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georgia_grrl

thought i'd put this in a seperate thread, as this thought has just occured to me.

one of my neighbours (flat roofed terraced house) has a sky minidish installed at near roof level. i knwo it's pointed at 28.2 e, ,so, if i were ot make a large wedge of wood or card, with an angle on it of 29 degrees, and use her dish as a reference, then translate the resulting angle back to my dish, i would be aligned with 1 W, right? (it's late, i'm drunk so this may be totally useless)

i might give that a shot tomorrow if the weather is ok, and i can be bothered cutting a big lump of wood.

Lancelot

OK as a reference to start.

Are you on T & K Brkts ? if so get another 'U' clamp and put on above the bottom Brckt to take the weight as you move about, then tighten the T & K 'Us' when you are on beam. Takes away all the hard work.


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georgia_grrl

good idea lancelot, i'll grab another u bolt before i start its on a kit lashed to a chimneystack, it's not ideal, but its somethign for now, the tree in my road is a bit of a pin, but its apparently diseased anyway, so i might be able to move the dish late rin the year if they cut it down.