Dish in front yard?

[PopcornNMore]

Who here has a dish (larger than a pizza dish) in the front yard?

When we bought our house in Pittsburgh I made sure it faced south, so that I could install a dish in the backyard. However, now i'm thinking I should of bought a house that faced north instead in order to have the dishes closer to the house and less coax required.

I have a 8' dish that I got for Christmas that I would like to install before the summer is over. we recently got a tree removed at the front edge of our house that would be the PEREFECT location requiring very little coax and less work for the installation. However, once the wife finds out about my thought it will be dead.

If anyone has a dish larger than 6' in their front yard please post a picture, so that I could show my wife that others did the same.

 

[keeponrockin]

I have an old pic from the front yard before the trees grew up used to live in the country now I'm stuck on cable here in the city cable my only choice at the moment my old dish was an old prodelin 10/12 footer it still up still have my equipments extra dishes fta box/4dtv/analog dish movers etc etc in storage for now just not being used much but having fun tuning up a friend with fta when I have time to play with it my set up in the front yard was less than a length of a football field from the road I have to find an old pic before the trees and now with the trees in the way lol someday I'll be back in full action on this fun hobby

 

[eurosport]

Dish...

Standing on front porch, 10 foot C-band dish in plain view out front! :up

 

[stardust3]

Standing on front porch, 10 foot C-band dish in plain view out front! :up

Very nice. It blends right in.

 

[PANHANDLER]

I have my 7-1/2 ft unimesh in my front yard , only because it's the best spot to recieve the arc for me . In the summer time you can barley notice it , but sense it's black it is a bit more visable in the winter months and actually it doesn't look out of place .I ask my neighbors before i installed and they don't mind at all . In the next few weeks there will be a 10 ft and 8 ft sitting right along side. My wife is enjoying this hobby as much as i am ,,, henc more dishes going up . ;}

 

[guapoharry]

You might think about painting flower(s) on it.

Or better yet, get one of those places that makes vinyl car wraps to make one for the dish. Take a cool picture and put it on a solid dish...

 

[Larobpra]

You might think about painting flower(s) on it.

There is one nearby with a monarch butterfly painted on it.

 

[Mr Tony]

I wheel out my 6 footer in front of the garage

 

[Blindowl1234]

All of mine are at the border of my front and side yard....clearly seen from the road. The difference is I'm in the country and the distance from the road to the dishes is about 150Ft.....Still aggravates my neighbor across the road though lol....Blind

 

[Phottoman]

My house faces the front yard, about 50 feet or so from the street, so the picture is looking at the south side of the building, these dishes are clearly visible from the street. The flag pole is the halfway point between the house and street.

This is an older picture, there are more dishes there now, I should try getting a picture of this setup soon, but the neighbors don't seem to mind much.

As a matter of fact, in another thread I mentioned that one neighbor asked why I had all those dishes, and I replied ... "to keep in touch with the Mother Ship."

He ended our conversation rather quickly and muttered something about dinner on the stove as he left.

Photto

 

[TimLones111]

I have a 36" dish in the front yard of our duplex..Pretty noticeable, but no one has said much to us because its not much bigger than a normal Dish Network or Direct TV Dish

 

[pro96]

Here in L.A if I place a dish in the front yard, it will be gone the next day .. so no can't do

 

[Mr Tony]

Here in L.A if I place a dish in the front yard, it will be gone the next day .. so no can't do

dont write "free" on it

Thats what happens here. You put something out by the road you may get "FR" from the word "FREE" written on the sign and its gone

 

[PopcornNMore]

Standing on front porch, 10 foot C-band dish in plain view out front! :up

Thank you for providing the picture. Do you have neighbors that can easily see the dish and / or a moderate traveled road in front of your house?

 

[PopcornNMore]

I have my 7-1/2 ft unimesh in my front yard , only because it's the best spot to recieve the arc for me . In the summer time you can barley notice it , but sense it's black it is a bit more visable in the winter months and actually it doesn't look out of place .I ask my neighbors before i installed and they don't mind at all . In the next few weeks there will be a 10 ft and 8 ft sitting right along side. My wife is enjoying this hobby as much as i am ,,, henc more dishes going up . ;}

I need a wife like that. My wife is OK so far with 5 dishes in the backyard, but placing one in the front yard would be a little too much for her.

 

[PopcornNMore]

I wheel out my 6 footer in front of the garage

I was thinking about this option. Perhaps make a wooden platform on wheels to allow the dish to be easily moved.

 

[Dishman Dan]

Within 5 miles of me there used to be about a half dozen BUDs in front yards until about 2 years ago.

These disappeared due to high scrap prices and something to do with pizza but nothing to due with the wife factor. A couple of these homes were quite "financy" and not run down shacks!

 

[guapoharry]

....As a matter of fact, in another thread I mentioned that one neighbor asked why I had all those dishes, and I replied ... "to keep in touch with the Mother Ship."
....

Hilarious

 

[pro96]

dont write "free" on it

Thats what happens here. You put something out by the road you may get "FR" from the word "FREE" written on the sign and its gone

heh with free or not it will be gone. I've seen poles by themselves here and there once in a while with the cut off coax laying down below. Specially smaller dishes like Slimline and 1000.2

 

[stogie5150]

heh with free or not it will be gone. I've seen poles by themselves here and there once in a while with the cut off coax laying down below. Specially smaller dishes like Slimline and 1000.2

Wire up a little surprise for the thieves....a couple smoking holes and the hoodlums will leave your dishes alone...

Might have a little trouble repairing the damage for awhile...consider it cost of doing business...