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- 02-08-2012 05:49 PM #1
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Can You Believe This Dish is Elevated at 5deg
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I had a HughesNet oval dish pointed at Telstar 12 which is only at a 5 deg elevation in Michigan. It's performance was mild at best, so I replaced it with a 1.2m Channel Master. Now this dish will not go lower than about 15 deg till it hits the post. SatAv recently posted info for inverting your dish and ADD approx 26 deg to the elevation to get your sat.
I did this, was easy and worked perfectly! Thank you SatAv.
This last picture is over the back of the dish showing where it is looking.
Over my RV and back garage (barely) to the Eastern horizon.
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- 02-08-2012 06:02 PM #2
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Now thats confusin! Reminds me of Annie Oakley firing her pistol over her shoulder,lol. I'm totally surprised that works, but the mechanics of it must be real.
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- 02-08-2012 06:08 PM #3
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I put my 1.2 CM sideways to get 30W. 6° elevation.
One night I walked home very late and fell asleep in somebody's satellite dish.My dreams were showing up on TV's all over the world. -- Steven Wright
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- 02-08-2012 06:10 PM #4
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That must be one teeni-tiny dish!
Originally Posted by FaT Air 
- 02-08-2012 06:19 PM #5
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looks like my old primestar retailer dish,but that was 1 meter.
- 02-08-2012 06:19 PM #6
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CM (cm centimeter)LOL - Channel Master
One night I walked home very late and fell asleep in somebody's satellite dish.My dreams were showing up on TV's all over the world. -- Steven Wright
Openbox S9, Pansat 9200+S2(Sick), Pansat 3500SD, 139w to 55.5W +30W
- 02-08-2012 07:00 PM #7
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funny that the 1.2m I did have was cracked on the bottom also.
failed the drop test(before I got it)
- 02-08-2012 09:59 PM #8
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You lucky guys without trees. Originally Posted by FaT Air
FaT Air, any idea of where to get a replacement LNB mount like your picture No. 1? Looks like one of mine that is broken.
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- 02-08-2012 10:09 PM #9
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What keeps your setup from blowing over or the neighbor kids from knocking it over? It does not look like there is anything on the base to help prevent it from tipping over. Is this a portable setup? Originally Posted by FaT Air
- 02-09-2012 02:16 AM #10
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Since that picture was taken, the base has been readjusted into a Z pattern. At the corners are the vertical poles. A 3 inch for the 1.2 and another smaller for the 84e.(can be slightly seen in the picture 1 behind the 1.2) The corners are ~12 inch lengths welded 90° that the 4 ft "legs" slip fit into with the poles welded to. 50+mph gusts* have not blown it over. >>Is this a portable setup?<< Nothing "in ground" and can be knocked down in just a few minutes. No bolts used, just slipped together. Made from
telespar
. *Wx service reported, don't know if it was that strong here, but it was dang windy.
Neighbor kids? They know better so not a problem.
>>replacement LNB mount<< The only place I've seen that part is
www.satellitedish.com/page-31.htm
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