herdfan said:
That would be nice. I have an AT9 sitting in a box in my garage and I haven't gotten around to installing it yet due to I haven't had time to install a 2" pole.
But if the new one can fit on my existing 1 5/8" pole, then I will wait. Doesn't look like any nationals or my locals will be available until 2007 on Ka anyway.
I'm usually just a lurker here, but I'm wonderinf if you couldn't find some kind of "adapter" collar or sleeve you could buy or make?
If there's currently no such thing available, someone could make a killing making them and selling them to installers. My idea is for a pole approximately 6" to 1 foot long, or a collar or sleeve that slips over the existing pole. It would have to have different sized diameters on each end, with 1 5/8" diameter at one end to slip over the old pole, and 2" at the other end to mount the dish. I think the problem would be how to secure the "adapter" pole to the existing pole, making sure it's secured, possibly utilizing the current bolt hole at the top of the existing pole?
I dunno ... just some musings.
But hey - if this idea is any good and someone does happen to follow through and make lots of money, I'd happily accept some lovin' in the form of a large reward check!