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.... that you can get a satellite signal through a thatched roof? (I seem
to remember someone telling me this once, but you know what they say in
pubs ...)

The reason is that I have a thatched roof, and we are not allowed to
have a satellite dish where it can be seen from the street.

Hugh

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... that you can get a satellite signal through a thatched roof? (I seem
to remember someone telling me this once, but you know what they say in
pubs ...)

The reason is that I have a thatched roof, and we are not allowed to
have a satellite dish where it can be seen from the street.

Hugh


No.. You'll be OK through some kinds of glass but thatch is too dense..

Bit like leaves on trees and suchlike.

There are satellite receivers made that don't look like dishes but its
all down to the bloody stupid discrimination that exists in the UK that
TV aerials = OK but sat dishes =BAD!..

As long as your sat dish can "see" the bit of the sky it needs to it can
be anywhere and that includes on the ground it doesn't have to be up
high like a TV aerial....
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Hugh Newbury wrote:
... that you can get a satellite signal through a thatched roof? (I
seem to remember someone telling me this once, but you know what they
say in pubs ...)

The reason is that I have a thatched roof, and we are not allowed to
have a satellite dish where it can be seen from the street.

I thought these kinds of rules were against EU regulations which more or
less say that you have a right to access satellites?

Anyhow, how about something like these?

http://www.sqish.co.uk/?gclid=CLO81Z...FY1n4wodHW8aJA

http://www.ddelec.com/digiglobe.htm

http://www.ddelec.com/digicube.htm

Tim



Hugh

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"Hugh Newbury" wrote in message
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... that you can get a satellite signal through a thatched roof? (I seem
to remember someone telling me this once, but you know what they say in
pubs ...)

The reason is that I have a thatched roof, and we are not allowed to have
a satellite dish where it can be seen from the street.

Hugh

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Glass - even leaded glass OK, although you might need a bigger dish.

Thatch of any normal thickness - I doubt it.

You could probably hide it in the garden.

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"Hugh Newbury" wrote in message
...
... that you can get a satellite signal through a thatched roof? (I seem
to remember someone telling me this once, but you know what they say in
pubs ...)

The reason is that I have a thatched roof, and we are not allowed to have
a satellite dish where it can be seen from the street.

I used to have mine freestanding on the ground. Attaching it to the wall, at
near ground level, will also work provided it can see the sky. The only
problem might be people walking in front of it.

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On Tue, 19 Jan 2010 10:49:37 +0000, Hugh Newbury
wrote:

... that you can get a satellite signal through a thatched roof? (I seem
to remember someone telling me this once, but you know what they say in
pubs ...)

The reason is that I have a thatched roof, and we are not allowed to
have a satellite dish where it can be seen from the street.

Why can't you put the dish were it can't be seen from the street?

Steve

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Stephen Wolstenholme wrote:
On Tue, 19 Jan 2010 10:49:37 +0000, Hugh Newbury
wrote:

... that you can get a satellite signal through a thatched roof? (I seem
to remember someone telling me this once, but you know what they say in
pubs ...)

The reason is that I have a thatched roof, and we are not allowed to
have a satellite dish where it can be seen from the street.

Why can't you put the dish were it can't be seen from the street?

Steve, my garden is on the N side of the house and slopes down to the N.
I would have to have the dish on a tall pole some way from the house to
see over it. Then there's the problem of getting the signal from the
dish to the house with a long cable. I had it once next to the
greenhouse 40 metres from the house where there was some electricity.
But this defeats the object of sitting in my sittingroom watching sat-tv.

Putting it on the ground beside the garage door might work. I think I'll
try that next.

But thanks to all for their ideas. I hadn't thought of the disguised
dishes. I might get one fitted to the chimney stack and pretend its a
solar panel!

Hugh

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"Hugh Newbury" wrote in message
...
Stephen Wolstenholme wrote:
On Tue, 19 Jan 2010 10:49:37 +0000, Hugh Newbury
wrote:

... that you can get a satellite signal through a thatched roof? (I seem
to remember someone telling me this once, but you know what they say in
pubs ...)

The reason is that I have a thatched roof, and we are not allowed to
have a satellite dish where it can be seen from the street.

Why can't you put the dish were it can't be seen from the street?

Steve, my garden is on the N side of the house and slopes down to the N. I
would have to have the dish on a tall pole some way from the house to see
over it. Then there's the problem of getting the signal from the dish to
the house with a long cable. I had it once next to the greenhouse 40
metres from the house where there was some electricity. But this defeats
the object of sitting in my sittingroom watching sat-tv.

Putting it on the ground beside the garage door might work. I think I'll
try that next.

But thanks to all for their ideas. I hadn't thought of the disguised
dishes. I might get one fitted to the chimney stack and pretend its a
solar panel!


Why very tall and away from house?
The dish is looking up at the satellite at about 25 deg.
So a short pole on your north wall getting the dish a little higher than the
gutting level will allow your dish to see satellite towards SE.
I assume the Street is at your south so dish will not be seen from there.
Regards
David

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In article ,
Hugh Newbury wrote:
Stephen Wolstenholme wrote:
On Tue, 19 Jan 2010 10:49:37 +0000, Hugh Newbury
wrote:

... that you can get a satellite signal through a thatched roof? (I
seem to remember someone telling me this once, but you know what they
say in pubs ...)

The reason is that I have a thatched roof, and we are not allowed to
have a satellite dish where it can be seen from the street.

Why can't you put the dish were it can't be seen from the street?

Steve, my garden is on the N side of the house and slopes down to the N.
I would have to have the dish on a tall pole some way from the house to
see over it. Then there's the problem of getting the signal from the
dish to the house with a long cable. I had it once next to the
greenhouse 40 metres from the house where there was some electricity.
But this defeats the object of sitting in my sittingroom watching sat-tv.

Putting it on the ground beside the garage door might work. I think I'll
try that next.

my daughter, who lives in a conservation area, was told that putting it on
a post beside the garage din't count as mounting it on the house. No-one
has complained yet.

and BTW, thatch usually has a layer of chicken wire on the inside to keep
out vermin. It also does a pretty good job of keeping out TV signals.

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David wrote:
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Why very tall and away from house?
The dish is looking up at the satellite at about 25 deg.
So a short pole on your north wall getting the dish a little higher than
the gutting level will allow your dish to see satellite towards SE.
I assume the Street is at your south so dish will not be seen from there.
Regards
David

David, I'll have another look and try to judge the angles.

Hugh

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