8' dish on top of their roof?

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Has anyone here sucessfully put an 8' dish on top of their roof? How? I'm
renting...I can do it if I don't put a hole in the roof, etc..

Thank you,

B

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He wants good C band reception and an 8 foot dish is about the minimum.

"KF/AKA AH#49" <AH#49@your.net> wrote in message
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> GateKeeper wrote:
> >
> > Has anyone here sucessfully put an 8' dish on top of their roof? How?
I'm
> > renting...I can do it if I don't put a hole in the roof, etc..
>
> I can't think of any secure way of mounting a dish that Huge on a roof
> without putting a hole in a roof that doesn't belong to you.
>
> And I can't imagine why you would need a dish that size anyway.
> A 36" dish with a motor, will pick up all the FTA, as well as a lot of
> scrambled stuff as well.
> THOSE can be mounted quite easily and securely on top of a roof with
> just Lag Screws, if that is where you have to mount it.
>
> As far as what is available in your area, go to Lyngsat.com
>
> WHAT you want to watch will now depend on the receivers, LNB's, and
> other electronic gizmos you need for any particular feed.