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DISH SETUP: Single sat, Multi-Sat & Motorised
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<blockquote data-quote="Simba27" data-source="post: 64107" data-attributes="member: 182734"><p>I have an aluminium scaffold pole, eight feet long, sitting on a ridge of the roof, with the bottom three feet attached to the side of a chimney and my 80cm dish on top (stop laughing! I had to do it that way to see over some trees). It flexes slightly in the wind - and whenever I step the motor. I've reinforced it with angle iron and jubilee clips and filled it with expanding foam, but that doesn't completely solve the problem.</p><p></p><p>I've been thinking about it a lot lately and I reckon the best thing is a roadsign pole. It's just a question of how to obtain one without upsetting the local council <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" />. Failing that, I was thinking about a section of cast iron drainpipe. Just some alternatives you could consider.</p><p></p><p>I guess that aluminium scaffold would be OK in a shorter length, if fixed top and bottom to prevent it from flexing.</p><p></p><p>Phil.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Simba27, post: 64107, member: 182734"] I have an aluminium scaffold pole, eight feet long, sitting on a ridge of the roof, with the bottom three feet attached to the side of a chimney and my 80cm dish on top (stop laughing! I had to do it that way to see over some trees). It flexes slightly in the wind - and whenever I step the motor. I've reinforced it with angle iron and jubilee clips and filled it with expanding foam, but that doesn't completely solve the problem. I've been thinking about it a lot lately and I reckon the best thing is a roadsign pole. It's just a question of how to obtain one without upsetting the local council :D. Failing that, I was thinking about a section of cast iron drainpipe. Just some alternatives you could consider. I guess that aluminium scaffold would be OK in a shorter length, if fixed top and bottom to prevent it from flexing. Phil. [/QUOTE]
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