Fitting a MIMO antenna - cable entry and hole needed through roof

[Tony68000]

I have a MIMO 'fin' antenna to fit. I was planning to use the old hole/entry point from the removed TV antenna, but this is sitting under the satellite dish, so there's no chance of that now.

I have a couple of issues then:
1. Where to put the new antenna so the satellite dish won't affect the signals too much.
2. How to get the cables through the roof.
-I could use the old hole from the TV antenna, but the MIMO antenna comes with 5 cables with fitted connectors. I can find entry boxes for solar panels, these look neat but only have 2 cable holes.
-I could use a generic weatherproof electrical box and feed each cable through a different gland, but heck, that'll look silly.
-I could drill another hole through the roof and use the normal method of cable entry - from the bottom of the MINO antenna. This is probably going to be the neatest job, but I was hoping not to be drilling holes in the roof.

Any thoughts on how far from the sat dish I need to mount this?
Any tips for drilling holes in the roof? (Rapido)

 

[JockandRita]

Or, clearance depending, you could conduit the cable along to a skylight, close to where you would want to internally connect, and feed the cable through the inside of the skylight frame (hidden). I have taken this route on 2 x MHs, as I had no wish to drill holes in the roof.

Good luck with it.

Cheers,

Jock.

 

[Raul]

Get a step drill bit from screwfix or toolstation, and fit it properly, like it’s meant to. The spigot has to go trough for a good seal. There are cable entries, but it will be almost impossible to feed each cable with the connector on, and have a good seal after.

 

[ivorantony]

Get a step drill bit from screwfix or toolstation, and fit it properly, like it’s meant to. The spigot has to go trough for a good seal. There are cable entries, but it will be almost impossible to feed each cable with the connector on, and have a good seal after.

+1 exactly what I did into the wardrobe, all the cables are hid with a great seal between the aerial and roof,

 

[Tony68000]

Get a step drill bit from screwfix or toolstation, and fit it properly, like it’s meant to. The spigot has to go trough for a good seal. There are cable entries, but it will be almost impossible to feed each cable with the connector on, and have a good seal after.

There are options to fit this antenna using just the adhesive - there is a method of bringing the cables out to the side, which means I could run the cables to existing antenna hole (if I can find a good way of sealing this).

Do you think the antenna, without the spigot won't be a solid fit? If I need to use the spigot, then it's definitely going to need a new hole making.

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[steveh57]

My roof's full of holes, both large and small, so didn't see any harm in adding another. Step drill from above and below in my case and cable through the mounting spigot.

 

[Raul]

There are options to fit this antenna using just the adhesive - there is a method of bringing the cables out to the side, which means I could run the cables to existing antenna hole (if I can find a good way of sealing this).

Do you think the antenna, without the spigot won't be a solid fit? If I need to use the spigot, then it's definitely going to need a new hole making.

There is magnets option with cables on the side rather than down the spigot. However, the radius bend for the cables is quite tight. I beded the rubber with a bit of CT1, and then fitted the pad. Then round the spigot a nice bead of CT1 again, before it made contact with the roof. Underneath, I used a 6mm ply reinforcing plate before the nut. This all in the top cupboard, run the wires trough 20mm trunking, glued to the ceiling in the cupboards. The cable was spot on for length with no coils, just a 4” radius bend. Avoid sharp bends.

 

[Manic]

I fitted mine where the original Space ship aerial was , which had a small hole , so I bought a 22mm hole saw( already had the mandrel) an enlarged the hole.

 

[Tony68000]

I fitted mine where the original Space ship aerial was , which had a small hole , so I bought a 22mm hole saw( already had the mandrel) an enlarged the hole.

Was my plan, but the satellite dish sits over the hole

 

[JockandRita]

Do you think the antenna, without the spigot won't be a solid fit?

Nope. Ours is fitted using the adhesive pad that came with the kit, after the correct surface preparation. When secured, a bead of bonding sealant was applied around the edging, as a belt and braces job.

Had an existing hole or cable entry point been available to me at the time, then of course I would have tried to incorporate that in the fitting process.

Cheers,

Jock.

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[Pablotti]

If you get a good quality 4 and 5G ready antenna, make a hole for the fitting and seal it, you should never need to remove it!

And if you're able to locate it well, like above a wardrobe, you'll probably never need to look at the entry point again.

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