caveman
Posts:1065
 | | 07/15/2007 9:10 PM |
 Alert | | I can't find my HOA regulations and was wondering what the policy about satellite dishes is. Also is there somewhere online where I could access the HOA regulations? | | | |
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Pizzaking
Posts:229
| | 07/16/2007 6:52 AM |
Alert | | Most of them jsut require that you paint hte cables the same color as your home. I tihnk htey vary on where you can mount them. | |
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twostep23
Posts:1687
| | 07/16/2007 7:26 AM |
Alert | | Contact your mgt company by email and they should be able to email you a copy of the design guidelines. | |
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TortosaGuy
Posts:690
| | 07/16/2007 1:20 PM |
Alert | | i too heard that the cables have to be painted the same as your house....talk about being strict...what about the dish itself.,..do they make you paint that too?...lol...j.k of course | |
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Tempting Fait1
Posts:728
| | 07/16/2007 2:56 PM |
Alert | | Actually, some do make you paint the dish if it's visible from the street. The dish needs to face south east I believe, if you are lucky and your house faces north you'll be able to put it on back and nothing seen from the street. The installers SHOULD be used to working with HOA's around here and put the dish where it causes the least havoc. | |
The red head is BACK!! (and still mouthy)
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Eric the Red
Posts:435
| | 07/16/2007 3:48 PM |
Alert | | When we first moved in last year they mounted my dish to the back block wall. I asked if he would mount it above the covered patio, but he said it was an HOA violation (he stated it needed to be below the fence line)... I have no neighbors to the rear and you can't see my backyard from the street. Looking at my neighbors around me (left and right) they would all be violators if this were true. | |
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Fritzydoodle
Posts:973
| | 07/16/2007 4:28 PM |
Alert | The HOA has very limited authority regarding your dish or antenna. According to Federal law - the installers can mount the dish or outdoor antenna in any reasonable location necessary for clear signal. It that means your front yard - the HOA has no authority.
Here's a link
http://www.fcc.gov/mb/facts/otard.html
I do not recommend painting the surface of the dish. The composition and reflectivity of the dish is part of the signal distribution. Special RF paint is required to refinish a dish. Painting the coax however won't hurt it. | |
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darin45
Posts:146
| | 07/17/2007 11:44 AM |
Alert | | I have the dish on my home and plan on painted the cables and I have yet to see any notices or fines for the dish...and I have the huge 5 LNB dishs from Direct TV | |
"...you knew that before you came here"- The 85239.com's stupid answer to every comment" | |
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movinonup
Posts:127
| | 07/20/2007 10:38 AM |
Alert | <div class='NTForums_Quote'>Posted By Fritzydoodle on 07/16/2007 4:28 PM
The HOA has very limited authority regarding your dish or antenna. According to Federal law - the installers can mount the dish or outdoor antenna in any reasonable location necessary for clear signal. It that means your front yard - the HOA has no authority.
Here's a link
http://www.fcc.gov/mb/facts/otard.html
I do not recommend painting the surface of the dish. The composition and reflectivity of the dish is part of the signal distribution. Special RF paint is required to refinish a dish. Painting the coax however won't hurt it. </div>
This is true. HOAs cannot dictate where the dish is located anymore. If they try, they are in direct violation of Federal Law. So put it where you want and get a great signal!
Good catch Fritzydoodle!!
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