Rain Shield for Dish?

Its because it is!

The main rain fade problem is not at the dish with rain, it is what the signals are passing through. Heck most of the time I get rainfade it is not necessarily raining or exactly where I am, it is where the signal is passing through the clouds and vapor.

If you still want to do like in those pictures, there is a probably much cheaper and locally available product..Rain X. Does the exact same thing of beading the water and making it roll off easier (it is made for windshields and glass).

I can't imagine it makes too much difference when it comes to signal.

repackaged rain-x? Maybe an umbrella above the dish will keep it dry

Paul A said:

repackaged rain-x? Maybe an umbrella above the dish will keep it dry

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Probably, but MUCH more expensive: http://www.kingdom2.com/Accessories.htm
The ONLY way I could see this helping is after the storm, you MIGHT get your signal back a second or two earlier than without. And even that's debatable.

This product isn't gonna do jacksquat. As others have already mentioned, rain fade is the result of precipitation and clouds inbetween the dish and the satellite, not water on the dish reflector.

Grentz said:

Rain X. Does the exact same thing of beading the water and making it roll off easier (it is made for windshields and glass).

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The OP, you, and me are all in areas subject to ice and snow in the winter. I remember one time having to go out with a broom to knock the build-up of crusty snow off of the dish so I could get a signal. If Rain-X, car wax, or whatever allows precipitation to roll off the dish better, then it might help when the precip starts freezing. Though, admittedly, one of those dish heaters might be more effective.

:lol: :nono2: :lol:

If the umbrella were at 30,000 feet and 5 miles away it might do some good.:grin:

Matt9876 said:

If the umbrella were at 30,000 feet and 5 miles away it might do some good.:grin:

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Make a really big one and slap a D* logo on it. Better than the Goodyear blimp from a marketing perspective.

i bought a dish heater last year for about $100. best money i ever spent. My dish is on the roof and i can not acssess it in thewinter. There is no snow or ice on my dish with that heater.

bb37 said:

The OP, you, and me are all in areas subject to ice and snow in the winter. I remember one time having to go out with a broom to knock the build-up of crusty snow off of the dish so I could get a signal. If Rain-X, car wax, or whatever allows precipitation to roll off the dish better, then it might help when the precip starts freezing. Though, admittedly, one of those dish heaters might be more effective.

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Its funny, the way my dish is positioned (its on the very peak of my roof) I ahve actually almost never had issues with snow or freezing rain. I think I have had it happen once in 12 yrs :eek2:

Matt9876 said:

If the umbrella were at 30,000 feet and 5 miles away it might do some good.:grin:

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and if it had a diameter of 1000 miles

Let's just run a cable from each bird to each dish-screw the airlines lol