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Thread ID: 122137	2011-12-03 22:26:00	Sat dish question	prefect (6291)	PC World Chat

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1246956	2011-12-03 22:26:00	Put a windup sat dish in camper, previously had one that stuck to window pain in the arse to setup. Its for freeview aligned to Optus D1. It works alright but the elevation is maxed out its end of the thread cant bend anything or file out any stops. Be ok if I never go North of Auckland. Camper is level I jacked it laterally level with spirit level and its level of fore and aft. Taking it out isnt an option its riveted and sealed its staying there heaven of high water. Asked importer, he said well dont go North which does not help much. Stupid inclometer on aerial says its at almost 50 degrees but Auckland elevation is around 44.5 deg. The one I used to stick on the window I had to file out the slots with a chain saw file to get more elevation in Bay of Islands. My question after this ramble is: Can I put some washers under the bottom of the dish bolt to angle it out, this would alter the angle to the LNB I guess is that a biggy? Any help from knowledgeable people would be appreciated.	prefect (6291)
1246957	2011-12-04 00:07:00	I am pretty sure if you moved the LNB out of alignment with the dish you will get reception issues, unfortunately.	Agent_24 (57)
1246958	2011-12-04 03:55:00	Like a headlamp with the bulb offset, the dish won't do what you need if the LNB is not at the focal point.	R2x1 (4628)
1246959	2011-12-04 06:06:00	I suspect this aerial was made in a Communist country. ;) Typical! :D	B.M. (505)
1246960	2011-12-04 17:41:00	I suspect this aerial was made in a Communist country. ;) Typical! :D They have made in USA on them.	prefect (6291)
1246961	2011-12-04 18:45:00	One option may be to drill out the rivets and get a tapered plate (wedge) made up to go between caravan and base, then re-rivet or use self-tapping coach bolts. The only problem I can foresee, is not knowing what the rivets are attached to on the caravan .... any chance you can get to have a look from the inside ?	SP8's (9836)
1246962	2011-12-04 19:09:00	Like this ... but to suit your base. 3423 That base is for one of these (www.winegard.com) crank up antenna	SP8's (9836)
1246963	2011-12-04 23:52:00	Like this ... but to suit your base. 3423 That base is for one of these (www.winegard.com) crank up antenna The base is the centre of the roof and it rotates thru almost 360 deg, so offsetting it to one side wouldnt be too clever.	prefect (6291)
1246964	2011-12-05 00:20:00	It was only a suggestion ... you'll just have to park on a hill facing the right direction then ... :p	SP8's (9836)
1246965	2011-12-05 08:49:00	Sorted it this evening put 3 1/4" washers .025" thick under the bottom screw and a piece of 250mph tape between the hinge on the LNB. Quality increased by 5% and I still have almost 2 winds of the elevation handle for going up North. Thanks for all help.	prefect (6291)
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