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Satellite Pole placement

  • 08-03-2010 8:24pm
    #1
    azzeretti
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,477 ✭✭✭


    I am looking for a suitable place to put a 1.1m dish and motor. I have a big garden (over 1 acre) and I was thinking of burying a 10 foot pole in cement up the garden somewhere, say about 4-5 foot down with about 2 foot square cement base.

    Can anyone think of any potential problems with this? I do have a sturdy fence I could fix it to or even the side of the house but there is a larger scope from east to west (pretty much the whole sky) from the garden.


Comments

  • #2
    makeorbrake
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,666 ✭✭✭makeorbrake


    azzeretti wrote: »
    I am looking for a suitable place to put a 1.1m dish and motor. I have a big garden (over 1 acre) and I was thinking of burying a 10 foot pole in cement up the garden somewhere, say about 4-5 foot down with about 2 foot square cement base.

    Can anyone think of any potential problems with this? I do have a sturdy fence I could fix it to or even the side of the house but there is a larger scope from east to west (pretty much the whole sky) from the garden.
    I have done this with a torroidal dish. If you go ahead with it, make sure you drill a couple of holes in the base of the pipe and pass small steel bars through each.The bars should fit the drilled holes as closely as possible. This way, when the dish is under wind loading, the dish (complete with pole) - will not twist.


  • #3
    $ausage$
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 691 ✭✭✭$ausage$


    I like the pole idea with the pins als make sure it is bang on straight! leave more than you would think above ground and pray to the gods that it is straight or your neighbour dosent build!


  • #4
    stevethesatguy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 196 ✭✭stevethesatguy


    Have you tried ringing your supplier and asking him for tech support, Wizard I think in England wasn't it ? His number is 0044 1455 444404 in case you lost it.


  • #5
    makeorbrake
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,666 ✭✭✭makeorbrake


    stevethesatguy wrote: »
    Have you tried ringing your supplier and asking him for tech support, Wizard I think in England wasn't it ? His number is 0044 1455 444404 in case you lost it.
    @$ausage$: No problem fella. You will get all the tech support you want here. I have no time for irish vendors (regardless of industry sector) hiding behind 'buy irish'. Why are UK customers not looking to buy off irish vendors? Theres absolutely no reason why this scenario cannot exist. If you can't compete, then pack it in.
    'Buy Irish' is a retrograde step as it encourages inefficiency. In the long run that does nobody (vendor or customer) any favours.


  • #6
    54kroc
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,376 ✭✭✭54kroc


    stevethesatguy wrote: »
    Have you tried ringing your supplier and asking him for tech support, Wizard I think in England wasn't it ? His number is 0044 1455 444404 in case you lost it.

    With the attitude you have on Boards.ie Steve it's no mystery why people look to the UK for satellite equipment.
    You should take a leaf out of Tony from Satellite.ie's book. When people ask questions he give's good,helpful and impartial advice, Unlike yourself.


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