Hooking up a Dish to Air Conidtioner?

Question

May Sound Silly, But my building Prohibits installing Dishes to the the Wall of the Building, but I can to the Air Conditioner since it's my property, and I have a Perfect View for Dish Net Service, How Would I go about mounting it to the Air Conditioner, It's Strong..

Answer 1

Before you even start, make sure you have a good view of the southern sky. I'd even go as far as hooking up the dish and making sure I could get a signal before I'd start the mounting process.

I suppose if it's strong enough you can bolt the dish mount onto the side or top of your air conditioner. The mount has a foot on it with 4 holes. You'd have to drill into your a/c unit. I'd take the a/c apart first to make sure you have enough clearance for the bolts and when you drill you don't want to destroy anything inside either. The top of the post that is attached to the foot should then be adjusted to be completely vertical, level and plumb. The dish is then mounted on it, adjusted for elevation and use a compass to guesstimate azimuth. Use the signal meter to fine tune left and right for max signal.

Just to let you know, satellite dishes can work through some types of windows, although not nearly as well. They also make flat panel satellite antennas although they're a bit pricey.