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Astra 2E: Western Europe Reports
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<blockquote data-quote="hexah" data-source="post: 887265" data-attributes="member: 333852"><p>It should have a nice clear view of the satellite up there. The chimney could be the weak point, up here only tiny dishes get put on chimneys. I know that in France with the massive chimneys they have they seem to get away with it. </p><p></p><p>Putting anything bigger than what you have there is going to be a bad idea because the mass of the bricks won't put up with the windloading on the dish.</p><p></p><p>Look at what happens if it goes wrong </p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.satellites.co.uk/forums/threads/bad-practice-nightmare-installations.103415/page-5#post-876288" target="_blank">Bad practice & Nightmare installations</a></p><p></p><p>post #88 when (not if) it gets broken in a forum update</p><p></p><p>If you have a flat roof a non penetrating mount becomes a possibility.</p><p></p><p>Wall mounting is also possible though it may not look elegant to non dish lovers. Remember you can spray the dish with non metallic paint like Plastikote to blend it in.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>That is not really a problem these days as the output from modern LNBs is high, as long as you have a good signal coming in it should be o.k. It does suggest a 1.5m to 1.8m dish though.</p><p></p><p>Cheap inline amps are also available.</p><p></p><p>The important thing is not to lay the cable on the ground as water will work in by capillary action very quickly.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hexah, post: 887265, member: 333852"] It should have a nice clear view of the satellite up there. The chimney could be the weak point, up here only tiny dishes get put on chimneys. I know that in France with the massive chimneys they have they seem to get away with it. Putting anything bigger than what you have there is going to be a bad idea because the mass of the bricks won't put up with the windloading on the dish. Look at what happens if it goes wrong [URL="http://www.satellites.co.uk/forums/threads/bad-practice-nightmare-installations.103415/page-5#post-876288"]Bad practice & Nightmare installations[/URL] post #88 when (not if) it gets broken in a forum update If you have a flat roof a non penetrating mount becomes a possibility. Wall mounting is also possible though it may not look elegant to non dish lovers. Remember you can spray the dish with non metallic paint like Plastikote to blend it in. That is not really a problem these days as the output from modern LNBs is high, as long as you have a good signal coming in it should be o.k. It does suggest a 1.5m to 1.8m dish though. Cheap inline amps are also available. The important thing is not to lay the cable on the ground as water will work in by capillary action very quickly. [/QUOTE]
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