Thread: W5 fixed system

Originally Posted by Corrado

I look forward to the pics of the mount, TVRO.

I had mine up on a wooden pallet and hated the way it looked. I was curious what some others would have come up with for a permanent professional look. We were discussing putting mine back together here yesterday.

I didn't like the way the bolts went through the dish petals and put washers on mine for additional strength during assembly. I would definitely have a helping hand available. These dishes are awkward for one person. We assembled ours in the living room the first time.

Thanks for the pointers. You guys are making this install easier all the time. My machinist buddy is in charge of the base/mount design. I saw the plans drawn up in auto cad yesterday . It looks very interesting. I 'll see about pictures when it's all done. I also am going to do some SMATV master antenna work to get all the tv's in the house fed the satellite signal and OTA antenna. Gotta order parts this week for that.

Got all the lumber screws etc today to build the base. All the electronic parts are in too (I ordered some more stuff). Hoping to get the base and dish together this week. Rain is in the forecast the next few days so work on the base probably wont start till mid to late week.

Anyway looking forward to putting together a kick butt system for this guy

Today I assembled the platform and put the dish together, took most of the day. Next I need to put the struts on and feedhorn LNBF and run the wires. Then will be alignment day and setting up the dish through out the house's antenna system.

More update will be posted here.

BTW this guy Im putting the dish up for got a new cable bill today with more price increases. He's giving them the boot now. I hope to have him up and running on W5 C band in the next couple weeks.

Another happy Bud satellite viewer we will have.

sweet

Thanks for the updates

Originally Posted by Iceberg

sweet

Thanks for the updates

I really like the dish Ice, your recommendations for the dish and LNBF played a key role in me selecting them for the guy.

The funny part is the base we built for the flat roof is built like a tank. It uses 4, 4"x4"x 8' 's -- 6, 2"x6"x 8' 's and a platform with four strips from a 2x6 and one from a 2x10 for the ring in the middle that we compensated for the pitch of the flat roof so the platform is plumb. (all pressure treated lumber is used on the whole thing) This monster could easily support a 10 foot dish. I tried rocking the dish the other day and it was like it was attached to concrete. Im still putting 4 lag bolts through the 4x4's to the sill of his roof in the back and we have 8 cinder blocks on the platform. When I get a chance I'll scan the plans for the base (I have to use my other computer for that) and post them up here. I hope to get some pictures when it's all done also for everyone to see.

Talked with the guy yesterday on the phone and will probably authorize his receiver here by me this week so I can test it and its ready for install day by him. I'll get to really try out the 410 and see how it compares to my 922.

Last night we authorized the 410 for testing by me before install on site. Took about 5 minutes with SRL on the phone. In a couple of days I will be mounting the struts , LNBF and running the cables. Then one more trip back there for aligning the dish and final connections.

The 410 operates differently than my 922 some. It's got its pro's and con's. I will be able to mess with this thing about a week here and will be able to post my thoughts better after running it a few days.

sweet. If you have any questions about the 410 let us know

Originally Posted by Iceberg

sweet. If you have any questions about the 410 let us know

Im getting a handle on it. The Menu option numbers are a bit different the the 922. The 410 did not like that I put my dish on G1 last night to update the 922's guide. This morning the 410 had to get a new guide when I went to W5 it was corrupted. Besides those issues it seems to work well. This guy will be fixed on W5 so that wont come into play.

The 922 has a little bit better picture but Im hooked on the S video out with it so it's not a fair comparison.

The guys getting cable uninstalled tomorrow. When he called them to call it quits they tried to give him a break on price but he said Im sick of your game playing and that was it. Technically we have another sub for C band already since its up and running by me. Bye Bye Cable

I love it when the good guys win one!

And another possible Satguys member!!

If customer service wasn't an oxymoron, there would be a lot fewer of us, as it is there will soon be a lot more of us.!