pics of the dish farm...post yours too :)
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If you want a BUD to blend in, elevate it. I've lived in this town for 16 years, but until recently I had never noticed this dish.
I wouldn't think so... the only extra expense is the pole length and the eave bracing, which is negligible. Being supported by the structure, the pole doesn't have to be as deep and requires less concrete. Plus, less cable, no underground run (no conduit)... it has some advantages.
Just a pain to mount the dish and maintain it - and what a lightning rod!
BUT - as far as the lightning rod goes... my dad always had a 50' TV antenna mast for as long as I can remember - up 'til about 4 years ago when they moved to a new house (how I hated having to work on that thing.)
We used to pick up Texarkana stations from Marianna (clear across Arkansas!) And I only recall a lightning surge once that took out the rotor, amp & VCR (didn't get any TVs, amazingly)... it wasn't a direct hit - it nailed a tree about 30ft away.
Not impressive? We NEVER had any grounding on the thing.
No, I don't recommend it now - and no way I would try it at my home!
Just a pain to mount the dish and maintain it - and what a lightning rod!
BUT - as far as the lightning rod goes... my dad always had a 50' TV antenna mast for as long as I can remember - up 'til about 4 years ago when they moved to a new house (how I hated having to work on that thing.)
We used to pick up Texarkana stations from Marianna (clear across Arkansas!) And I only recall a lightning surge once that took out the rotor, amp & VCR (didn't get any TVs, amazingly)... it wasn't a direct hit - it nailed a tree about 30ft away.
Not impressive? We NEVER had any grounding on the thing.
No, I don't recommend it now - and no way I would try it at my home!
Up by our cabin a guy had a 10 footer on the roof of his house....then he reroofed the house and got rid of the dish 
Check the DP34 thread, I use in in a non-standard setup with one reciever.
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regarding above-roof mount
My first thought was "what a heck of a job to get the dish up that high, and what a bear to tune it!"
But it sure does give serious line of sight!
I'll give the matter more thought, but I'd been leaning toward ground mounting on a short pole or Non Penetrating Roof Mount (on the ground).
That would put the dish at chest height, with easy access from 360°
I guess it's like the little Ku dishes: put your first on the ground, and maybe your 2nd can be in a less hospitable place.
Yea, I'll stick to the ground for my first BUD.!.
You make a persuasive argument.
My first thought was "what a heck of a job to get the dish up that high, and what a bear to tune it!"
But it sure does give serious line of sight!
I'll give the matter more thought, but I'd been leaning toward ground mounting on a short pole or Non Penetrating Roof Mount (on the ground).
That would put the dish at chest height, with easy access from 360°
I guess it's like the little Ku dishes: put your first on the ground, and maybe your 2nd can be in a less hospitable place.
Yea, I'll stick to the ground for my first BUD.!.
The terrain here is hilly, that's the reason that guy's BUD is mounted up high. Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do.
the dish farm and lizard ranch
Been meaning to try posting some shots of my collection, I couldn't get a decent place to stand in the backyard to get all of them in one picture. It was 70 today, and lizards, anoles and ladybugs are everywhere! They'll split before tomorrow-cold front on the way, high Saturday 50degrees....here's a few pics, with a couple of unused dishes on the ground, waiting to be repainted.
Been meaning to try posting some shots of my collection, I couldn't get a decent place to stand in the backyard to get all of them in one picture. It was 70 today, and lizards, anoles and ladybugs are everywhere! They'll split before tomorrow-cold front on the way, high Saturday 50degrees....here's a few pics, with a couple of unused dishes on the ground, waiting to be repainted.
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I do that a lot, easier to work on the lnbs without that big plastic bucket screwed down,haha.
Cheap, and effective rain-cover (for about one month then disintegrates)
Cheap, and effective rain-cover (for about one month then disintegrates)
My Dish Farm
I just took these photos today. Dish Farm, Alaska style. The first photo is an 18" DirecTV dish pointed at 82. This is what a dish looks like that is only 1.3 degrees above the horizon. Next is a 48" on 110, and the 18" again. Then a 1 meter on 110, with a homemade mount. Next is 4 in one shot, including the BUD from hell. In another area, find the 6' Andersen with homemade mount, and a closeup of the mount.
Finally, the BUD from hell. 20 feet off the ground, 5 inch heavy duty well casing, necked down to 3 1/2 inch below the dish. Schedule 80 stuff, filled with concrete and with a massive concrete base. Freestanding. This may be the only Satellite antenna in America with a built-in Moose stand (service platform for the dish).
I am going to build a motorized polar mount for the Andersen, and get the BUD back on the air after several years sitting unused
I just took these photos today. Dish Farm, Alaska style. The first photo is an 18" DirecTV dish pointed at 82. This is what a dish looks like that is only 1.3 degrees above the horizon. Next is a 48" on 110, and the 18" again. Then a 1 meter on 110, with a homemade mount. Next is 4 in one shot, including the BUD from hell. In another area, find the 6' Andersen with homemade mount, and a closeup of the mount.
Finally, the BUD from hell. 20 feet off the ground, 5 inch heavy duty well casing, necked down to 3 1/2 inch below the dish. Schedule 80 stuff, filled with concrete and with a massive concrete base. Freestanding. This may be the only Satellite antenna in America with a built-in Moose stand (service platform for the dish).
I am going to build a motorized polar mount for the Andersen, and get the BUD back on the air after several years sitting unused
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I like 'em. Glad I don't have a bud that high off the ground though! Very nice pics. Beautiful country. Couldn't get the Gov in any of those shots/lol.
its amazing seeing those dishes...they're pointed at the ground yet they still get a signal
the magic of a 22-25 degree offset
the magic of a 22-25 degree offset
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