No I meant that if you took that gray horizontal bar away (the one with the bolts at either end in the second picture) you could put a jack in there
Adventures in Dish Hunting 2009
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No I meant that if you took that gray horizontal bar away (the one with the bolts at either end in the second picture) you could put a jack in there
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was driving home the other day and took some of the "back" roads through town. Went past a well drilling place and lo and behold, in the corner of their lot sits an offset dish on a pole up fairly high.
I didn't have anything but my camera phone (which sux bad) and dont have a pic of it.
but I would say it was at least a 5 footer. The wires had been cut and are hanging there.
fast forward to saturday.
I'm at a kids b-day party and whilst chatting with a friend who was there, I told him about that dish.. OH @()#$*!@#$ it's at his brothers business! The guy told me that his brother would probably pay ME to take it away and they would probably load it in my truck to boot.
I called them this morning and spoke with the owner. He said that Haliburton put it in place a few years ago and that it has sat unused for a long time.
he said he would "think" about getting rid of it and I should call him back in a couple days.
so, I need everybody to help me out and when you get home, sacrifice a pizza dish for me ;-)
was driving home the other day and took some of the "back" roads through town. Went past a well drilling place and lo and behold, in the corner of their lot sits an offset dish on a pole up fairly high.
I didn't have anything but my camera phone (which sux bad) and dont have a pic of it.
but I would say it was at least a 5 footer. The wires had been cut and are hanging there.
fast forward to saturday.
I'm at a kids b-day party and whilst chatting with a friend who was there, I told him about that dish.. OH @()#$*!@#$ it's at his brothers business! The guy told me that his brother would probably pay ME to take it away and they would probably load it in my truck to boot.
I called them this morning and spoke with the owner. He said that Haliburton put it in place a few years ago and that it has sat unused for a long time.
he said he would "think" about getting rid of it and I should call him back in a couple days.
so, I need everybody to help me out and when you get home, sacrifice a pizza dish for me ;-)
Even a blind hog.............
........finds an acorn, occasionally.
Anybody know what make this one is, have any specs/info?
It's 52" tall by 48" wide, came with that nice non-pen mount....wish I had a big flat roof or parking lot to set it up on.
........finds an acorn, occasionally.
Anybody know what make this one is, have any specs/info?
It's 52" tall by 48" wide, came with that nice non-pen mount....wish I had a big flat roof or parking lot to set it up on.
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Just by looking at the mount and way the back is molded, I'd say it is a 1.2 M Prodelin.
Nice find!!
Wanna get rid of that NPRM?
Nice find!!
Wanna get rid of that NPRM?
Looks like a bidirectional Ku setup. A data dish. Bet it weighs a ton. That should be a nice Norsat Ku lnb on the side. Should be no trouble to replace with the lnb of your choice. It will be awesome for a Ku fixed setup!
Nice Find!
Nice Find!
Yes it looks like my 1.2 meter prodelin but, with a fancier factory mount. Want to trade ? LOL......
Just by looking at the mount and way the back is molded, I'd say it is a 1.2 M Prodelin.
Nice find!!
Wanna get rid of that NPRM?
I think you are right about it being a Prodelin, I've found some pics on the net that look very similar, but not sure what model mine is yet.
Does Prodelin have a "standard" offset angle for their 1.2 's?
I'm hoping to pour a concrete pad near my dishes so that I can actually have a flat place, if so the NPRM will find a home there. If not, you could probably trade me out of it........but it's your turn to make the cross-MO voyage!
Thanks, Cads! I haven't looked at the feed much but am guessing that the LNB is a single-polarity linear of some sort? I am considering attaching this dish to polar mount and moving it with a linear actuator/G-Box combo.
don't set it too close to the fence ... the cows will think its a feeding dish
You got that right!
If my plan works out I won't be using it anyway!
I know I'll have to build an adapter to account for the offset angle....time to head into the old threads and get some ideas, start a new thread and let the questions roll!
congrats on the 1.2m Prodelin
Similar mount.
LoneWolf and ACradio have a different mount on their 1.2 Prodelin dishes.
For motorizing ideas, search out LoneWolf's efforts. - :up
Gremlin and DreamFox's Prodelin 1.2's look like yours.
Similar mount.
LoneWolf and ACradio have a different mount on their 1.2 Prodelin dishes.
For motorizing ideas, search out LoneWolf's efforts. - :up
You are so lucky there in the states, here in NZ if people want to get rid of a dish, they sell it on trademe (an NZ selling site) usually. The only free dish I have is a 65cm one 8(.
phlatwound the offset angle for that dish is 22.6 degrees. I set up 79w on mine the other day to see if I could. I t has fixed mount on it, I found the angle and subtracted 22.6 from it and it gave me like 28.4 are something like that When I was done locking 79w I was at 28 even.
