My dish

[Simba27]

Can you tell it's a DIY job?

 

[timbo86]

That would be doggey on a windy day, hope that is a steel pole!!

 

[Likvid]

That would be doggey on a windy day, hope that is a steel pole!!

He doesn't have much choice with all trees and all.

 

[Simba27]

That would be doggey on a windy day, hope that is a steel pole!!

Yes. Reception is hopeless when it's windy. The pole flexes a lot. However, it's high enough to see over all the surrounding trees and buildings, so it can pick up a lot of satellites.

It's a 9 foot aluminium scaffold pole standing on the roof and strapped to side of the chimney with 3 homemade brackets. I filled it with expanding foam to try and dampen the wobble, that was a mistake, I should have used concrete.

One day I'll replace it with a steel scaffold pole. I have a solid cast iron pole too (victorian lamppost), but it weighs at least 100kg and I'm not sure how I would get it up there or whether the roof would support it.

 

[wod]

whos are the trees as you could cut some off if they are yours ?

 

[Simba27]

whos are the trees as you could cut some off if they are yours ?

They are not my trees. I'm not sure who owns them. They are only really a problem for the lower east satellites.

I'm pretty happy with the current setup, except for when it's windy.

 

[deleted]

Zimba looking at your photo you would get just as much height on the gable end and you would be further away from trees mate + much stronger than chimney.

 

[Sandybob]

Could you try mounting it on the other chimney? or maybe even further back in the garden?

 

[SATVan]

so what you gonna do within a year ro two when trees are bigger ???
just get the chainsaw (it is not that i don't care about nature but if it is necessary) or place the dish somewhere else.. you wont regret

 

[Analoguesat]

As the original post date is May 2006 Id imagine he's sorted it out by now

 

[Robbo]

No, it sorted itself, a gust of wind brought the whole lot crashing down.

http://www.satellites.co.uk/forums/...sky-dish-pole-above-roof-apex.html#post936823

 

[Analoguesat]

No, it sorted itself, a gust of wind brought the whole lot crashing down.

It was fine until a particularly bad storm. The dish acted like a sail and the pole literally crowbarred the chimney off the roof. The whole lot fell through the roof of my conservatory.

 

[waverider]

Wot Chimney and all??

 

[Analoguesat]

Thats how I read it

And folks wonder why I have my dish farm on fence posts at 3-6 feet

 

[waverider]

I wonder big the trees have grown over the past 4 years, probably now need a much taller pole!