Hurricane Charley vs. My VOOM Dish...

[Orlando Vol]

Well it looks like Hurrican Charley will pass over Orlando Friday afternoon/night...

Think I will get some rain fade??

My question...

"What should I do to my dish/OTA antenna if anything?"

Will it hold up? If I posted a pic would that help?

Thanks guys...

 

[Technut]

definitly post before and after pics, how big of a dish do u have? and good luck!!

MR.C

 

[Orlando Vol]

definitly post before and after pics, how big of a dish do u have? and good luck!!

MR.C

It is just the standard dish....
I meant that if I needed to post a pic to show how it was installed...
but, I will post up some pics... maybe an action shot or two...

 

[DarrellP]

Well it looks like Hurrican Charley will pass over Orlando Friday afternoon/night...

Hurrican Charlie, that's funny, I thought you were talking about Dish CEO Charlie Ergen.

 

[cmslick3]

I suggest attaching guy wires to the ouret rim of the dish reflector. Wrench them down tight and hold on for the ride.

Seriously I doubt there is anything you could do aside from maybe tweaking the nuts a tad bit tighter..


Good luck.

 

[Pete In Plano]

And up your insurance policy!!!

 

[lostcause]

Do you live in a house? Most condos/apartments here, the association will make you take down anything like a dish or antenna if there's a hurricane warning. Some will even make you take it down in a hurricane watch. My guess is that a 100mph+ wind will tear the dish right off the mounting.

 

[Neutron]

I thought most 18-24" dishs were spec to survive up to 120MPH winds?

 

[lostcause]

I didn't know that. it makes me feel much better though. I'm in Miami and we might get hit by the outskirts of the storm. If it shifts a couple of degrees it could pass right over us.

 

[Orlando Vol]

Do you live in a house? Most condos/apartments here, the association will make you take down anything like a dish or antenna if there's a hurricane warning. Some will even make you take it down in a hurricane watch. My guess is that a 100mph+ wind will tear the dish right off the mounting.

Yep, I own a house... I'm really just worrying about the dish being ripped off of the roof... And, whether or not I should do anything to keep it from blowing away/ripping out of my shingles...

I guess if something happened to it I would just call Voom? Hopefully they would fix it, maybe with a bigger dish...

I am beginning to get a little nervous about this one... It's been forever since one came through here...

I'm gonna pick up some bottled water tomorrow, and maybe some canned food... I hope I can get out of going in to work on Friday, it's supposed to come through in the afternoon.... Surely, other people will want to get home and secure their houses/families....

Crossing fingers...

 

[Neutron]

This may help make you feel better:

http://www.skycasters.com/satellite-internet-dishes.html

Those dishes are bigger than the 18" Voom dish so you should be okay.

Here's another:

http://www.infosat.com/services/skylink/skylink-specifications.htm

 

[JimP]

I thought most 18-24" dishs were spec to survive up to 120MPH winds?

The dish might survive, but you may find it in the next county.

 

[vurbano]

Well it looks like Hurrican Charley will pass over Orlando Friday afternoon/night...

Think I will get some rain fade??

My question...

"What should I do to my dish/OTA antenna if anything?"

Will it hold up? If I posted a pic would that help?

Thanks guys...

You may get rainfade, but if the dish survives and you have power youll be watching TV a whole lot faster than cable subs if Charley knocks out the cable.

 

[Orlando Vol]

You may get rainfade, but if the dish survives and you have power youll be watching TV a whole lot faster than cable subs if Charley knocks out the cable.

Sweet!

I asked that question in jest, but you're right! I am beginning to think it is going to just brush us (me)... The prediction has changed slightly, more to the West... But I will still get a lot of rain as I am on the East side of the storm which is where all of the action is going to be.

 

[devildogg]

When Isabel came to Hampton Road last September. The day before the storm arrive I climbed up on the roof and removed my 2 dishes. Left the mounts and poles. Duct taped the RG06 so I wouldn't flop around. But in hindsight I think they would have been okay.

Good Luck!

 

[Cascade]

When Isabel came to Hampton Road last September. The day before the storm arrive I climbed up on the roof and removed my 2 dishes. Left the mounts and poles. Duct taped the RG06 so I wouldn't flop around. But in hindsight I think they would have been okay.

Good Luck!

devildogg, where in HR are you? I was here for Isabel, it wasn't fun, we lost power for 2 weeks.

 

[devildogg]

devildogg, where in HR are you? I was here for Isabel, it wasn't fun, we lost power for 2 weeks.

I live in Va. Beach. My power was only out for four days. I missed two of them as I went to the Nascar race in Dover. So, it was nice to come back home and have power.

Regards...

 

[Technut]

Hurricane charley

so how are you fl. Voomers doin?

 

[Dvlos]

I haven't had a drop of rain all day, but it's been windy as heck with 20mph wind bursts... my good friend lives in Orlando, Charley is headed right for them.. I just hope that because it's inland and not as flat as the surrounding coastal areas that it weakens the storm somewhat.

 

[occammd]

I'm in Tampa, spent hours getting ready, but now it veered northeast, looks like we are OK.