Windy weekend ahead!

***racingclubuk*** · 07-01-2005

Hold on to your dishes - gales for the weekend ahead!!

Just installed my dish - so this is gonna be its first proper test........

***loftyj*** · 07-01-2005

Originally Posted by racingclubuk

Hold on to your dishes - gales for the weekend ahead!!

Just installed my dish - so this is gonna be its first proper test........

Just make sure that you have marked you dish and mounting pole with center pops or a scribed line so that if is moves you can reset without trouble, can save you a lot of time.

**Channel Hopper** · 07-01-2005

I can predict a lot of the smaller DiSEqC systems are going to be in need of replacement motors

Pull out your receipts boys, and the credit card statements. Most designs are wholly unsatisfactory for the purpose, so you have a decent chance of a free replacement under present consumer laws.

It might be a bumper month for the decent installers out there.

**Analoguesat** · 07-01-2005

Both my 80cm dishes were blown off their tyre mounts earlier in the week Not a dent or a scratch on them.

They survived last nights howling winds intact..

***BGonaSTICK*** · 07-01-2005

LOL, I laid my 1.1m dish down under a bush!

It's still there (as far as I know!) but the reception is not so good...

**gameboy** · 07-01-2005

I'm sure mine moved - again - this time only slightly as I moved the motor and the channels came back.

Hope the winds die down tonight.

**Analoguesat** · 07-01-2005

Its not looking good tonight BBC Weather is saying storm force winds from Edinburgh to the Wash / merseyside, with gales and heavy rain elsewhere. Yuk:

hxxp://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/ukweather/

**Channel Hopper** · 08-01-2005

Well no loss of signal here yet, parked the dish at 1W last night, just to be sure.

How is everyone else doing ?

**Lancelot** · 08-01-2005

SsE facing with wind from SW I'm on Turksat for a few days.

Incidently - had a 5mile detour to work this morning due to a fallen Oak, so not that good here either.

L

**brewby** · 08-01-2005

80 mph gusts on the Yorkshire coast reported, my 80 cm & stab hh120 survived the night mounted 2/3 up south facing wall on 12 inch T&K brackets staying on BBC prime and watching for shifting. House opposite me has lost 1/2 its hip ridges though I think my roof is still on (have'nt been out side to look yet)

**me123** · 08-01-2005

as a newcomer, does signal quality improve once the wind dies down again or does the dish need setting up again, for eg some channels are currently fluctuating between picture and no signal?

**gameboy** · 08-01-2005

Originally Posted by me123

as a newcomer, does signal quality improve once the wind dies down again or does the dish need setting up again, for eg some channels are currently fluctuating between picture and no signal?

It will only improve if it has stayed in exactly the correct position.

The fluctuation is the dish/LNB moving back and forth in the wind. If you are getting a picture then it breaks up and then returns chance are the dish is still OK.

If you want to brave the elements watch your dish for a minute and you'll see what I mean.

P.S. The 'picture breakup' can also be caused by heavy rain, snow etc not just the wind.

**vinny048** · 08-01-2005

Originally Posted by me123

as a newcomer, does signal quality improve once the wind dies down again or does the dish need setting up again, for eg some channels are currently fluctuating between picture and no signal?

It will get better once the wind dies down, however, the wind may knock it out of alignment. mines totally out of alignment. Can't get a thing.

**me123** · 08-01-2005

thanks for your help, also do you know where I can find movie listings for tps and multivision (preferably in english) as the info and times on the tv display bar often bear no resemblance to the film on view and the actual gmt or european time

**Analoguesat** · 08-01-2005

My 13E dish has been blown off its tyre mount for the second time this week. The 19E one is still standing but appears to be pointing in the wrong direction. Ah well its only 5 minutes job to put them up again.

I suppose I should really think about some proper mounts for them - something to be done on a warm spring day and with a cold beer nearby.

08-01-2005

The winds have ripped apart my poor old Irte Omnisat, it's a good as dead now. Oh well, means I'm off to get a new motor.

**rolfw** · 08-01-2005

Luckily my dish must have been screened by the neighbours roof, so had uninterupted viewing on all sats, I normally get dropout in high winds, because it is on a "temporary" Aluminium mast.

**RedDevil_UK** · 08-01-2005

as i am sat here and typing this im next to a window, my dish is right outside this window.....i can see it flapping about in the wind

not happy

i cant get any channels now at all, i just hope nothing breaks

***longstockings*** · 08-01-2005

I didn't touch my dish at all last night due to the high winds down here in the Westcountry.

I've just switched on my Dreambox and can't receive a bloody thing.
I hope it's just an alignment issue but because of where my dish is situated I do need a little help to get it going again.

Hopefully be operational again by the end of the month.

Shame I was getting used to watching so many movies.

**RedDevil_UK** · 08-01-2005

thats what im thinking.... just got all these channels now i cant watch em

and there is no point in re aligning the dish today... or maybe tomorrow, it will just get blown off again (oooer misses)

**Analoguesat** · 08-01-2005

Originally Posted by RedDevil_UK

as i am sat here and typing this im next to a window, my dish is right outside this window.....i can see it flapping about in the wind not happy

i cant get any channels now at all, i just hope nothing breaks

Get the dish secured before it goes flying and hits someone in the face.

Im 50% offline too - No signals from Sirius so the 1m has moved on its mount. The 13E is staring forlornly at the sky. 19E is back up and running. No damage to the 28E Sky dish. Not doing any re-alignments just now - its sleeting outside

***BGonaSTICK*** · 08-01-2005

It sunny here.

No wind ATM, no dish moement, and my big dish is still under the bush where I left it!

Might pop down the beach later...

**Analoguesat** · 08-01-2005

Now I know why your tag line reads warped & twisted.... We are wrapping up warm and going down to the river a mile away to see how high it is.

**gameboy** · 08-01-2005

Originally Posted by Analoguesat

Get the dish secured before it goes flying and hits someone in the face.

How would you go about this? I was thinking about a way of locking it into position in high winds any ideas?

Can't think of a way to lock the motor which I assume is the weakest link...

Come up with a gadget and you could clean up... anybody.

**Analoguesat** · 08-01-2005

A safety chain looped round the LNB arm and mounting pole ?? Loose enough to allow movement but strong enough to support the dish if it comes adrift. Something coated in plastic would stop it rubbing too much (maybe a chain from a bike shop?)

PS - in follow up to my earlier comment, The river is incredibly high.....

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Windy weekend ahead! Information exchange on LNBs, Single satellite, motorised and multi-satellite systems. DiSEqC switches, positioners, motors, actuators, dish-alignment etc.

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