Primestar Metal Dish?

**Gray1** · 03-10-2010 09:28 PM

Waa Hoo thats the dish. Thanks alot. I know what I got now. Your right it is heavy. 1captain: If you dont mind me asking, how tall is that pole you got the Eagle Dish mounted on. My pole is about 7 feet tall and is galvanized thick wall water pipe. Was wondering if my pole would support this dish with or without a motor.

By the way I paid 30 bucks for the dish, maybe a little too much.

Hey turbosat, I like that gray cat you got as your avatar

Thanks again for identifying my dish

**turbosat** · 03-10-2010 09:40 PM

gray said "Hey turbosat, I like that gray cat you got as your avatar

LOL
Not the one I meant, but I could probably catch him for you!

**McGuyver** · 03-11-2010 06:02 AM

Originally Posted by Gray1

Waa Hoo thats the dish. Thanks alot. I know what I got now. Your right it is heavy. 1captain: If you dont mind me asking, how tall is that pole you got the Eagle Dish mounted on. My pole is about 7 feet tall and is galvanized thick wall water pipe. Was wondering if my pole would support this dish with or without a motor.

By the way I paid 30 bucks for the dish, maybe a little too much.

Hey turbosat, I like that gray cat you got as your avatar

Thanks again for identifying my dish

Hi Gray1, I have a 90cm KTI dish that is comparable in dimensions and weight. It's an older dish made of thick guage steel and weighs about 25 lbs or more, I haven't weighed it. Your mounting clamp looks like it's for a 2 3/8" diameter post and if your post is solid and made of water pipe then you should have no problem even with a motor. I've used mine with a motor on a similar post with no issues. And $30 bucks for one of those is a deal IMO because they're rare and they don't make 'em like they used to. If you have rust problems in your area it wouldn't hurt to use stainless steel hardware also.

**Dishman Dan** · 03-16-2010 06:21 AM

Originally Posted by Dishman Dan

He claims that this Primestar dish is made of steel.

This Primestar is a fiberglass one like I thought when I saw it from the road. The guy bumped into the steel arm and thought that the whole dish was steel! I am still waiting for the final ok to remove this one!

**swampman** · 03-16-2010 09:27 AM

Originally Posted by Gray1

I have never seen a Primestar metal dish. It is 39'' tall and 36'' wide. Does that make this a 1 meter dish? There are no numbers on the dish but on the mount
there is MSI/Eagle and an eagle logo. (Pic is not too good). Can someone help me identify this dish and tell me who its made by? Is it indeed a Primestar dish?

Thanks for the help

Actually the 1 meter variety measures about 40" across and 43" high.

**Gray1** · 04-04-2010 08:19 PM

Since we all like pictures. Here is a pic of the metal Primestar/ Alpha-Star/ Eagle Dish. Its not finished, but its getting there. Feedhorn was in worse shape than I thought. It is made out of aluminum. Under the paint was a white powder.
Paint just peeled off from it.

**Gray1** · 04-09-2010 05:43 PM

Its finished. SQ on RT and Al Jazeerra is 10 points higher than the 2076 Winegard. So size does matter. Im very pleased. I also posted some pics on how I mounted the multiswitch. It may be unconventional, but it was cheap and I like cheap. We will see how long it lasts before getting brittle.

Thanks to Stogie5150 and Anole for helping me out.

**phlatwound** · 04-09-2010 07:45 PM

Nice job, Gray. With helpers like those 2 you can't go wrong.

**Anole** · 04-09-2010 08:13 PM

Originally Posted by Gray1

SQ on RT and Al Jazeerra is 10 points higher than the 2076 Winegard.
So size does matter.

Yep, that's the bottom line: size matters.

We had quite a little chat about paints, and how to prep for 5, or 20 year life.
In the end, it probably doesn't matter a whole heck of a lot.

Looks like a fine effort, and well expended on a quite unusual dish!

I also posted some pics on how I mounted the multiswitch.
It may be unconventional, but it was cheap and I like cheap.
We will see how long it lasts before getting brittle.

I think local weather has the most to do with such matters.
I tuck things under the eaves of the house, where possible.
But the shady side of the dish is good, too!

Worst case, see about stabbing a couple of tiny drain holes in the low side of the box.

And if you have trouble with bug incursion, maybe try one of those plastic insecticide strips, or a ball of cotton sprayed with RAID.
I don't have a bug problem here, so can't guarantee results, but I offer the idea.

Thanks to Stogie5150 and Anole for helping me out.

Some people will listen to anyone! -

**Blindowl1234** · 04-09-2010 09:12 PM

I've got a 36" metal Primestar looks just like that. Heavy compared to the Winegard 2076. I certainly get a better signal on the 36" Primestar hands down. I gave $35 about 18 months ago for it....Blind