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11-12-2009, 06:49 AM
|  | SatelliteGuys Junkie | | Join Date: May 6th, 2005 Location: Metro New Orleans, LA
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| | Great price on this dish, Robby! I was going to jump on the 8 footer, but I was afraid I wouldn't be able to handle it by myself.
Cj9788, this dish would be the same as the 6 footer as far as receiving Dish on 119w, but with better gain since it is larger... It is prime focus, meaning you would have to use a prime focus feedhorn and separate flanged DP LNB from a Superdish for it to work properly. It's really not that big of a problem, though, as the flanged DP Superdish LNBs are very common (I must have at least a half dozen of them). The prime focus feedhorn (Invacom ADF-120) should be available somewhere. Then get the LNB collar, and you're good to go  ...
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11-12-2009, 12:30 PM
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Originally Posted by ikki  Does that dish come with the fixed stand shown in the picture? | Yes. It does. Check out the pictures below for a better view. The pictures below is of a 1.8m ground mount model WS1870. The WS24095 is basically the same thing but larger, thicker, and heavier. Quote: |
how does one point this dish, does it move or must you turn it, check elevation, and also make sure its level?
| You have to turn the whole base when adjusting for Azimuth. For elevation, there is a knob that you use to raise or lower the elevation of the reflector. See below for pictures.
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11-12-2009, 12:33 PM
|  | Pub Member / Supporter | | Pub Member / Supporter Join Date: Feb 14th, 2005 Location: Hernando, Mississippi
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Hmmm....
Anyone tried mounting one of these on an existing polar mount?
Still have my destroyed 10' mount sitting idle...
I see it is a 6 panel, which may make it difficult since the seams won't line up with the existing brackets... if it was 8 panel I would think it would be ez...
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Currently NO LONGER in use: 10' generic mesh w/ BSC621, 24" HTS actuator, movement USED TO BE controlled by analog HTS System 20. Coolsat 6000 premium handling the signals. Range 55-137W.
BUT, MY 17 YR OLD SON had to nail it with the tractor, so now that beautiful BUD in my avatar is a pile of spare parts....
HOWEVER:
Waiting to be added: 10' mesh, 8' mesh Winegard, Corotor II, 36" HD Venture actuator, 24" HTS actuator, GI 920 4DTV.
Saving money for: HD FTA receiver & PCI HD SAT card for PC.
Apparently my shot at the BirdView fell thru.
If anyone knows of one near the Memphis area (within 200 miles or so) let me know, eh?
Last edited by 14karat; 11-12-2009 at 12:38 PM.
Reason: I said 'prime focus' mount... heh, heh, eh?
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11-12-2009, 06:58 PM
| | SatelliteGuys Regular | | Join Date: Jul 26th, 2006 Location: Jacksonville Fl
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Originally Posted by Tron Great price on this dish, Robby! I was going to jump on the 8 footer, but I was afraid I wouldn't be able to handle it by myself.
Cj9788, this dish would be the same as the 6 footer as far as receiving Dish on 119w, but with better gain since it is larger... It is prime focus, meaning you would have to use a prime focus feedhorn and separate flanged DP LNB from a Superdish for it to work properly. It's really not that big of a problem, though, as the flanged DP Superdish LNBs are very common (I must have at least a half dozen of them). The prime focus feedhorn (Invacom ADF-120) should be available somewhere. Then get the LNB collar, and you're good to go ... |
Thanks I keep asking the same stupid questions over and over in diffrent threads. sorry bout that. I Imagine what I want to do which is use a simole DP LNB is not doable. I saw some interestings fotos by technoguy about using a six footer in PR I am hopeing to hear from him.
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11-13-2009, 02:26 AM
| | SatelliteGuys Junkie | | Join Date: May 6th, 2005 Location: Metro New Orleans, LA
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Not a stupid question, and if I were you, I would go ahead and try this dish or the 6 footer... However, I would use the separate LNB and prime focus feedhorn discussed before. You will probably be disappointed with the performance if you don't.
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11-13-2009, 11:38 AM
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Originally Posted by 14karat Hmmm....
Anyone tried mounting one of these on an existing polar mount?
Still have my destroyed 10' mount sitting idle...
I see it is a 6 panel, which may make it difficult since the seams won't line up with the existing brackets... if it was 8 panel I would think it would be ez... | It would be pretty straight forward to fabricate some brackets to attach the upper ring to an existing polar mount. I was kicking that idea around in my head. It would make a low cost solution to replace a damaged dish.
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Dishes in current use...
10' Unimesh with BSC621 scanning the arc, 6' Prodelin #1- 4DTV on AMC18C and AMC4-ku, 1m Primestar on AMC9, 90cm Ariza on AMC21, 1.8m Fortec Star on AMC21-G14, 6' Prodelin #2- G3C and G19ku
Receivers in use...
DSR922,DSR905 sidecar,Uniden Ultra C band analog,Diamond
9000HD 4DTV subscriber and C band user for 22 years
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11-15-2009, 01:19 PM
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Excellent deal!
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11-17-2009, 05:12 AM
|  | SatelliteGuys Senior | | Join Date: Dec 1st, 2006
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Originally Posted by PopcornNMore Excellent deal! | I definitely concur! For my situation, it's getting 2 more feet of diameter for less than it would have cost me to get a 6' dish plus have it shipped to me. It should also be close to 2 deg c-band compliant, IIRC.
I just hope this dish isn't prone to damage in shipping.
I'll have to do some windloading calculations to see if my platform can support it and if it looks good, I'll pull the trigger on this deal.
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11-18-2009, 06:28 PM
|  | Westside FTA Locos | | Supporting Founder Join Date: Jul 18th, 2005 Location: SoCal
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Ama order one sometime before the deal ends .... hopefully you don't sell out Robby
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11-18-2009, 10:03 PM
| | SatelliteGuys Senior | | Join Date: Dec 1st, 2006
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Does anyone know the ring diameter of the ground mount? I want to make sure my platform is wide enough to hold the whole ring. I don't see the ring diameter listed in the specs.
Thanks.
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