Here we are in the land of the tropical storm and hurricane.

Now we have a new way (at least to me) of mounting a small dish.

I suppose we will have a new category to list in the Saffir-Simpson scale.

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/HAW2/english..._simpson.shtml

What do you think? Will it blow away in a Cat 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5?

At least I don't live close to this installation.

Here it is at http://tinyurl.com/lacusk

Charlie.

Charlie wrote:
Here we are in the land of the tropical storm and hurricane.

Now we have a new way (at least to me) of mounting a small dish.

I suppose we will have a new category to list in the Saffir-Simpson
scale.
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/HAW2/english..._simpson.shtml

What do you think? Will it blow away in a Cat 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5?

At least I don't live close to this installation.

Here it is at http://tinyurl.com/lacusk

Well at least it won't rip the house apart when it goes (assuming the cinder
blocks don't cause damage).

Jon

"Charlie" wrote in message
...
Here we are in the land of the tropical storm and hurricane.

Now we have a new way (at least to me) of mounting a small dish.

I suppose we will have a new category to list in the Saffir-Simpson scale.

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/HAW2/english..._simpson.shtml

What do you think? Will it blow away in a Cat 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5?

At least I don't live close to this installation.

Here it is at http://tinyurl.com/lacusk

Charlie.

Very well engineered. Many people would have put the block with holes up
giving much more wind resistance. The job was well thought out taking
aerodynamics into consideration. Must be one of the Rocket Surgeons did
that.

Next time, compose a more informative and useful subject line.

It got you to look.

"Some Guy" wrote in message ...
Next time, compose a more informative and useful subject line.

"Charlie" wrote in message
...
Here we are in the land of the tropical storm and hurricane.

Now we have a new way (at least to me) of mounting a small dish.

I suppose we will have a new category to list in the Saffir-Simpson scale.

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/HAW2/english..._simpson.shtml

What do you think? Will it blow away in a Cat 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5?

At least I don't live close to this installation.

Here it is at http://tinyurl.com/lacusk

Charlie.


Wanna see cinder block fly through the air? Leave it up on the roof during
a hurricane.

Charlie wrote:
Here we are in the land of the tropical storm and hurricane.

Now we have a new way (at least to me) of mounting a small dish.

I suppose we will have a new category to list in the Saffir-Simpson
scale.
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/HAW2/english..._simpson.shtml

What do you think? Will it blow away in a Cat 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5?

At least I don't live close to this installation.

Here it is at http://tinyurl.com/lacusk

Charlie.

If at all possible, don't mount a satellite dish on the roof - put it where
you can reach it: on the deck railing, on a pole in a pot of concrete,
wherever. It's easier to fuss with, take inside, remove snow, re-aim, etc.

Putting antennas up high is a remnant from TV days. The difference between
25,000 miles from the ground and 24,999 miles, 5260 feet from the roof is
negligible

Charlie wrote:
Here we are in the land of the tropical storm and hurricane.

Now we have a new way (at least to me) of mounting a small dish.

I suppose we will have a new category to list in the Saffir-Simpson scale.

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/HAW2/english..._simpson.shtml

What do you think? Will it blow away in a Cat 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5?

At least I don't live close to this installation.

Here it is at http://tinyurl.com/lacusk

Charlie.


Its pretty silly and dangerous to do that on a pitched roof but ultra
common on flat roofs. If you were to look at your average shopping
center it would have a bunch of dishes all held down by either blocks or
sand bags to avoid penetrations through the rubber or vinyl roofs.

Putting antennas up high is a remnant from TV days. The difference between
25,000 miles from the ground and 24,999 miles, 5260 feet from the roof is
negligible
Just like the TV antenna, you put it high to "see" over terraine, buildings,
and trees between the antenna and the signal source. Sometimes you can
achieve that with something on a 6' pole in your yard and sometimes you need
it on your roof.

I notice the "yard mounts" in places where the disk "looks" across a public
road which means that trees are far enough away that they aren't a problem.

