[CurtE]

Anyone have info on any limitations of install of the new mpeg-4 dish? Only reason I ask is because I spoke to an installer (he's yet to actually see or install the new dish in our market) who is fearful (because of size) of installing the new dish on a roof? He said he thought it would be more stable as a ground mount?

I don't think it is because he is lazy...he installed my phase-III dish on the roof and even came back a few months later to realign...at no charge or complaint?

I know I ran across some photos of a recent install of the new dish...I thought they showed it on a roof?

 

[minorthr]

I know some people have been having it fastened directly to the top of the roof. My current dish is on the side of my house. I'm thinking when I got mpeg 4 I will probably have to move it to the ground.

 

[andbye]

My triple LNB dishes have been installed with an under-eve mount fastened to exposed rafters because the roof is tile and the walls are stucco. Looks and works good. Pictures I have seen of the new 5 LNb dish show the under eve mount has the base attached to the wall. Looks bad and may present a problem with stucco, Is there an under-eve kit for the new dish that doesn't mount the base on the wall ??

 

[IOTP]

Check out the below links... I just screwed the mount right into the eve of the house.

Dish Mount 1
Dish Mount 2
Dish Mount 3
Dish Mount 4

 

[Stanley Rohner]

Do you think the dish is sooooooo big it will rip off the entire roof in a windstorm or come crashing down into the attic one day ?


That's pretty funny.

 

[andbye]

Thanks IOTP for the info and pics -- looks like a good solid mount. I can't go that way because I have gutters all around so have the current dish mounted on an exposed rafter under the eve with a curved tube. Since I have to contend with wife, Homeowners Association and installers; it is not pretty funny.
Will try to find out if there is an under-eve kit specifically for the new 5 lnb dish

 

[IOTP]

Thanks IOTP for the info and pics -- looks like a good solid mount. I can't go that way because I have gutters all around so have the current dish mounted on an exposed rafter under the eve with a curved tube. Since I have to contend with wife, Homeowners Association and installers; it is not pretty funny.
Will try to find out if there is an under-eve kit specifically for the new 5 lnb dish

REMEMBER HOAs cannot FORBID you from having a DISH. If its the ONLY logical spot for you to receive a signal, and they don't like it, tough cookies. (Fax them the FCC ruling).

 

[litzdog911]

Installing the new AT9 5-LNB dish can be tricky. It's larger and heavier than the 3-LNB dish, and requires a signal meter to properly align reception of the MPEG4 satellite. Check out the installation videos here ....

http://www.solidsignal.com/dtvkuka/