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<blockquote data-quote="moonbase" data-source="post: 1113236" data-attributes="member: 178786">+1Agreed, to get a decent bit more arc to the East beyond 33.0E I think the dish needs to be raised so that the entire dish face has clear line of sight above your garage fascia. I do not think that raising the dish by 1 metre will achieve this.Without knowing the height and distance away of the tree shown in picture 3 you cannot calculate if it is a line of sight obstacle.The dishpointer app has a distance measure to obstacles, if you check out your exact location you might get an idea of how tall the tree needs to be to block your line of sight?If the garage roof is sturdy enough to take the weight you could look for a tripod mount or NPRM and anchor it down with paving slabs or kerbstones for a garage roof install.Alternatively, you could keep it ground mounted but move it further away from the garage wall into the lawn area or close to where the block paving meets the lawn.Obviously, this may not be an option due to aesthetic reasons with the dish sited in the middle of the garden.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="moonbase, post: 1113236, member: 178786"] +1 Agreed, to get a decent bit more arc to the East beyond 33.0E I think the dish needs to be raised so that the entire dish face has clear line of sight above your garage fascia. I do not think that raising the dish by 1 metre will achieve this. Without knowing the height and distance away of the tree shown in picture 3 you cannot calculate if it is a line of sight obstacle. The dishpointer app has a distance measure to obstacles, if you check out your exact location you might get an idea of how tall the tree needs to be to block your line of sight? If the garage roof is sturdy enough to take the weight you could look for a tripod mount or NPRM and anchor it down with paving slabs or kerbstones for a garage roof install. Alternatively, you could keep it ground mounted but move it further away from the garage wall into the lawn area or close to where the block paving meets the lawn. Obviously, this may not be an option due to aesthetic reasons with the dish sited in the middle of the garden. [/QUOTE]

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