10-06-2020, 05:04 AM
I have installed two sat dishes.
I used the existing entry hole, so I am no help there. But on other installs like cell phone and internet antennas, I used a longer run of cable secured to the roof, and went in the existing opening. I used the 4 cable shield supplied with the dish, and gooped it with Dicor.
The mounting screws will come with the dish. They are self tapping. You do not need to level or shim the base. You will goop the perimeter of the base with Dicor to seal it. I also gooped the heads of the screws on the base, and screws that I used in the cable clips to secure the cable.
A trick if you use the cable clips is to completely cover them with Dicor, else the sun eventually takes it’s toll on the plastic.
And we have a bright orange lanyard that is looped on the steering wheel when the dish goes up.
I used the existing entry hole, so I am no help there. But on other installs like cell phone and internet antennas, I used a longer run of cable secured to the roof, and went in the existing opening. I used the 4 cable shield supplied with the dish, and gooped it with Dicor.
The mounting screws will come with the dish. They are self tapping. You do not need to level or shim the base. You will goop the perimeter of the base with Dicor to seal it. I also gooped the heads of the screws on the base, and screws that I used in the cable clips to secure the cable.
A trick if you use the cable clips is to completely cover them with Dicor, else the sun eventually takes it’s toll on the plastic.
And we have a bright orange lanyard that is looped on the steering wheel when the dish goes up.
Richard and Rhonda Entrekin
95 Newell, 390 Ex caretaker
99 Newell, 512 Ex caretaker
07 Prevost Marathon, 1025
Maverick Hybrid Toad
Inverness, FL (when we're home
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