In a town house community I am familiar with, the "dish" folks put them at
the peak of the roofs. I suspect that among other things it keeps folks
from screwing with it.

George wrote:
Charlie wrote:
Here we are in the land of the tropical storm and hurricane.

Now we have a new way (at least to me) of mounting a small dish.

I suppose we will have a new category to list in the Saffir-Simpson
scale. http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/HAW2/english..._simpson.shtml

What do you think? Will it blow away in a Cat 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5?

At least I don't live close to this installation.

Here it is at http://tinyurl.com/lacusk

Charlie.


Its pretty silly and dangerous to do that on a pitched roof but ultra
common on flat roofs. If you were to look at your average shopping
center it would have a bunch of dishes all held down by either blocks
or sand bags to avoid penetrations through the rubber or vinyl roofs.

Sand bags seem like the better idea.

"HeyBub" wrote in message
m...
Charlie wrote:
Here we are in the land of the tropical storm and hurricane.

Now we have a new way (at least to me) of mounting a small dish.

I suppose we will have a new category to list in the Saffir-Simpson
scale.
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/HAW2/english..._simpson.shtml

What do you think? Will it blow away in a Cat 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5?

At least I don't live close to this installation.

Here it is at http://tinyurl.com/lacusk

Charlie.

If at all possible, don't mount a satellite dish on the roof - put it
where you can reach it: on the deck railing, on a pole in a pot of
concrete, wherever. It's easier to fuss with, take inside, remove snow,
re-aim, etc.

Putting antennas up high is a remnant from TV days. The difference between
25,000 miles from the ground and 24,999 miles, 5260 feet from the roof is
negligible


Bull****...Mine is on the roof because of TREES....It was the ONLY spot we
could get a clear shot....Unlike an antenna a dish must have an unobstructed
view of the satellite...

benick wrote:

If at all possible, don't mount a satellite dish on the roof - put it
where you can reach it: on the deck railing, on a pole in a pot of
concrete, wherever. It's easier to fuss with, take inside, remove
snow, re-aim, etc.

Putting antennas up high is a remnant from TV days. The difference
between 25,000 miles from the ground and 24,999 miles, 5260 feet
from the roof is negligible


Bull****...Mine is on the roof because of TREES....It was the ONLY
spot we could get a clear shot....Unlike an antenna a dish must have
an unobstructed view of the satellite...

Of course. But some people don't realize that you can actually put the
satellite dish INSIDE your house - if you can point it through a window...

"HeyBub" wrote in message
m...
benick wrote:

If at all possible, don't mount a satellite dish on the roof - put it
where you can reach it: on the deck railing, on a pole in a pot of
concrete, wherever. It's easier to fuss with, take inside, remove
snow, re-aim, etc.

Putting antennas up high is a remnant from TV days. The difference
between 25,000 miles from the ground and 24,999 miles, 5260 feet
from the roof is negligible


Bull****...Mine is on the roof because of TREES....It was the ONLY
spot we could get a clear shot....Unlike an antenna a dish must have
an unobstructed view of the satellite...

Of course. But some people don't realize that you can actually put the
satellite dish INSIDE your house - if you can point it through a window...


You would lose some signal through the glass and if the outside of the glass
is dirty, you'd lose most of your signal. Putting the antenna in your house
would probably also cause you to lose a favorite chair, couch or table.
Maybe a bulb and shade could be added so that people would think it's a
contemporary lamp.

Sanity wrote:
Of course. But some people don't realize that you can actually put
the satellite dish INSIDE your house - if you can point it through a
window...

You would lose some signal through the glass and if the outside of
the glass is dirty, you'd lose most of your signal. Putting the
antenna in your house would probably also cause you to lose a
favorite chair, couch or table. Maybe a bulb and shade could be added
so that people would think it's a contemporary lamp.

Well, yeah, but there might be compelling reasons. You might not want the
tax man or, God Forbid, the HOA to know you're renting out your garage to a
university student.