Wall mount with motorized 90 cm dish?

[Woofle]

Hi,

Well, I've given up with the original site I chose for dish installation. There is a tree which due to a (parallax?) error I thought was OK but was blocking Galaxy 10R.

So the dish is temporarily on a tripod pointed at 10R (it and Galaxy 25 and AMC4 are my main interest.)

I'm thinking a wall-mount is my best bet... but, has anyone used the Fortec Star 90 cm dish with SG2100 motor with a wall mount setup? And if so, are there any "tricky" issues with clearance? And if so, any tips?

I'll continue to enjoy single-satellite reception until I get more free time next weekend. Would like to make the most intelligent use of limited install time though

Thanks for any clues. I've consulted the Kloo Gnome, but he has not been very helpful

 

[DBKD77]

Hi, I Have The Same Dish With A Motor Mounted On My Garage Wall And No Problems. The Motor Set-up Keeps The Dish Farther Away From The Building Than A Stationary Set-up. I Am Able To Swing From East To West On The Entire Arc Without Hitting The Wall, Hope This Helps You.

 

[Woofle]

Thanks and yay and stuff

Hi, I Have The Same Dish With A Motor Mounted On My Garage Wall And No Problems. The Motor Set-up Keeps The Dish Farther Away From The Building Than A Stationary Set-up. I Am Able To Swing From East To West On The Entire Arc Without Hitting The Wall, Hope This Helps You.

Thanks. I figured it was "worth a try" and it seems less crazy after hearing that someone else has done it.


Are you happy with your dish/LNB performance? I'm glad I didn't go with 80 cm as there are some transponders that are on the weak side even with the 90cm dish.

 

[alakazoo]

Funny because I was to do the same thing myself and feel better to know other people think the same.

I have it installed on a pole now but it keeps bending , it seems to be too heavy, and yes, I use the one provided with my dish..

 

[Anole]

pole flex

I have it installed on a pole now but it keeps bending , it seems to be too heavy, and yes, I use the one provided with my dish...

Another member who had a similar problem came up with a solution.
He put an eye bolt in to the wall above his pole-top.
Then, he used a small turnbuckle to brace/support the top of the pole.
As an added benefit, he was able to use the turnbuckle to fine-tune his post for plumb under the weight of the motor..

Don't know if the idea will fit where you are, but if so it might be worth a try.
Certainly did sound like a good solution.

edit:
I think the member was: bill190
so you should be able to search on posts by him for more inspiration.