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Fangio99 · 14-08-08, 06:05 PM

Hi,

I am looking for a new dish for my brothers Sky set up. He had a spare dish mounted on a pole beside his mobile holiday home in Waterford. The dish, the fitting and the pole have all rusted away in 3 years due to the weather conditions and being so close to the sea.

Is there any sort of dish set up he could replace it with that would not suffer as badly from corrosion?

Fangio.

satelliteman · 14-08-08, 06:23 PM

Could fit an Aluminum dish of course; plenty of them to choose from

Fangio99 · 14-08-08, 06:32 PM

Can you suggest one that would work with Sky/Sky+?
And what would you suggest to fit it with? (Fixings etc...)

Thanks,

Fangio.

Robbo · 14-08-08, 07:34 PM

Virtually any dish will work with sky, there is nothing special about Sky dishes.

You could get a 60cm transparent dish, that won't rust, but pricey at about £60.

Is it possible to mount to the mobile home itself, or does it have to be free-standing?

Triax also do a 60cm fibreglass dish,that won't rust either.

SAT-WORLD · 14-08-08, 07:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fangio99

Can you suggest one that would work with Sky/Sky+?
And what would you suggest to fit it with? (Fixings etc...)

Thanks,

Fangio.

They will all work.
Fibreglass satellite dishes,are recommended for coastal areas:
http://www.satcure.co.uk/accs/page2.htm
and
http://www.sdsdigital.co.uk/Visiosat...sh-pr-735.html

14-08-08, 06:05 PM	#1 (permalink)
Fangio99 Apprentice Village Idiot Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 120 Thanks: 10 Thanked 14 Times in 13 Posts	New dish required Hi, I am looking for a new dish for my brothers Sky set up. He had a spare dish mounted on a pole beside his mobile holiday home in Waterford. The dish, the fitting and the pole have all rusted away in 3 years due to the weather conditions and being so close to the sea. Is there any sort of dish set up he could replace it with that would not suffer as badly from corrosion? Fangio. __________________ Eurovox Max Blue 2006 box owner "Women can keep a secret just as well as men, but it takes more of them to do it."

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satelliteman Retired member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: South Midlands, UK Posts: 420 Thanks: 0 Thanked 112 Times in 74 Posts	Re: New dish required Could fit an Aluminum dish of course; plenty of them to choose from

14-08-08, 06:32 PM	#3 (permalink)
Fangio99 Apprentice Village Idiot Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 120 Thanks: 10 Thanked 14 Times in 13 Posts	Re: New dish required Can you suggest one that would work with Sky/Sky+? And what would you suggest to fit it with? (Fixings etc...) Thanks, Fangio. __________________ Eurovox Max Blue 2006 box owner "Women can keep a secret just as well as men, but it takes more of them to do it."

14-08-08, 07:34 PM	#4 (permalink)
Robbo Satellite mad Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Kent Posts: 9,230 Thanks: 93 Thanked 1,967 Times in 1,590 Posts	Re: New dish required Virtually any dish will work with sky, there is nothing special about Sky dishes. You could get a 60cm transparent dish, that won't rust, but pricey at about £60. Is it possible to mount to the mobile home itself, or does it have to be free-standing? Triax also do a 60cm fibreglass dish,that won't rust either. __________________ القمر الصناعي هو أفضل TM600 linux,TM6800HD,TM5200,TM1000,TM2200 motor, Triax TD110 dish. Electronics Engineer and satellite installer.MBC Satellites Last edited by Robbo; 14-08-08 at 07:39 PM.

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