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southernsatellite · 22-02-08, 08:06 PM

Lovely and mild here little wind!

rd100 · 22-02-08, 09:34 PM

I am on the side of a mountain here in south wales it has been very windy the last few days both my 1.2 Andrew and 1.8m prodelin have not moved at all, In bad weather buying high quality dishes with polar mounts pays off big time is would never use a diseqc mount one would not last 5 minutes where i lived on a even small dish,

diapason · 22-02-08, 10:25 PM

10.40 p.m. and it's calmed down at last. My two dishes are still doing the job.

Strangely, the only picture and sound interuption every so often is on Freeview from our local terrestial transmitter (Black Hill), especially when BBC Scotland give us their local news. Everything received from my dishes is solid as a rock whatever the wind is doing.

Barometric pressure in Paisley at 10.25 p.m. is 1018 or 30 inches of mercury.

wasp11 · 22-02-08, 10:37 PM

Hi diapason, the problem is blackhill, here in belfast our bbc transmitter is on black mountain (true)

SAT-WORLD · 22-02-08, 11:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wod

wd40 works well on the dish for making the rain run off it aswell, never heard of this rainx stuff you mention

Probably,because its for car windscreens and not satellite dishes...

dardruba · 24-02-08, 03:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SAT-WORLD

Probably,because its for car windscreens and not satellite dishes...

Its a shiny transparent dish and I've just found a US forum which recommends Rain X for this very problem. So I'm off to Halfords tomorrow, might even use it on the car windscreen too.

If I'd gone for a motor on this sized dish it would have had only one LNB on a more stable arm.
My arm is slim (comparatively) and in this wind it moves under the weight of 4 dual output LNB's.

diapason · 29-02-08, 05:49 PM

Here we go again in Paisley - gale force winds and torrential rain all day. Thought my car was going to be blown off the road on the M8 Motorway in the centre of Glasgow. 5.50 p.m. and it's pretty fierce out there. Batten down the hatches and watch your dishes folks. Roll on summer!!

kerrywez · 29-02-08, 07:38 PM

And snow to come next week, but it is the time of the year for it. It is not too bad here now and I don't think that it will get any worse.

Very best regards Wez

Analoguesat · 29-02-08, 08:23 PM

Half a mile down the road 3 big beech trees have blown over in the last week - but my dishes seem to be more or less withstanding the gales so far. The 19E dish has moved very slightly again as Ive lost Bahn TV which seems to be a particularly weak tp here. Its always one of the first to go when the dish moves.....

wod · 29-02-08, 08:53 PM

my dish is getting battered here the wind is very strong and gusts are bad

its not gonna last much longer i don't think.

you'll have a better signal now the trees have blown down

22-02-08, 08:06 PM	#161 (permalink)
southernsatellite Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 878 Thanks: 12 Thanked 43 Times in 41 Posts	Re: That damn Wind! Lovely and mild here little wind! __________________ Before you buy contact or visit southernsatellite.co.uk on 01892 833007. We try hard not to be beaten on price!

22-02-08, 09:34 PM	#162 (permalink)
rd100 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 364 Thanks: 2 Thanked 22 Times in 19 Posts	Re: That damn Wind! I am on the side of a mountain here in south wales it has been very windy the last few days both my 1.2 Andrew and 1.8m prodelin have not moved at all, In bad weather buying high quality dishes with polar mounts pays off big time is would never use a diseqc mount one would not last 5 minutes where i lived on a even small dish, __________________ Prodelin 3.7m Prodelin 1.8m Andrew 1.2m , Vantage 221s ci Manhattan xt-f Arion HD, Orbit & showtime sub & AFN,

22-02-08, 10:25 PM	#163 (permalink)
diapason Resident Organgrinder Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Paisley, Scotland Posts: 525 Thanks: 11 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: That damn Wind! 10.40 p.m. and it's calmed down at last. My two dishes are still doing the job. Strangely, the only picture and sound interuption every so often is on Freeview from our local terrestial transmitter (Black Hill), especially when BBC Scotland give us their local news. Everything received from my dishes is solid as a rock whatever the wind is doing. Barometric pressure in Paisley at 10.25 p.m. is 1018 or 30 inches of mercury. __________________ An eight foot long diapason sounds bottom C Technomate 1000D Super, Two dishes receiving three satellites

22-02-08, 10:37 PM	#164 (permalink)
wasp11 upright member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: belfast Posts: 920 Thanks: 19 Thanked 31 Times in 28 Posts	Re: That damn Wind! Hi diapason, the problem is blackhill, here in belfast our bbc transmitter is on black mountain (true) __________________ one tm 1000d, echolink 777, humax fox sat, sky plus ,one wife one honda civic[in order of importance]

29-02-08, 05:49 PM	#167 (permalink)
diapason Resident Organgrinder Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Paisley, Scotland Posts: 525 Thanks: 11 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: That damn Wind! Here we go again in Paisley - gale force winds and torrential rain all day. Thought my car was going to be blown off the road on the M8 Motorway in the centre of Glasgow. 5.50 p.m. and it's pretty fierce out there. Batten down the hatches and watch your dishes folks. Roll on summer!! __________________ An eight foot long diapason sounds bottom C Technomate 1000D Super, Two dishes receiving three satellites


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29-02-08, 07:38 PM	#168 (permalink)
kerrywez Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 1,317 Thanks: 241 Thanked 131 Times in 127 Posts	Re: That damn Wind! And snow to come next week, but it is the time of the year for it. It is not too bad here now and I don't think that it will get any worse. Very best regards Wez __________________ Dreambox 7025, 250HDD, Dreambox 500s, 110 X 90Cm Hirschmann on Clarketech rotor, 1.2 Mtr. Channel Master on ground mount and 18 Ins. Super Jack and Super Jack V-Box. Humax Foxsat Freesat HD box.

29-02-08, 08:23 PM	#169 (permalink)
Analoguesat Site Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Scottish Borders Posts: 7,612 Thanks: 7 Thanked 194 Times in 182 Posts	Re: That damn Wind! Half a mile down the road 3 big beech trees have blown over in the last week - but my dishes seem to be more or less withstanding the gales so far. The 19E dish has moved very slightly again as Ive lost Bahn TV which seems to be a particularly weak tp here. Its always one of the first to go when the dish moves..... __________________ Dreambox 7020 / Pace Sky Digibox / Amstrad Sky Italia box 5 dishes for 5E/9E/13E/16E/19E/23E/28E Please DO NOT pm the mods & admins for c&ble keys. You may get banned for it! Read the rules before you post - click here to read them

29-02-08, 08:53 PM	#170 (permalink)
wod Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,892 Thanks: 6 Thanked 22 Times in 21 Posts	Re: That damn Wind! my dish is getting battered here the wind is very strong and gusts are bad its not gonna last much longer i don't think. you'll have a better signal now the trees have blown down __________________ Vantage x221tsci, tms-1500ci+, skystar 2, diablo v2.3 zone 2 minidish 28e - setanta