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    Free 6' mesh BUD in Memphis

    Hey Spiff... yer PM box is full. Need to know about 2morrow... Shoot me a message... you still have my email addy?
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    Ku on a big BUD

    I've used a Corotor II and a 621. Corotor works much better than the 621. Neither one is easy to get dialed in on a BUD. Expect plenty of tinkering, fijiting, adjusting, head-scratching, beating, banging, gnashing-of-teeth, and just all-out stress. In other words, take your time and don't lose...
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    10 ft. mesh dish

    Wow... that's what you call DISassembled...
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    How Long Have You Had Your BUD?

    Over a year with the deceased BUD, but if you include the time I spent with them from the mid-80's until the late 90's, well...
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    Is a RayDX 10.5 any good?

    Agreed. :D
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    10 ft. mesh dish

    BigRed... S.C. AR?? You must be near Gabshere's territory... you near Arkadelphia?
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    Is a RayDX 10.5 any good?

    My 10' mesh (before it was assassinated) didn't have any issues with Ku - that is - ONCE it was tweaked. Peaking a BUD for Ku is a pain, but it will work. For someone new, I'd highly recommend a dedicated smaller solid dish for the purpose. As for $75 and 200 miles... I'd do it for a...
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    Yet another 10' mesh on it's way

    Got a late start on this today - due to circumstances beyond my control. Did get the dish down and moved home. It's a Unimesh per the label on the dish frame... oddly enough, this is the first dish I've acquired that actually has a label on it. As promised, pics are posted. 1st pic is how it...
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    cband newbie

    Cband mounts normally don't have degree scales on them. You'll want a way to measure your angles for elevation & declination... I've used stuff as simple as a protractor with a weighted string, but a good inclinometer makes it easy. Picked mine up for around $7... As with most anything - you can...
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    cband newbie

    Well... looks like Google changed the location a bit... here's an updated link... 6090 TX-31, Corsicana, TX - Google Maps
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    cband newbie

    JMC - I know where a mesh Birdview is near Corsicana... whether it's in use or not, I don't know, but your a lot closer to it than I am... Let me find that post again... http://www.satelliteguys.us/c-band-satellite-discussion/159828-adventures-dish-hunting-2009-a-29.html#post1838119 6090...
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    Anyone need a Birdview dish in ABQ?

    About a mile? Who needs a truck... grab the neighbor's kid and ask him if he want's to make a quick 20 bucks... :D :D
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    Have a 920, what else do I need?

    Welcome to the forum! For 4D you'll need an absolute minimum of 6' - better would be 8' - and best is 10' or more (of course minimum will vary depending on your location) As for the battery - the 4D receivers use an internal Li-Ion battery that will expire eventually. If the battery dies, it...
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    Anyone need a Birdview dish in ABQ?

    Yeah - I want it... can you drop it off in Memphis? <bangs head on desk>
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    Yet another 10' mesh on it's way

    Couple of weeks ago my brother told me a guy he works with has a mesh BUD and was going to get rid of it. Of course my bro thought of me :D Went and looked at it Saturday after I got through with my roofing job. Was hoping to be able to disassemble and move it, but the mount is set about 7 or 8...
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    Meet Rusty

    Forget the WD-40 - since I first used PB Blaster, I never touch WD40 anymore. I use PB to penetrate and chain lube for regular maintenance... and if I'm out of either and just need something quick, a mixture of brake fluid and used motor oil does wonders... Everybody here has their methods of...
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    Free Birdview in Montana

    Well... we were told there were a couple here just north of Memphis... Spiffwilkie or I will have to take a drive up to Nutbush soon to see what we can find...
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    Free Birdview in Montana

    Hey Radio, You know where any are there in MI that could be taken for a song? My wife's folks live near Clare and we are up there once or twice a year... If I could plan ahead and time it right... :D
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    Free Birdview in Montana

    The dish isn't like an expanded metal mesh dish, it's a one-piece, perforated dish. I think someone on here said it was the same as a BV solid only with holes punched in it... :D If if was anywhere close to me, I'd have already picked it up...
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    My Mini Bud

    Not the voltage that's the problem... it's the current. I use Cat5 for the signal and 14ga outdoor lighting cable to carry the motor power. I've had no problems on a 100'+ run (underground PVC conduit)
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    Free Birdview in Montana

    I think one of the PacNW members should stop by and grab that on their way to Florida for the holidays. You can drop it off in Memphis...
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    New dish

    That's a stretch... maybe pushing the limit switches to the, well, limit... As far as what they said about the actuator getting bent, well, any of them can get bent... but if a heavy actuator like the Venture 36" I've got was to get bent, well... I don't think a bent actuator would be at the...
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    Adventures in Dish Hunting 2009

    And there ya go... now that wasn't so bad, was it? Great find Putney
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    Dish crashes. 922 out of control. HELP!!!!

    I was basing my thought on this. Power wasn't disconnected, just the unit turned off, which wouldn't, necessarily, power down the actuator.
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    Adventures in Dish Hunting 2009

    It's NOT 30 years old... that's Ku mesh in the pic.