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11-08-2009, 02:30 PM
|  | SatelliteGuys Freshman | | Join Date: Nov 7th, 2009 Location: Southwestern Ontario
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| | | I Went On a Shopping Spree.. Woohoo
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.  |
11-08-2009, 02:42 PM
|  | SatelliteGuys Guru | | Join Date: Dec 26th, 2006 Location: Oneonta,AL
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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.
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11-08-2009, 02:53 PM
| | SatelliteGuys Freshman
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| | Join Date: Nov 7th, 2009 Location: Southwestern Ontario
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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  |
11-08-2009, 02:54 PM
|  | Pub Member / Supporter | | Pub Member / Supporter Join Date: Nov 25th, 2007 Location: Davenport Iowa
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Hey, You bought some good stuff!....
Like Turbosat said, Take some pics...Would love to see the final result.
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11-08-2009, 02:58 PM
|  | The No Pain Train | | Proud Staff Member Join Date: Nov 17th, 2003 Location: Places men fear to tread
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sweet setup. You got a good choice of equipment
__________________ Winegard 76cm dish, SG2100 motor, Sadoun dual KU LNB/DirecTv dual..... Fortec 6 foot dish with GeoSatPro dual C-Band LNB aimed at 99W... Primestar 84e aimed at 91W.... WSIDigital 4 foot dish with Sadoun dual LNB aimed at 105W with 2nd LNB for 101W.... GeoSatPro 36" dish, SG2100 motor, Sadoun dual LNB
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11-08-2009, 03:18 PM
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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.
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11-08-2009, 03:28 PM
|  | SatelliteGuys Senior | | Join Date: Jul 26th, 2005 Location: Southwestern Ontario
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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
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11-08-2009, 04:42 PM
|  | SatelliteGuys Guru | | Join Date: Sep 22nd, 2005 Location: L.A., Calif.
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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.
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11-08-2009, 07:11 PM
| | subzero hardware addict | | Pub Member / Supporter Join Date: Feb 24th, 2007 Location: 101w up north.
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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,.
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11-08-2009, 07:40 PM
|  | SatelliteGuys Junkie | | Join Date: Jun 24th, 2006 Location: Lovely Holland, Mi
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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.
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