two dishes on same pole

[navy8ball]

i have E* and i am thinking of installing a pole through the eave of my roof and bolting it to the side of the house.i am eligible for second dish for locals and i was wanting to have both dishes on the same pole in a stacked position one at 119 and the other at 148.any forseeable problems.

[FlyingDiver]

Not if the pole is mounted securely enough, is strong enough, and is in the right position to see both slots.

;-)

joe

Absolutely doable. However, the constantly blowing Oklahoma wind coming up from Texas loading on two dishes may well be an issue for you. Going up through the eave gives rise to the challenge of sealing the pole as it goes through the roof/shingles so that slight wind-forced movements of the pole at the roof line don't compromise the seal over time.

Sounds like a plan. Good luck.

[Jacob S]

The taller the pole the more likely it will get blown down if it is a thin pole. The shorter and wider the pole, the better.

[JayeDVXIII]

but how do you have two dishes mounted the same pole? would'nt the "elevation factor" be a potential problem, sinc the dish must be tilted back or forward to accomdate this; seems that a dish that was mounted one on top of the other, the back-tilt would bump into the mast itself?!?

[Tomsoundman]

JayeD...-
I have no idea what you mean. I have two dishes, 500 and 300 at 61.5. Leave an inch or so where dishes don't touch so you can move to aim them.

Navy8ball-
Just make sure you have clear view of both locations from where you put pole.

[RJS1111111]

With a 20-degree offset dish, the maximum upward tilt
ever needed for the "bowl" of the dish with a satellite
directly overhead would be 70 degrees.

Given that subscribers with 18" dishes (okay; 18" wide,
20" tall) are going to be well north of the equator,
within the footprint, and that most of these are at
longitudes significantly different from the satellite,
you can see that the mast usually would not get in the way.

But if it does, point the dish on top of the mast at the
problem satellite(s), and point the dish(es) below it
at the "wing" satellite(s), which is(are) usually at
much lower elevation angle(s). Problem solved.

Let's try to think of an exception within the normal DBS
coverage area. Okay, where are the likely worst cases
in the continental USA?

Slot________________Brownsville, TX_Key West, FL
Nickname_____Longitude_______El, Az_______El, Az
DISH east wing__61.5_W______40, 121______53, 138
ExpressVu more__82___W______55, 148______61, 181
ExpressVu core__91___W______59, 165______60, 201
DirecTV core___101___W______59, 188______54, 220
DISH more______110___W______57, 207______47, 232
DISH core______119___W______51, 222______40, 241
DISH west wing_148___W______27, 250______13, 260

Note that there is a low elevation angle for only one slot
(148 W). That is the one most likely to need a tall mast to
clear obstructions, and the one least likely to be wanted
at all in these cities. Put the other dishes on their own
short masts. Problem solved. :D


Oops! Had the wing nicknames reversed.

[JayeDVXIII]

okay I'm saying that the actual DISH itself ...if tilted back far enough would "bump into the mast" if it is put on teh same pole, right below another dish...or am I just not picturing it correctly?

Sorry to sound so dumb but I'm still lost

[Ryan]

Yes the dish tilted back far enough would bump the mast, but it's unlikely in most areas of the country to be tilted that far back. The further north you go the less it gets tilted.

[duncan42]

I have two dishes on the same pole, set into the ground. The 61.5 dish above and 119 below.
In fact I did run into the problem of not being able to tilt the 119 dish back against the pole. This was no not because of the dish itself, but the mounting bracket.
A little hacking with a metal saw solved that problem :)

Good luck.

[JayeDVXIII]

what exactly did you do with the metal saw?