Patent ID: 8659490

Claim:
A system for inhibiting moisture from interrupting communication to or from a dish antenna having a front surface and a rim, the system comprising: a cover that is adapted to be positioned over the front surface of the dish antenna so as to inhibit the accumulation of moisture on an inner surface of the dish antenna, the cover adapted to be coupled to the rim of the dish antenna, the cover adapted to cover the front surface of the dish antenna; and at least one vibration device that provides vibratory signals to the cover so as to vibrate the cover to thereby inhibit the accumulation of water on the cover wherein the at least one vibration device includes a motor that is mounted to the rim of the dish antenna via vibration isolators so as to be positioned outside of the front surface of the dish antenna and so as to limit vibrations transferred from the at least one vibration device to the dish antenna and a signal receiving portion of the dish antenna.