That one would be interesting to mate to a polar mount, with the way that bar across the back is connected to the lnb-support. If you could find a similar polar mt with the right kind of lower attachment, maybe it would bolt right in. But that prob wouldn't account for the extra 22degrees or so that you'll need to factor in. Now if you could bolt it to a piece of flat steel plate, like I had to do my 1m primestar, you could fashion something for the extra offset angle.
Thanks, gremlin! I spotted a H-H mount this week that I am going to attempt to procure soon....if that doesn't work out I'll go with a polar mount w/linear actuator.
Also, been checking out turbosat's Primestar/polar mount/linear actuator caper, cool stuff.
fantastic idea:
I'm not quite picturing how to do it, but I see a light at the end of that tunnel!
... and it's not just the on-coming train! -
I can see the existing elevation screw being used to dial in the down-tilt to compensate for the 22° offset.
And in the greater scheme of things, I believe that'd be called the declination.
Luckily, I don't have one of these dishes, or I'd be scratchin' out some drawings.
Brilliant thinking! -
I'm not quite picturing how to do it, but I see a light at the end of that tunnel!
... and it's not just the on-coming train! -
I can see the existing elevation screw being used to dial in the down-tilt to compensate for the 22° offset.
And in the greater scheme of things, I believe that'd be called the declination.
Luckily, I don't have one of these dishes, or I'd be scratchin' out some drawings.
You posted this while I was posting and I missed it last night, that's a great idea, thanks, learned a lot from your efforts with the P*.
Am I correct in thinking that I need to add my declination value to the offset angle when I build an adapter?
I will go H-H if that deal goes through, since I should be able to get more accuracy...polar/linear if I can't get the H-H.
I'll start a new thread on this after I do some more woodshedding.
Thanks all!
BIRDVIEW!
I found myself a birdview dish finally. I have driven past this house a few times and wanted to stop. So today I did. House is empty and in forclosure. Called the number on the paper in the window for the management company and he says get it out of there, pending his bosses approval tomorrow. It looks to be about 8 foot and is perforated. It has what I believe to be a HH mount. A motor running a worm gear for movement. It is a mdel #AP2028. When I google that it comes up as a solid spun dish even though this one is perforated. Anythimg special I need to know about the motor drive or the feedhorn as I plan to put a CK2 LNBF on it.
I found myself a birdview dish finally. I have driven past this house a few times and wanted to stop. So today I did. House is empty and in forclosure. Called the number on the paper in the window for the management company and he says get it out of there, pending his bosses approval tomorrow. It looks to be about 8 foot and is perforated. It has what I believe to be a HH mount. A motor running a worm gear for movement. It is a mdel #AP2028. When I google that it comes up as a solid spun dish even though this one is perforated. Anythimg special I need to know about the motor drive or the feedhorn as I plan to put a CK2 LNBF on it.
Only thing you need to know is that its arguably the best dish ever made for its size.
Nice score. Linuxman is the man to see, he is the perf Birdview specialist, the rest of us mere mortals have solid Birdviews.
Only thing you need to know is that its arguably the best dish ever made for its size.
Nice score. Linuxman is the man to see, he is the perf Birdview specialist, the rest of us mere mortals have solid Birdviews.
You have found the best!!!
Congratulations, and I am the only one so far that has captured a Perforated Birdview dish. I also have a Solid one too.
Read my threads here in the C-Band section on Birdviews and you will find more than you need to know. My Perfed thread is about 2 years old now. (Gee time flies)
Stogie has just finished setting up his Solid, and the Perfed is virtually the same. Lone Cloud put his up not too long ago. Is there anyone else I have forgotten?
We have Phlatwound in the wings getting ready to put his up, next in line is Gabshere, and one other who has not announced yet, but will be putting his up shortly.
Just ask what you don't know or understand, and one of will be able to help you.
Anole, good idea about the existing elevation bolt-but when I built mine, I found that wouldn't work accurately in tracking. Later I was TOLD that I couldn't get the extra 22 degrees that way either, that the polar mount itself needs to have the site's declination and elevation only. The extra angle has to be taken out elsewhere, in my case I used that azimuth/mounting plate off the DirecTV KA /KU dish I was given. It luckily had enough tilt in its base, that is where I got most of the extra 22 degrees.
I did try it MY way first, lol of course, but found the ku would only track about the middle half of the arc, no matter how I adjusted the polar mount's elevation or azimuth. Of course, that HH mount would be infinitely easier.
I did try it MY way first, lol of course, but found the ku would only track about the middle half of the arc, no matter how I adjusted the polar mount's elevation or azimuth. Of course, that HH mount would be infinitely easier.
Comptech said:
I will agree read the threads on birdview removal some great information in there
pay close attention to breakdown & removal. these bolts have been in there a long time and most likely everyone are rusted pretty good. Its almost a given that some of the bolts holding the dish to the motor mount will not come out correctly and will have to be cut ( bring a sawsall) i took PB Blaster and used but the previous owner used wd40 before hand and made the job easier , so try to get a good soaking on all the bolts.
Pictures are great for us on the site
but also help with reassembly later on.and congrats on joining the Birdview Society
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