"Dave Liquorice" wrote in message
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On Sun, 24 Jul 2011 00:07:45 +0100, brass monkey wrote:

[1] With a cheap'n'nasty dish, pressure on the mesh will miss the beam.

It will affect the signal but not "miss the beam". Zone 1 mini dishes
have quite a large acceptance angle.

I can only speak from experience, unless of course, the clamps moved
Quite likely.