I Went On a Shopping Spree.. Woohoo

**Chief Twit** · 11-08-2009 03:30 PM

So I did a little shopping today and got myself an Invacom QPH-031, a SG2100 motor, and a 39" dish. Cant wait till I get it set up but I hope I didn't bite off more then I could chew.

A friend of mine is going to lend me a Pansat 3500S until I get myself a receiver. Hopefully this receiver will be easy to use for the first timer like me.

**turbosat** · 11-08-2009 03:42 PM

It'll be fun (is this your first fta project?)
Post some pics when you get going, we'll help with the details, if you need it.
Welcome in , I see you only have 12 posts here.

**Chief Twit** · 11-08-2009 03:53 PM

Yeah... This is my first FTA project and I am going to need all the help I can get... lol. This is going to be my project for next weekend (Weather permitting) and I will definitely post some progress pics

**DirectDishNet** · 11-08-2009 03:54 PM

Hey, You bought some good stuff!....
Like Turbosat said, Take some pics...Would love to see the final result.
BTW- Welcome to Satelliteguys.us!

**Iceberg** · 11-08-2009 03:58 PM

sweet setup. You got a good choice of equipment

**Chief Twit** · 11-08-2009 04:18 PM

My wife was laughing when she saw the size of the dish but Im glad that she was in a good mood today because I would still be looking at pics of the equipment I just bought if she wasn't... I kid. My wife is really supportive of my new hobby.

**Davage** · 11-08-2009 04:28 PM

Welcome to the world of FTA! You will find quickly that the hobby is very addictive.

My wife is very supportive of my hobby as well. She's the one who found me my FREE C-Band dish, and was supportive of me putting it up in our postage-stamp sized back yard

**Anole** · 11-08-2009 05:42 PM

Originally Posted by Chief Twit

... got myself an Invacom QPH-031, a SG2100 motor, and a 39" dish.
A friend of mine is going to lend me a Pansat 3500S ...

That's a dandy shopping list! -

Looking forward so some good results and pictures.
We're always here if/when ya need help.

edit:
Oh, and by the way, feel free to set up the dish on a pole in your back yard (easy access) at first.
And without the motor.
Arrange to locate the Pansat and a monitor out there, too!

You may need time and experience to master the receiver and dish-aiming, before progressing to motor alignment.

Beware some vendors ship a clone of the QPH-031.

**crackt** · 11-08-2009 08:11 PM

Originally Posted by Chief Twit

My wife was laughing when she saw the size of the dish but Im glad that she was in a good mood today because I would still be looking at pics of the equipment I just bought if she wasn't... I kid. My wife is really supportive of my new hobby.

i bought the same stuff for my first motorized setup. after i set it up i was sold. i just bought a 4ft dish to replace the 1m channel master i modded that replaced the 39" original. haha. and i setup a 9ft spun and a 10 ft mesh. haha. i hope your wife is ready. its a fun hobby for sure. if you go slow and pay attention its easy to aim that setup. post pics when you get it up. if i was you id start selling her on a 10 ft dish now.

crackt out,.

**brentb636** · 11-08-2009 08:40 PM

Since you need your own receiver, look on ebay for the Coolsat 5000/6000 models. They should be pretty reasonable ( About $30 +_shipping). They'd be a great first acquisition. The Fortec's , Coosats, and Pansats are your most likely first candidates.