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My HOA for my townhome prevents me from having the dish above the fenceline at 6ft. My question is will that height be too short for the dish? Does height even matter aslong as the LOS is clear? And I'm assuming its gonna have to go in the yard, with a tripod? Or can it be installed anywhere else? Thanks
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caedriver said:
My HOA for my townhome prevents me from having the dish above the fenceline at 6ft. My question is will that height be too short for the dish? Does height even matter aslong as the LOS is clear? And I'm assuming its gonna have to go in the yard, with a tripod? Or can it be installed anywhere else? Thanks
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It can be installed anywhere you have los and exclusive use.
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Nick
By FCC Regs, the HOA can not prevent you from installing a dish
(up to one meter dia.) on your owned or exclusive-use property.

Check the DBSTalk main page for a link to the Regs
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RobertE
If you have a clear line of sight to the sats 6 inches off the ground, then you are fine. It can be 6 inches, or 6 feet off the ground, as long as you see the sats, your good. After all, in the grand scheme of things, another 5.5 feet isn't going to make a difference on an object 22,000+ miles up in outer space. :D That reasoning also works quite well when a customer insists on a dish going at the highest point of their house for no good reason. I've won that argument every time. ;)
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A restrictive covenant is enforceable if it does not preclude you from obtaining the desired satellite TV signal, unreasonably delay installation or unreasonably increase the cost of installation.

If there is some other place to place the dish that receives the signal, but it is lower than six feet and if it won't cost an additional arm and a leg to install it there, then they are not estopped by the FCC from prohibiting you from placing it above six feet.
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Would a wall mounted dish be considered a custom install or would it be part of the free professional install? Do I need any braces or would the installer provide everything I need?
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The free standard installation covers installation on your roof or the wall. If you need a pole it is extra unless required to get LOS. Here is a link as to what is covered and what is not:

http://directv.com/DTVAPP/global/contentPageNR.jsp?assetId=P4720076

Click on "Professional Installation Overview"

Hope this helps.

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Apparently my Landlord called DirecTv. After she told D* that it couldn't be mounted on a roof or the wall D* told her it would be on a tripod 5ft off the ground. That's cool and all but do I now have to provide this tripod or would the installer provide this? I wasn't sure since the landlord is prohibiting it mounted any other way. My HSP is Mastec in the central Texas area if that helps.

When all this finally gets installed hopefully I'll get to post about my great install by Mastec! I know you don't get to hear many of the good install stories and just the bad ones so I'm crossing my fingers. :)
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They will provide the tripod and pole. But make sure to call ahead several times to make sure they bring one. Not all techs have those on their trucks. They may or may not charge you for it.
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Hold on a second, as this is important. You said HOA and "my townhome" in your first post and "landlord" in a later post. Do you own the townhome or are you renting it? If you own it, your HOA can't prohibit the installation on the roof or wall if DirecTV wants to charge you for the tripod and pole mount; if you get the tripod and pole for free, that's a different animal. This is provided, of course, that you own the wall or roof. In Texas, a "townhome" is generally such that the owner owns the entire property from dirt to roof and half the interior of each firewall separating the units. A "condominium" is basically an individually-owned apartment, so the roof and external walls are considered common areas and usually can't be used for satellite installs without approval (which may be withheld).

All of this changes if you rent your townhome. A landlord can prohibit you from drilling into the walls or roof, as these would be permanent changes to the property. In a rented apartment or condo this is doubly so, since the outside walls and roof are not in your "exclusive use" area.
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wesmills said:
Hold on a second, as this is important. You said HOA and "my townhome" in your first post and "landlord" in a later post. Do you own the townhome or are you renting it? If you own it, your HOA can't prohibit the installation on the roof or wall if DirecTV wants to charge you for the tripod and pole mount; if you get the tripod and pole for free, that's a different animal.
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What does getting the tripod for free have to do with the HOA rules?
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kevinm34232 said:
What does getting the tripod for free have to do with the HOA rules?
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I believe that as long as you own thetownhouse then it doesn't or at least shouldn't have anything to do with HOA rules.
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The HOA can make restrictions as long as they do not increase the cost of the installation or stop you from getting a signal.
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