mlaviolette said:
Just curious, what did you use to permanently cover up the 129 LNB?
mlaviolette, From reading various posts here on how to block the 129 LNB signal, decided to try something that was more substanical...permentaly so to speak. So, thinking what I could use that would withstand the outside environment(weather related) conditions. Most members have used aluminum foil to block the signal, but, that is only use during setup has some have noted.
Being that aluminum foil has worked, I decided to use that, but, I needed something else to cover the foil. I found a old car tire inner tube in the garage, and cut me about 8" dia. piece. From the outer edge of the inner tube, but slits about 1' apart and some 3" long all around the circle edges. Went in and stole about 2' of the wife's aluminum foil from the kitchen, and folded it into four layers. Cut a 5" round pad and applied super glue to the inner side of the rubber inner tube, and one side of the foil, and place it in the center of the 8" tube circle.
Went up to the roof edge(fascia board) where the 1000.2 dish is located, and with several black plastic tie straps, covered the 129 LNB (one on the left side facing from the reflector) with foil side covering the LNB, and with one hand cover the LNB, and taking one tie strap and tighten the tie strap snug right behind the LNB. I used three tie straps, and than with black electrical tape, wrapped the tape several times around the inner tube so no moisture would get into the LNB. With that, I figured it would be a permanent cover for the LNB.