Thread: SO I scored a couple Primestar Dishes

Do a search on this forum for primestar and add different words like lnb to see what you get

http://www.satelliteguys.us/free-air...ical-dish.html

Good luck and please post a picture of the farm when you get it set up.
Thanks

Originally Posted by Liquidforce88

Ok so after having a couple hours to play with one of these dishes, I am a bit bummed with my results. I was using just one of the regular Dishes not the 1 meter. I was trying to modify it so I could do the Glorystar system.

So with lots of measurement I am sure that the LNB's are in the same location as the original. I was only able to get signal on one LNB, and very low at that. So I made a couple more modifications and was able to lock onto AMC4 with good signal, but no better than what I was able to get with my modified 1000.4. But atleast with the 1000.4 I was able to get both AMC4 and Galaxy 19.

So is the Primestar basically only able to get 1 satellite at a time? From what I can tell thats what it is. Would I have more luck with the 1 meter getting both satellite's? It will be more to modify that 1 meter, but I think it can be done.

Originally Posted by whatchel1

You need to be able to skew a dish to get more than 1 sat at a time. There is a mod to do that using an E* dish mount & adapting it. It's somewhere in the FTA area about the mod.

Yes I have the bracket that mounts on the Geosat 90cm dish. So I can skew the LNB's. I used the same mount with great success with the Modified Dish 1000.4

Originally Posted by Liquidforce88

Yes I have the bracket that mounts on the Geosat 90cm dish. So I can skew the LNB's. I used the same mount with great success with the Modified Dish 1000.4

MacGyver is your favorite show ain't it?

Liquid!,

Are those twist on connectors that I spy?

Originally Posted by DirectDishNet

Liquid!,

Are those twist on connectors that I spy?

No no o Sterlings.

Originally Posted by Liquidforce88

No no o Sterlings.

Oh okay, I'll let you slide this time.

I know where three unused Primestar dishes are in my area but none of the owners are eager to get rid of them. Any tips on how to convince them that the dishes are no good to anyone ... except us of course.

Originally Posted by fly_daddy

I know where three unused Primestar dishes are in my area but none of the owners are eager to get rid of them. Any tips on how to convince them that the dishes are no good to anyone ... except us of course.

Black ski mask, black long sleeve shirt, black pants, black shoes and the Mission Impossible them song playing on your ipod.

Originally Posted by Dishman Dan

One I found is at a abandoned house too and I cannot locate the owner!

Try public records online. My county clerk's website has a database of all the properties and their owners including the owner's address if it is different from the property address. Might be worth a look.