Fear of Poles

[NYDutch]

Throw some rebar down the pole add concrete, the flex will stop.

That's what the contractor did that installed our Hughes 15' solid dish years ago. They also added a 3 point cable anchor system for increased wind resistance, but a smaller mesh dish shouldn't need that.

 

[John2021]

Looks like someone missed the hole . there's no woman that's gonna want a guy that can't find the hole

 

[arlo]

.....you guy's are killin' me, man. killin' me.
pallets? sheesh. what are ya anyhow....brits?
sched. 80 is better. the gray stuff. uv resistant. from the electrical supply.
whatcha' do is plant and nurture some tasty berries. blueberries in my case. big as your thumbs even.
no bear will dare mess with your dish. but don't go food shopping in the blistering cold and think you can bring them in the next morning. ax me how i know.....

 

[cyberham]

.....pallets?

HE'S BACK! Can I get insurance for my dish damaged by falling bears?

The laughs on you. There was a time at a previous property where my motorized 1.2m was mounted on a pallet. It scanned from 3W to about 65W. One day I decided I wanted to see more of the western satellites. My wife and I picked up the whole assembly and walked it across the yard. Within minutes, I was scanning the westerlies. Let's see you do that with a pole in concrete.

 

[lost_mesa]

Our old place was a constant parade of wildlife going past the living room window. These guys really encouraged me to fully automate the tuning on all my ham antennas. Didn't want to be outside tweaking something at 2 a.m.

No wildlife at our new place, but no C-Band dish either.