So, giving that the cables were already there, they’d assumed that it was possible to successfully install a satellite dish within the loft, more information here.
Can a Satellite dish be fitted within a loft?
In order for a satellite dish to receive a good enough signal to use, it must have an unobscured line of sight. That means it cannot have anything in the way of the signal, such as buildings, trees and even branches with block a signal. Therefore, installing it within a loft would prohibit the dish from receiving any signal whatsoever. Unlike the signal for a TV aerial, the signal from the satellites that are in geostationary orbit is weaker and simply will not penetrate through the roof of a house.
Why do Home Builders leave the satellite cables in the loft?
The electrician won’t know when installing the satellite cables, where exactly on the property the freesat or sky dish will be fitted. Due to this a central location that is easy to find is the best place for them to be run. The loft is the logical place for this. All the satellite engineer needs to do is to route the cables from the newly installed dish into the loft and connect up to the pre-installed cables.
Discreet Sky dish Installations
All of this can kind of hinder the attempt to reduce the visibility of unsightly cables and a satellite dish. However, if it can be done we can do it. We find that mounting a dish in a discreet location such as on a chimney stack for instance immediately reduces its visibility. Second, by running cable behind drain pipes and under the eaves can also make the wiring less visible. We have on a number of occasions fitted a sky dish to a pole at the bottom of a garden.
Each property is different but in most cases a discreet satellite installation can be possible to do.
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