Painting a Sky Dish

[Renrag]

Does anyone know a good reason why one should not paint a Sky Dish (not the LNB) in order to blend it it with the background. I am thinking of using Weathershield type outdoor emulsion as used on the supporting wall ?

 

[Chris Muriel]

As long as the paint is non metallic , it shouldn't affect performance.

Chris Muriel, Manchester

 

[Jamesy_UK]

#14: Can I paint the dish antenna so that it blends in with my house?

Answer: You can paint your dish antenna. We recommend that you use a flat paint, rather than glossy, to reduce the possibilities of problems from reflected heat at the LNBF. Also, do not get any paint on the LNBF.

http://www.dishnetwork.com/content/products/installation/single_dish_faq/index.shtml

some other vaguely interesting info on here incase you wondered, can't vouch for the accuracy but my cousin over in the good ole US of A uses these folks.

 

[mh123]

Bloke down our street has a larger motorised dish (about 1 metre) strapped to the side of his house... which he's neatly camouflaged by painting bricks onto the mesh.

Must remember to take a piccy for posting next time I'm passing. It's a work of art! Took him the best part of a week!

 

[Chris Muriel]

I'm not arty - but I do have "deemed planing permission" which you can get once it's been up for 4 years ; it just needs a couple of affadavits from your neighbours.
(Dish is 2 metres high and 1.8m wide - Channelmaster 1-piece offset).
It helps that it's below eye level on the flat roof of the sunlounge (on a non penetrating mount) and it's at the back of the house not the front.

Chris Muriel, Manchester.

 

[AV Junky]

I'm not arty - but I do have "deemed planing permission" which you can get once it's been up for 4 years ; it just needs a couple of affadavits from your neighbours.
(Dish is 2 metres high and 1.8m wide - Channelmaster 1-piece offset).
It helps that it's below eye level on the flat roof of the sunlounge (on a non penetrating mount) and it's at the back of the house not the front.

Chris Muriel, Manchester.

Do you rent it out to SETI during the day when you're at work?

 

[Knyght_byte]

Do you rent it out to SETI during the day when you're at work?

 

[Chris Muriel]

I wish I could (safely and without hassle) have a larger one ; I went for the largest 1-piece offset dish that I could find.
By USA standards it hardly even classifies as a BUD (common acronym over there for Big Ugly Dish) ; I have many friends over there with 10-12 foot dishes and a few with larger (18 and 26 feet).
A work colleague in Ireland has the identical dish to mine - but he also has a 3 metre (petal not one piece) prime focus dish ; when my wife and I stayed at his house, I was able to demonstrate to her that she shouldn't fret over my tiny installation !

Chris Muriel, Manchester (USA Euro correspondent for the USA PMEG/DVB satforums - www.satforums.com)