Steel bird spikes on satellite dish LNB arm and dish support arm

[Ed837]

I want to stop magpies from roosting on my Sky satellite dish. They settle on the support arm only at this time and not on the LNB arm. I have some steel defender spikes which I successfully used to stop seagulls sitting on the the roof ridge. Can I use these same steel spikes on the both the dish arm and the LNB arm without affecting reception.

I know plastic spikes would have no risk to the reception but I simply would like to use the steel spikes already in my possession.  I've spoken to the manufacturers who state they have no evidence that the steel spikes would cause a reception problem, nevertheless the plastic spikes are thos recommended.

Has anyone done what I propose with steel spikes and what is your experience regards signal reception please?

Thanks, Ed

[TimmyBGood]

@Ed837 

Which Sky satellite television platform as you using?

This isn't really an issue for the Protect forum (which relates to Sky-branded insurance products)

[Anonymous]

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@TimmyBGood wrote:

@Ed837 

Which Sky satellite television platform as you using?

This isn't really an issue for the Protect forum (which relates to Sky-branded insurance products)

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As this is dish related, I would assume it's Sky Q. 

[Daniel0210]

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@Anonymous 
As this is dish related, I would assume it's Sky Q. 

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@Anonymous 

But not necessarily. 

[Ed837]

I am a Sky Q user with a satellite dish. From expereince I can now confirm that steel bird spikes mounted on both arms of the dish do not interfere with the signal one iota. The spikes have been 100% successful having detred the most persistent magpies from roosting.

Hope this is useful to others pondering the wiseness of mounting steel spikes on the dish arms.