dodgy sky satellite signal

[andygo]

When I moved house it was a bit of a problem for the sky satellite installation bloke to get a good signal for the dish.

Problem was our leafy and treelined road had tall trees that interfered with a good 'line of sight' to the satellite.

18 months on, the tree in the road outside our house appears to have grown a bit more and is now causing our satellite reception to break up. Our next door neighbour has just last week had his dish moved higher up his house, presumably for the same problem.

Our house is closer to the offending tree, and also our dish is about as high as it can be fitted.


Do you think the council will get as bit pi$$ed if I cut the 70year old tree down at 3.00 am one morning?

Perhaps someone has a more practical solution,,,,

[rushdriver]

Can you get cable?

If not, can you move the dish and put it in your garden for example?

Just a few thoughts

John

[jmorgan]

Can it be fitted to a pole? Not ideal but another option is can you "see" the sat under the bushy bit or move it to the back of the house on a pole etc, Further away, better for clearance.

[scared but happy]

Put it on a pole. (no I am not joking). We could not have a dish at the front of the property so the only solution was to put it on a pole and point backwards over the house. Even in high winds we never lost a signal.

Added: Hell last pistonheader beat me but 30 seconds

>> Edited by scared but happy on Saturday 6th August 20:50

[dilbert]

Perhaps not the best solution in the world, but can't you fit the dish to the tree?

Obviously, it's better than cutting it down, and then as the tree grows, the dish gets higher!

[scared but happy]

Quisler said:

Try and relocate to where you can get a clear view, even if that is at a lower height.

Yes its amazing the number of people who think the dish needs to be as high as possible.

[parrot of doom]

dilbert said:

Perhaps not the best solution in the world, but can't you fit the dish to the tree? Obviously, it's better than cutting it down, and then as the tree grows, the dish gets higher!

You couldn't do it, its not possible

[dilbert]

parrot of doom said:

dilbert said: Perhaps not the best solution in the world, but can't you fit the dish to the tree? Obviously, it's better than cutting it down, and then as the tree grows, the dish gets higher! You couldn't do it, its not possible

Why not? I was joking, but I can't see it being "impossible", a pain in the a**e maybe, but not impossible.

[andygo]

The tree is on the pavement in front of the house..

The pole job seems like a practical solution. I'd rather nuke the tree really as it drops leaves all year round and sap on any car within 20ft.

Thanks for the suggestions guys.

[dilbert]

andygo said:

The tree is on the pavement in front of the house.. The pole job seems like a practical solution. I'd rather nuke the tree really as it drops leaves all year round and sap on any car within 20ft. Thanks for the suggestions guys.

Sounds like you'd do well in a desert, plenty of oil, and no trees!

[monkeyhanger]

dilbert said:

and then as the tree grows, the dish gets higher!

And goes off beam and needs re-aligning...and stretches the cable..

Trees also tend to sway a little in the wind, unless it's a Giant Redwood which is unlikely

Wall mounted pole on a "T&K" bracket set-up is the best option, assuming you can get enough height to see over the top of the tree.




>> Edited by monkeyhanger on Saturday 6th August 21:23

[dilbert]

Ah yeah, but you can get gyro stabilised platforms.

I think parrot hasn't done an outside broadcast from a ship!

[monkeyhanger]

dilbert said:

Ah yeah, but you can get gyro stabilised platforms. I think parrot hasn't done an outside broadcast from a ship!

This is a bog-standard Sky dish, not Joddrell Bank

[dilbert]

monkeyhanger said:

dilbert said: Ah yeah, but you can get gyro stabilised platforms. I think parrot hasn't done an outside broadcast from a ship! This is a bog-standard Sky dish, not Joddrell Bank

Jodrell Bank, is not gyro stabilised (as far as I know).

[jmorgan]

The tree problem is something I have seen a fair bit on permanent installations.

[monkeyhanger]

dilbert said:

monkeyhanger said: dilbert said: Ah yeah, but you can get gyro stabilised platforms. I think parrot hasn't done an outside broadcast from a ship! This is a bog-standard Sky dish, not Joddrell Bank Jodrell Bank, is not gyro stabilised .

Nor is your sense of humour, it would seem

As the Sky Fitter (they are not engineers no matter what they claim) had trouble in the first place he should have suggested a pole, but, if you pay peanuts...