Wall mounting a truck-sized dish

[BarMoo]

So folks, its come to that 'crunch' time (and about time)

I wanted to have a 1.8m or 2.4m antenae on the roof. What put me off in the end was the cost and the work involved with a non-penetrating roof stand, oh, and the poor delivery terms.

I had considered one of the chimneys, but, ruled it out, because, although it was the size of a brick shit-house - it was only bout 80cm high and would leave a large dish exposed (sic) and I didn't want to end up in a 'Claims-for-Jerks' court.

Hark! I had a thought the other day. Our building is approximately one storey higher than that of the neighbouring building and would allow for an easily accessible wall-mounted antenae (just imagine jumping down from one flat roof t'tuther). Yum.

Question: is it safe to wall-mount an antenae between 1.8m and 2.4 on a wall?

Can't say that I have ever seen it done before.

Any help appreciated.

Have fun,

Mark.

 

[Analoguesat]

Dont even think about wall mounting such a big dish - 1.2m about as big as you can safely go - get a good storm and the forces acting on the dish could easily pull sections of wall down. Which could get a mite expensive!

 

[Lancelot]

What you need my friend is this 3.8mtr monster
Trailer mounted and on sale in E*ay for £500 at the moment.




L.

 

[Analoguesat]

Want it!! Want it!!! Want it!!!

 

[BarMoo]

Euww. Doesn't sound encouraging

If I said that the area is relatively 'sheltered' would I be clutching at straws?

My notorious lay-logic tells me that the idea of having a non-penetrating roof stand, aka everything exposed, sounds more menacing than a neet and tidy (albeit substantial) wall mount affair. Okay! i'm clutching at straws.

Naturally, I don't want to create an unwanted balcony for the folks on the fifth-floor but, I am minded to do something stupid at this rate.

I did have a hair-brain idea at one point of somehow having some-kind-of-affair lowered down one of the, now defunct, chimneys as a method of support for a pole and dish.

......... I don't have my files at hand, but can you recall off-hand how much I would expect to pay for a NPRS?

Many thanks,

Mark.

 

[BarMoo]

What you need my friend is this 3.8mtr monster
Trailer mounted and on sale in E*ay for £500 at the moment.




L.

Well ... its motorised But I don't know how I'd get it all on the roof.

 

[T_G]

What you need my friend is this 3.8mtr monster
Trailer mounted and on sale in E*ay for £500 at the moment.




L.

can you tell us the eeeeeehbay number? I wanna have a look!

 

[Analoguesat]

Euww. Doesn't sound encouraging

If I said that the area is relatively 'sheltered' would I be clutching at straws?

My notorious lay-logic tells me that the idea of having a non-penetrating roof stand, aka everything exposed, sounds more menacing than a neet and tidy (albeit substantial) wall mount affair. Okay! i'm clutching at straws.

Naturally, I don't want to create an unwanted balcony for the folks on the fifth-floor but, I am minded to do something stupid at this rate.

I did have a hair-brain idea at one point of somehow having some-kind-of-affair lowered down one of the, now defunct, chimneys as a method of support for a pole and dish.

......... I don't have my files at hand, but can you recall off-hand how much I would expect to pay for a NPRS?

Many thanks,

Mark.

A chimney is even worse - they are not designed for massive twisting forces that dishes can put on them. There have been cases of stacks collapsing with 60 & 80 cm dishes on them due to brickwork / mortar failure in storms. So unless you want a couple of tons of masonary & dish wreckage landing on the bed one stormy night, forget that idea.

Slightly OT - If you want to see some prime bodged installs of aerials & dishes take a peek at:

h**p://www.wrightsaerials.tv/roguesgalleryview.html

 

[Happy-Buddah]

@ analoguesat

Re: "

Want it!! Want it!!! Want it!!! "

You'll never find a tyre large enough to mount it on!
H-B

 

[Analoguesat]

Oh I dunno - Im sure I could use the "tyre levers" off my bike to nick a big tyre off the tractor on the farm up the road ;)

 

[Channel Hopper]

can you tell us the eeeeeehbay number? I wanna have a look!

Item number: 3879833305

Its got a manky trailer, no feed, arms , or indeed a motor mount
Caveat Emptor

 

[T_G]

yeah, I looked but this is a dish size I lust after if it can be moved. I got a lot of space on my hill at the back.

 

[Analoguesat]

yeah, I looked but this is a dish size I lust after if it can be moved. I got a lot of space on my hill at the back.

Sod off - its mine ! ;)

 

[Analoguesat]

Item number: 3879833305

Its got a manky trailer, no feed, arms , or indeed a motor mount
Caveat Emptor

How the hell are you supposed to motorise a trailer?? Id like to see the USALS fitting for this ;)