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    my first big dish

    I agree with above. However if you are not ready the spend the money today, you can use the existing LNB. Actually it will probably work better than what you can buy. The only problem is that you can not easily control its polarity. You will be stuck on Horizontal or vertical. You also can use...
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    found this 13' dish

    Way Cool! I want it.
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    Luken MUX on 137.0W

    My blindscan software gave me an output of 4160,H, 29119 3/4 8PSK here in BC.
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    Comtech 13 foot Satellite dish Ku Feedhorn + attachments

    Wow. Cool Feedhorn. Neanderthal, but cool. That is the largest polorator I have ever seen.
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    My first BUD

    You probably have some dirt or rust in the threads. Take the three short bolts out at the base of the long cylindrical chrome cover. Mine are tamper-proof bolts. Rotate that cover off until the full threaded rod is exposed. You then will be able to see if you need to take a wire brush to the...
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    My first BUD

    I am in the same situation as you with the exact same dish except that I already have a farm of ku dishes. On the BUD I was frustrated with not getting any signal until I went through and checked all the dimensions. I found that the previous owner was a full inch out on the focal depth. I...
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    10ft BUD - Removal by Myself - Can it Be Done

    small hand held Makita grinder can zap any bolt off quickly
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    Tall BUDs and pole stabilizers

    Make sure you get those lag bolts into the actual rafters rather than just the plate that is nailed onto the end of the rafters.
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    How to lift a 300 lb schedule 80 pole yourself.

    I appreciate the feedback especially before I pour concrete. You have convinced me to scrape the sides of the hole to get more volume. I will also make that pad that supports the brace a little heavier and deeper so it does not pop out of the ground. My gut feeling is that the prune tree is...
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    How to lift a 300 lb schedule 80 pole yourself.

    I checked the weight per foot in the tables online. Apparently the pipe only weights 206 lbs. It only felt like 300. I guess it will be 300 lbs after the pipe is filled with concrete. If I go deeper, I start running into too much ground water and sand. That is reason I adapted to the...
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    How to lift a 300 lb schedule 80 pole yourself.

    Yes I did remember to drill a hole through the pipe about 2’ from the bottom for a piece of rebar to go through to stop the pipe from rotating. The pole is presently 20’. It may be shortened once I get up there to see how much I cleared the row of apartment buildings to see the eastern horizon...
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    How to lift a 300 lb schedule 80 pole yourself.

    How to lift a 300 lb schedule 80 pole yourself. I woke one morning with the idea how to lift my long schedule 80 pole into its hole without help. Even with help it would almost be impossible. My dad, in his day, invented a wall lifter for house building. It has been leaning against the shed for...