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  • Author Author: jw0752
  • Date Created: 3 Feb 2016 4:38 AM Date Created
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Satellite Signal Attenuation

jw0752
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3 Feb 2016

Today we had a snow storm in our area.

 

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Pretty isn't it? Unfortunately it also has to be shoveled off the driveway. While this is not one of my favorite activities to do, it is not the worst side effect of the snow. The worst side effect is that it likes to blanket the satellite dish and turn the TV reception into a  pixelated mess. Most of the time this doesn't set me off too badly but tonight is the 2 hour finale of the new SciFi series "The Expanse" I have been following and I did not want to miss it. Here is the Satellite Dish:

 

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I felt like a cat sitting in a window watching a big delicious bird on a branch just out of reach. The snow covered dish is on the roof 4 meters away and I can't get on the roof. Too slippery and my ladder is too short. I paced, thought, and eventually hit on an idea to hook an 8 foot piece of PVC I had onto the end of the leaf blower. It looks like a monstrosity but it allowed me to reach the area of the dish and begin to clear the snow.

 

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Right now I am just kicking back and watching the show.

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  • gadget.iom
    gadget.iom over 9 years ago +2
    This post definitely belongs in the category "Life Hack"
  • shabaz
    shabaz over 9 years ago +1
    They are great photos
  • mcb1
    mcb1 over 9 years ago +1
    Great idea. Ours was low enough that the hose reached it, and the temperature didn't freeze the water. Mark
  • gadget.iom
    gadget.iom over 9 years ago

    This post definitely belongs in the category "Life Hack" image

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    mcb1 over 9 years ago in reply to jw0752

    You could easily make a long pipe with a bend in the end and reach from the ground, which would make it safer.

     

    Glad I could help, and also that we don;t have it very often.

     

     

    Mark

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    DAB over 9 years ago

    Hi John,

     

    You could also add PVC pipe to a hair dryer to get some heat up on the dish.

     

    DAB

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    jw0752 over 9 years ago in reply to mcb1

    Hi Mark,

    That is another excellent and perhaps better idea. The heat capacity of the water should make for a quicker solution to the problem.

    John

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    mcb1 over 9 years ago

    Great idea.

    Ours was low enough that the hose reached it, and the temperature didn't freeze the water.

     

    Mark

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