WANTED: nearly invisible sat dish - please help !!

**maltloaf** · 22nd September 2002

I have moved house and the neighbours here aint very receptive to the 90cm dish with TRIAX written on it being on the wall that they look at, so i need something a little less obtrusive. I rang round some of the sat places and one of em had an almost clear dish, didnt know the make and wouldnt post it.. I had to collect, anyway, being 250 miles away, i decided against it...

Any1 got any ideas what i can do....

I would like... a dish, almost invisible, pole mount so I can put on my existing motor, and at least 80cm dia...

any useful ideas will earn a pint @ blackpool

cheers,

malt.

**Panda** · 22nd September 2002

I think your looking for a bit of a miracule m8. You could paint the dish to blend into the brickwork, and maybe the pole etc, but it will always be visable.

There is a dish that looks like a street light, but it's not motorised and I think it's only 45cm or so. Not much use, but maybe a start.

Can the dish be placed somewhere else ? Maybe on the ground, on another wall looking over the roof. You would be amaxed where I've put dishes in an attempt to get a signal.

AFAIK, your neighbours can't actually stop you as in the UK you can have 90cm without permission, but I guess you want to keep them happy.

**Ricky** · 22nd September 2002

First of all I would remove the name off the dish. this can be done by using a hair dryer to warm the label and you can then peel it off, I would then consider painting the dish with a matt emulsion paint which is easy to put on .

Hope this helps

Ricky

**amdaley28** · 22nd September 2002

Hello.
Spray the dish with a Non-Metalic car spray paint to match the background.If it is up against a brick wall,paint little stripes to match the brickwork.
It will make a big difference & will not affect the signal.
Emulsion paint is a no no as it will get very shabby after a while when the weather gets at it.Make sure whatever you use is Non-Metalic.
Regards.
amdaley28

**wasssuup** · 23rd September 2002

in my local sat shop in london i have seen what looks like a 80cm dish that is totally clear, it looks like clear perspex, funky or what...

**maltloaf** · 23rd September 2002

thats it !! please try to find out the name, make or whatever, or better still, buy it and sell it to me, there's a drink in it for ya !!

failing that it'll be paint, but i don't like that idea much :/

cheers,

malt

**Woops** · 23rd September 2002

Have a look at this site, some pretty well camoflaged dishes.

http://www.selkirkshire.demon.co.uk/...ingdishes.html

**JONNYG** · 23rd September 2002

Don't know if the painting thing is the road u r going to take maltloaf but i think it will be the cheapest....
Here's a pic of a painted dish and some tips on how to go about it.

http://www.selkirkshire.demon.co.uk/...ingdishes.html

Rgrds Jonny

**maltloaf** · 23rd September 2002

yeah i might have to look @ that but my house is like a grey pebble dash effect and i'm not sure how well it would be hidden by painting

**rolfw** · 23rd September 2002

The company that make the transparent dish are Vector industries of France vectorind@vectorind.com if you mail them I'm sure they'll give you a supplier.

N

**maltloaf** · 23rd September 2002

well, i've sprayed my dish with some speckled effect paint, it might be time for a poll to see if the DF massive thinks the whinging old bag (and I dont mean the missus this time!) will let me keep it.

Keep you posted, and i'm still interested in that ellusive clear dish

**maltloaf** · 23rd September 2002

thanks neverallocat, i'll do that

**maltloaf** · 23rd September 2002

quote from a trade show about vectorind

"For example, our company was the first in the world developing and selling transparent satellite dish that combine aesthetics and performance."

/me gets excited