The wind is really really strong here at the moment and my signal is breaking up a little.
Looking at the dish, the LNB arm is shaking like mad. The dish is pretty solid on a scaffold pole.
Do some dishes have stronger LNB arms? Or is there anything that can be done to secure it?
Cheers
You beat me with your question as I was thinking the same hopefully someone will have an answer
Always seem to park it faced edge first into the winds from the west which should help lessen the wind loading when i'm at home!
God help it tonight! Prob be found in the field next door!
I assume you have an offset dish (1 arm) primefocus dishes have 3 arms so should be stronger.
Ahh, I've seen a few of them around. Are they a lot more expensive?
Not sure to be honnest mate, the only other thing that may work are guide wires from the lnb holder to the side of the dish??
Have seen a 2 x 1 piece of timber reinforcing the arm before!
Wedged in on top...
Made in stronger i suppose but looked like a cowboy job to a normal person i'd say!...
I like shams idea...
Tension some metal wire maybe onto the side of the dish or something from the front of the holder from the lnb, i.e. home version of a primefocus dish...
Just a thought!
Messed with the idea below ;)
The best way to wind proof a dish is to fit it to a south facing wall if possible, as the worst winds come from the north. Also you should buy the best quality dish that you can afford as they tend to be hell of a lot stronger than cheap nasty ones that tend to be very flimsy. But if you are stuck with an exposed position for your dish and can't afford a better one, then the best thing you can do is to bolt on some extra struts between the arm and the dish to stop it flapping about in the wind.
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