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Astra 1N chat - January 2012
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<blockquote data-quote="Satellite74" data-source="post: 791830" data-attributes="member: 379688"><p>hm... really, a building permission? I think that generally only applies when you subject your building to structural changes (i.e. an extension in your backyard, a loft conversion, or a garage/carport). It is worth checking with the Denkmalschutzbehörde (historic buildings authority) though, they are generally the ones who have final say when you want to make alterations to a listed building's appearance.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>One alternative might be mounting the dish "lying down" on your balcony. It makes a standard aluminium/steel dish almost completely invisible. </p><p></p><p>You just have to work out a bit of geometry to make that work. It basically makes no difference if your dish is near-vertical, as most offset satellite dishes, or near-horizontal, with the LNB mount pointing up in the air. You just have to get the geometry right, meaning align it so that the satellite signal hits the focal point of your satellite dish at the proper angle and then bounces off onto the LNB. </p><p></p><p>I just tried to work that bit out myself and made a little sketch, because that might be a necessity for me too as soon as I have found a new flat (I am currently kind of in the process of moving):</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]47260[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p>I hope this is correct. Theoretically, what you need to know is the satellite's elevation above the horizon (around 30° for Astra 1N for most of Germany; the further north, the smaller that elevation) and the offset angle of your dish. To align the dish properly, you need to tilt it out of the horizontal position according to the equation in the sketch...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Satellite74, post: 791830, member: 379688"] hm... really, a building permission? I think that generally only applies when you subject your building to structural changes (i.e. an extension in your backyard, a loft conversion, or a garage/carport). It is worth checking with the Denkmalschutzbehörde (historic buildings authority) though, they are generally the ones who have final say when you want to make alterations to a listed building's appearance. One alternative might be mounting the dish "lying down" on your balcony. It makes a standard aluminium/steel dish almost completely invisible. You just have to work out a bit of geometry to make that work. It basically makes no difference if your dish is near-vertical, as most offset satellite dishes, or near-horizontal, with the LNB mount pointing up in the air. You just have to get the geometry right, meaning align it so that the satellite signal hits the focal point of your satellite dish at the proper angle and then bounces off onto the LNB. I just tried to work that bit out myself and made a little sketch, because that might be a necessity for me too as soon as I have found a new flat (I am currently kind of in the process of moving): [ATTACH]47260.IPB[/ATTACH] I hope this is correct. Theoretically, what you need to know is the satellite's elevation above the horizon (around 30° for Astra 1N for most of Germany; the further north, the smaller that elevation) and the offset angle of your dish. To align the dish properly, you need to tilt it out of the horizontal position according to the equation in the sketch... [/QUOTE]
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