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We've already got a thread with at least a couple of opened motors.
they are tiles but underneath are solid bricks and facing south.A pair of 12" T&K should do it.
Does the wall have a suitable southerly aspect?
Be careful because tiles break very easily under any external pressure - such as tightening the bolts securing T&K brackets. Unfortunately, I would suggest removing any such tiles BEFORE fitting the brackets. OTOH, you could possibly place a piece of flat wood between the tiles and the brackets, and that should distribute the pressure more evenly - but no guarantees that the tiles will still not break!they are tiles but underneath are solid bricks and facing south.
Pthey are tiles but underneath are solid bricks and facing south.
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A picture of the wall might help us advise you better.
Yes, south fancing. But as you can see on the pictures above in my thread 73 I have a tree.Is the South facing wall at the rear of the property?
Can you fit a ground mounted system?
Check at dishpointer.com, put in your postcode, select Thor 0.8W, from the drop down satellite box, then zoom in on the map, moving the green icon, to your house, and use the print screen option, on your keyboard, to take a picture and edit it in any photoshop, paint, software.
If you have open, south facing, fields, then a ground mounted satellite system is a lot easier to set up, and maintain.
The Tree - How tall and how far away is it from the house wall (or at least from the location where you could fit a ground-mounting pole)?Yes, south fancing. But as you can see on the pictures above in my thread 73 I have a tree.
From the wall to the tree, approximately 14 metres .The Tree - How tall and how far away is it from the house wall (or at least from the location where you could fit a ground-mounting pole)?
NB: remember that, with an off-set focus dish, when pointed at Thor (0.8W) the dish face will be pretty-much vertical but the beams from the sats will be coming at an off-set angle from above the horizontal - what that off-set angle is will depend on the dish itself (it should be in the dish specification but is typically around 25 degs).
PS: regarding possibly removing the tiles as per the c/h vent: your photo appears to show that there is un-tiled flat wall below those tiles - could you not mount the dish on the wall there (same tree height/distance issue is pertinent here as well)?
Thanks , that helps a bit - but approx. how tall is the tree and then a bit of trigonometry is needed to work out how high the dish needs to be from the ground to "see" over the top of the tree?From the wall to the tree, approximately 14 metres .
Regarding to the wall ( tiles ) they are screwed so I can take out and put back with the appropriate wholes on it
My dish is:Dur-Line Select 75/80 - 3 x Test 'Very Good - Aluminum: Amazon.co.uk: Electronics
The second picture above is from the view where I thought to put it.
Thanks
The tree is about 10 metres tall and is in front of my garden as you could see in the second picture in my previous post.Thanks , that helps a bit - but approx. how tall is the tree and then a bit of trigonometry is needed to work out how high the dish needs to be from the ground to "see" over the top of the tree?
Ref the dish itself, I can't find the full spec for that and so would have to guess at the off-set angle being around the 25 deg mark but let's say 22 to give some margin for "seeing" the sat beams over the top of the tree.
Ref the tiles - at least that solves the problem of having to drill through them !