[brentb636]

Originally Posted by lumpkin666

Okay, so I've bought 3 receivers, 2 fortec dishes and a primestar dish for this new hobby (under the impression that I could get a certain religious channel, which I find out may not actually be possible according to a few that have tried)... Now the weather is actually cooperating so that I can get out and mount my first FTA dish. I get on the garage and get everything almost mounted, and I notice that everything is tight, but the mount is wobbling now that the weight of the dish/motor is on it. Apparently the cheap crap that they built my roof out of is too flexible! (even hitting one crossing 2x4)

Oh well. Off to Menards tomorrow to buy a post. I guess I will get a bit more visibility of the south skies from a post further back in the yard anyhow. But it still sucks that I wasted my day mounting this sucker on the roof for nothing

A ground mount is so-o-o much more convenient than a roof mount, if you can find the place to put it. My motorized 90 cm is on the roof, but I re-enforced the roof area( from underneath, inside the attic) with a piece of 2x10 forced between the trusses and bonded in with lag bolts. The roof mount ties into the 2x10, not only the cheesy roofing material. A lot better support and stability.