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DISH SETUP: Single sat, Multi-Sat & Motorised
Mounting offset dish horizontally on a polar mount?
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<blockquote data-quote="ozumo" data-source="post: 1102029" data-attributes="member: 415308"><p>Thanks all <img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/emojione/thumbsup.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":Y" title="Thumbs Up :Y" data-shortname=":Y" /></p><p></p><p>I only have a narrow gap for the dish to 'look' through due to trees and the house, and therefore a very limited arc (33e to 15w). Tests with the dish on an az/el mount (the holes are square) suggest I can increase my eastern arc with a horizontal dish at the expense of the western end, which is preferable.</p><p></p><p>The neighbours don't mind, it's the morons from further afield who like to whinge on facebook and to the council. The lower profile would however mean the dish can be raised slightly while still maintaining a level of stealth from street level.</p><p></p><p>Another other option is to raise the pole and mount the dish on a pendulum type setup, with steel angle extending down from the polar mount & the dish mounted at the bottom. The swing extends the arc slightly by moving the dish away from the house and tree as well as raising the dish the further away from due south it gets. I think this kind of setup would be more susceptible to strong winds putting strain the mount and motor though.</p><p></p><p>Using steel angle to move the dish to the right could also be done. I can't move the pole further to the right due to a manhole.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ozumo, post: 1102029, member: 415308"] Thanks all :Y I only have a narrow gap for the dish to 'look' through due to trees and the house, and therefore a very limited arc (33e to 15w). Tests with the dish on an az/el mount (the holes are square) suggest I can increase my eastern arc with a horizontal dish at the expense of the western end, which is preferable. The neighbours don't mind, it's the morons from further afield who like to whinge on facebook and to the council. The lower profile would however mean the dish can be raised slightly while still maintaining a level of stealth from street level. Another other option is to raise the pole and mount the dish on a pendulum type setup, with steel angle extending down from the polar mount & the dish mounted at the bottom. The swing extends the arc slightly by moving the dish away from the house and tree as well as raising the dish the further away from due south it gets. I think this kind of setup would be more susceptible to strong winds putting strain the mount and motor though. Using steel angle to move the dish to the right could also be done. I can't move the pole further to the right due to a manhole. [/QUOTE]
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