-WARC | 5.4 | B | B | B | B |
| TA-32-M | 3.7 | B | B | B | B |
| TA-33-M | 5.7 | B | B | B | B |
| TA-33-M WARC | 6.7 | B | B | B | B |
| TA-34-XL | 6.9 | B | B | B | B |
| TA-34-XL WARC | 7.7 | B | B | O | O |
| TA-53-M | 6.7 | B | B | B | B |
| TA-63-N | 6.9 | B | B | B | B |
| TA-54-XL | 8.7 | B | B | O | O |
| TA-54-XL-6 | 8.8 | B | B | O | O |
| CUSHCRAFT | |||||
| A3S | 4.36 | B | B | B | B |
| MA5B | 3.22 | B | B | B | B |
| XM240 | 5.5 | B | B | B | B |
| A4S | 5.5 | B | B | B | B |
| X7 | 7.9 | B | B | O | O |
| A3WS | 4.1 | B | B | B | B |
| ASL2010 | 10.1 | B | O | X | X |
| TEN3 | 2.24 | B | B | B | B |
| M2 | |||||
| KT34M2 | 4.5 | B | B | B | B |
| KT36XA | 9.75 | B | B | X | X |
| 10-30LP8 | 12.5 | B | – | – | – |
| 40M2L | 6.6 | B | B | B | B |
| 40M3L | 9.5 | B | B | X | X |
| 20M4DX | 6.9 | B | B | B | B |
| 20M5LD | 10 | B | B | X | X |
| 20M5 | 10.5 | B | B |