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| Thread ID: 50069 | 2004-10-09 11:24:00 | Antennas and Leakage | Growly (6) | Press F1 |
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| 279571 | 2004-10-10 22:22:00 | Growly . . . . . . one more thing if you intend to test an attic install . If the construction of your house is such that you have wooden gable ends then, if possible, try to position the dish so that you are shooting through the weather boards rather than the concrete tiles . And before you even get that far, set up the dish on a temporary stand and see if you can engineer the link through a window . If you can get it working before you have to worry about aerial location, you are more than half-way there . |
Raymondo (5284) | ||
| 279572 | 2004-10-11 04:22:00 | You will need line of sight. Which means if you cant see the other antena the reception will be crap. | Rob99 (151) | ||
| 279573 | 2004-10-11 05:30:00 | Wow - so many ideas I haven't thought of - THANKS GUYS! I think I should further explain my situation - here are some photos. On the third story of my house, there is a study, in which a bunch of computers are located, with a view of the hill behind us. The house is tall and that helps alot because it means we can see the house I want to connect to. Here is a view of the window at the back of the study that faces the hill behind and the proposed house: sal.neoburn.net (apologies for poor photo) Here is a close up of that back window and a bit of what you can see through it: sal.neoburn.net Here is a view of the house I intend to connect to - taken through the window, while standing in the study: sal.neoburn.net Right, now this is where it gets tricky. This is a view of the Window you were looking out of - only this picture was taken of said window from the outside: sal.neoburn.net Importantly, this is why mounting it is dangerous, period: sal.neoburn.net Finally, what the wall is made of: sal.neoburn.net There it is - I think those are concrete tiles - they don't look metal. There is easy access to the roof from the otherside, but it's still steep --- but that's not a problem I guess. I will try and get a connection before I mount it. Now I need to convince father. Oh, and another question: If i mount it on the wooden apex of the roof, on the side, facing the proposed house, will that be be alright? It's a bit hard to see - but if you look at the picture of the house from the outside you'll see a red board around the guttering - that's what I mean but at the very top of the roof. The TV antenna is mounted on the same stuff at the other side, methinks. Thanks very much. |
Growly (6) | ||
| 279574 | 2004-10-11 05:31:00 | What's wrong, PressF1? Heehehe - sorry bout that, it messed the tags up, and I didn'y even use bold... | Growly (6) | ||
| 279575 | 2004-10-11 05:53:00 | Bad news - tiles are metal :'( | Growly (6) | ||
| 279576 | 2004-10-11 07:10:00 | i would forget attic or wall mount . a basic roof or facia mount (with stays of course) would be the easiest . simple enough to fix to the roof (metal tiles are no problem to put screws through to the timber underneath) . if you are doing it yourself a short hockey stick (facia mount) and short stays woud be best to minimize pole moment and not look to ugly . that way there is only 2 screws needed to go through the roof, less chance of water problem later on . wiring can go into the atic space then into pc room . don't fall off ! ! ! ! |
tweak'e (174) | ||
| 279577 | 2004-10-11 08:04:00 | I have to agree with Tweak'e - yopu're faced with two problems; an external mount and your father. Good Luck. By the way - I looked at the photos and there is no reason that you cannot get a temp link going by firing through the window. Do that first and get the link working. Then, if you have problems when you go outside, you know it is due to installation hardware and nothing else. |
Raymondo (5284) | ||
| 279578 | 2004-10-11 10:28:00 | I've seen many SkyTV aerials mounted this way. Why don't you drive around and have a look. Personally, I'd go for the fascia mount instead of the wall. Link first, mast later is a very sensible suggestion. Then you can decide the where/how/who later. |
Tom McB (832) | ||
| 279579 | 2004-10-11 10:32:00 | You could make a very ugly wooden one and hang it out the window, just make sure it makes no damage to the window or the house, but is very very ugly. Might make your dad change his mind. | Rob99 (151) | ||
| 279580 | 2004-10-12 05:09:00 | THANKS GUYS!!! | Growly (6) | ||
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