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I have a 24 inch Von Weise actuator on the identical dish, which is confirmed as a Winegard Pinnacle Perf. In Wisconsin, my true south point is at 90 West longitude. No problem going from 55.5 to 135 West. Could go as far as 139 West, but unless you are a bit west of the Mississippi River...

Darker colors tend to absorb heat more than light or pastel ones. A minor issue in most situations with a mesh type satellite antenna. If you are talking solid type, there is much more connected surface area that can conduct heat buildup. White colors are probably the best for minimizing heat...

Do you have a picture of the dish, showing any shiny areas that heat up when the sun is out? A solid dish of shiny construction can create a lot of heat at the focal point during the midday sun. If it is tracking the arc, and you are near semi-annual outages such as in February or October, it...

Another thing to consider, to increase the number of foreign channels available. Get a Roku device and connect to WiFi reception. There are many hundreds, if not thousands of channels available from around the world, and many are free of charge. It will supplement your satellite reception and...

Buffalo's channel 2 (NBC) transmits from Colegrave, NY and is actually on UHF channel 33. Try a simple UHF antenna on your roof, pointing east of Buffalo and see if there is a good signal. You might be OK with the 8 bay, but try it directly from an outdoor location to make sure you have signal...

Get a 2 input / 4 output multiswitch with power supply (more reliable to have full time PS). Even with a single input receiver, you should be able to use a single coax to its input, from one of the outputs of the multiswitch. Receiver's LNBF logic commands should allow you flawless switching...

Chances are that a piece of conduit might be at least as long as the entire feed support. Your replacement will be much stronger and less likely to crumble from corrosion if you can remove existing feed arm and try to duplicate the entire length, with similar bends. And you will need to use a...

Disconnect the Satellite input coax cable from the receiver, and then try turning the power on again. Sometimes over time things will happen to cables that causes them to short out (ground to center conductor). If this is the case, your receiver was trying to protect itself from that shorting...

Just out of curiousity, was that one of Bob Luly's umbrella antennas? Lots of site surveys done with those back in the early days of C-band (1980s). I also recall some people in places such as Palm Springs, CA trying to deal with crazy ridiculous restrictions on C-band dishes during that time...

Click on the PR 1200 link above, and you should see a picture showing two F-connectors on the back.

Do you have a closeup picture? One would be very helpful in attempting to match the part number you gave with further identification.

Technically both of these LNBFs were used on Shaw Direct Ku band systems. The Shaw Direct device was a customized product that was designed to get the unique frequencies used on Anik G1 at 107.3 West, while also picking up normal Ku-band frequencies from Anik F2 at 111.1 West. They are called...

We are back to square one. If someone wants to try things outside of a predicted coverage area, anything besides an site verification with a working system or spectrum analyzer is subject to disaster.

I was speaking of north to south distance in California. If you were looking at true north to south distance, I figure approximately 70 miles per degree of latitude. Sacramento = 38.6 north Denver = 39.7 north St George (next to AZ border) = 37.1 north Las Vegas = 36.2 north Flagstaff = 35.2...

Sacramento is about 500 miles from Las Vegas, and it's another 250+ miles further to Phoenix. I agree with everything else, but distances across California are huge.

Sorry, you are way too late for the party. It's all over for snowbird reception in the southern states. The Anik F2 satellite will be retired in just a few days, and Anik G1 satellite does not have a prayer of working that far south. At least we got a quarter century of signals, but the show...

Years of experience have told me that EIRP maps are a good tool to use within the predicted coverage area. No matter where you are, it is always a good idea to build in some margin (1 or 2 dB or more) to reduce the number of hours per year that precipitation knocks out reception. All of this...

George Antunes of Houston, TX passed away on November 21, 2023. His name may be less than familiar to most Satellite Guys members, but he was instrumental in working behind the scenes to "spread the gospel" of satellite reception during the 90s and the first half of the 2000 decade. George was...

Actually I have to give most of the credit to George Antunes in Houston, who provided constant updates of all kinds of interesting news. Gary and I may have read much of this, but George was our primary source.

A simple way to confirm that you are clearing 13 degrees elevation would require 3 things. 1. A piece of rigid pipe (3 or 4 feet long would be sufficient) 2. An angle finder / inclinometer to place horizontally on the pipe (digital angle finder would be most accurate) 3. A second...

I would use a flat black paint rather than gloss type if you must have the scalar ring black. Remember that the f/d ratio on a Pinnacle Perf is very close to 0.28, so confirm that you have the feed and scalar in that depth before fine tuning the focal point. Chaparral Gold Rings were used as an...

I bought two of these antennas when they first came out, as a way of reducing my per-unit shipping cost. Not my greatest investment. Had one mounted on a small piece of plywood, and a moderate wind blew it over..less than a 3 foot drop. Totally warped the reflector beyond repair. I have used...

Patriot has been out of business for about 15 years. Wherever you find a 1.2 meter antenna, it will likely need to be shipped via Motor Freight (too large for UPS), so expect to pay a sizeable amount for transport between the supplier and your destination. I would give the local rooftop...

Good morning Joe, Magazines such as The Spectrum Monitor have paid circulations in the low thousands. There are no massive profits to be made, even with exclusive use of monthly PDF files. Have you mailed anything lately? The post office is no longer the bargain it once was, making it cost...

Yes. Look for more starting in September.