*=Depending on where you live.
Continuing from Part 1, we are going to see if the 3"OD U-Bolts will fit a 2.5"OD pole, because I have some kind of misunderstanding about everything. Holy Reindeer Danish On A Windshield From 30 Feet Batman, It doesn't fit snugly!!! Let's see if I can make these fit another way, maybe I am not understanding how this works..........
Nope!! Won't fit that way either!! I guess I could use these if I had to, but I much rather use the U-Bolts that better snug around the pole like............
The ones I bought at Lowe's a week before I got the dish at the house!!! Amazing the things you figure out before hand!
These measure 2.5"OD, the same diameter of the steel post I bought. These will snug and clamp much better around the pole, than the larger ones will. Per Titanium, I am using washers I had laying around my tool chest.
So I will use the 2.5"OD U-Bolts I bought at Lowe's, with more tread tape applied to the bracket, where it will meet the other tread tape on the pole; per Titanium. The assembled dish is now ready to be set on the pole mount.
With a little bit of help from my wife, I got the dish to sit on the pole; without teetering over backwords taking the whole garage with it.
I now need to locate the Galaxy 16 Satellite. In order to do this easier, as a **TEMPORARY** measure, I used zip-ties to secure the Ku LNB to the C-Band bracket, and the old existing Dish Network cable. I brought out the receiver and spare TV to listen for signal tones to come in. Why did I use zip-ties? Because!!! When I am working so close to the edge of the roof, reaching over the edge of the roof, I can't very well afford to lose screws, tools, or myself on the ground. Why did I use the existing Dish Network cable? Because!!!! I do not want to start cutting into the new spool of cable I bought, without knowing how much I would need. The Dish Network cable didn't have any loss despite looking weathered, so it was good enough to use for a signal locator.
The Galaxy 16 Satellite is located here, just above the roof peak. Sorry for the lousy pic.
I located the Ku Band Galaxy 16 Satellite and got it tuned to the best signal I can find, which is already great news for the Titanium C1 PLL LNB.
At this posting, the C-Band footprint for the Galaxy 16 satellite is super strong where I live, I am practically in the middle of the bulls eye. A 1.2M dish is all I need!
So I removed the **TEMPORARY** zip-ties and Ku LNB and installed the Titanium LNB which is a beautiful work of art in itself. I am still using the old Dish Network cable until I get the C-Band Signal tuned in.
I moved the LNB closer to the dish to obtain a better signal. I'm sorry if I duplicated pics, the website is giving me problems.
This Titanium really lives up to it's name and promises to deliver. I get the best signal possible, so if your on the fence to pick up a Titanium LNB, don't delay anymore! I even bought this on Titanium's website, if he did some checking, he would find my invoice. :-D
After I got the best signal I could, I ran the new cable out to my other motorized Ku Band dish, and tightened up all the bolts and U-Bolt brackets.
As Titanium did correctly mention, the 2.5"OD steel post did not crush or cave in!
After everything was tightened down, I removed the old Dish Network cable to retire it to the trash. I ran all new cable from the C-Band LNB out to my other motorized Ku Band dish and set up at 4 port switch.
I then added on an additional LNB mount for a future science experiment, if it goes well, I will post everything on a new thread. I hope to experiment with attaching the old Dish Network reflector to the side of the 1.2M dish reflector and try to maybe pick up the Galaxy 17 satellite C-Band with the two working together as one.
My updated motorized Ku Band Dish now looks like this.
I also have a functioning Directv Dish to round out my dish farm at the moment. I now have 30+ new channels off of the C-Band dish, that I listed all in another thread by another member. There's only 2 channels that don't come in too well, but 2 out of 30+ is excellent! The important thing is that I managed to solidly put up a new functioning mini-BUD C-Band Dish with an excellent signal, I didn't injure or kill myself from the roof, and I did the very best I could. I am very happy with the job I did and very happy with the result, which is what matters most. I have Titanium to thank for all of his advice and help, and I want to thank him for selling me a very beautiful C1 PLL C-Band LNB, I could not be more pleased with it. It's almost a shame to leave it out to the elements.
Continuing from Part 1, we are going to see if the 3"OD U-Bolts will fit a 2.5"OD pole, because I have some kind of misunderstanding about everything. Holy Reindeer Danish On A Windshield From 30 Feet Batman, It doesn't fit snugly!!! Let's see if I can make these fit another way, maybe I am not understanding how this works..........
Nope!! Won't fit that way either!! I guess I could use these if I had to, but I much rather use the U-Bolts that better snug around the pole like............
The ones I bought at Lowe's a week before I got the dish at the house!!! Amazing the things you figure out before hand!
These measure 2.5"OD, the same diameter of the steel post I bought. These will snug and clamp much better around the pole, than the larger ones will. Per Titanium, I am using washers I had laying around my tool chest.
So I will use the 2.5"OD U-Bolts I bought at Lowe's, with more tread tape applied to the bracket, where it will meet the other tread tape on the pole; per Titanium. The assembled dish is now ready to be set on the pole mount.
With a little bit of help from my wife, I got the dish to sit on the pole; without teetering over backwords taking the whole garage with it.
I now need to locate the Galaxy 16 Satellite. In order to do this easier, as a **TEMPORARY** measure, I used zip-ties to secure the Ku LNB to the C-Band bracket, and the old existing Dish Network cable. I brought out the receiver and spare TV to listen for signal tones to come in. Why did I use zip-ties? Because!!! When I am working so close to the edge of the roof, reaching over the edge of the roof, I can't very well afford to lose screws, tools, or myself on the ground. Why did I use the existing Dish Network cable? Because!!!! I do not want to start cutting into the new spool of cable I bought, without knowing how much I would need. The Dish Network cable didn't have any loss despite looking weathered, so it was good enough to use for a signal locator.
The Galaxy 16 Satellite is located here, just above the roof peak. Sorry for the lousy pic.
I located the Ku Band Galaxy 16 Satellite and got it tuned to the best signal I can find, which is already great news for the Titanium C1 PLL LNB.
At this posting, the C-Band footprint for the Galaxy 16 satellite is super strong where I live, I am practically in the middle of the bulls eye. A 1.2M dish is all I need!
I am still using the old Dish Network cable until I get the C-Band Signal tuned in.I moved the LNB closer to the dish to obtain a better signal. I'm sorry if I duplicated pics, the website is giving me problems.
This Titanium really lives up to it's name and promises to deliver. I get the best signal possible, so if your on the fence to pick up a Titanium LNB, don't delay anymore! I even bought this on Titanium's website, if he did some checking, he would find my invoice. :-D
After I got the best signal I could, I ran the new cable out to my other motorized Ku Band dish, and tightened up all the bolts and U-Bolt brackets.
As Titanium did correctly mention, the 2.5"OD steel post did not crush or cave in!
After everything was tightened down, I removed the old Dish Network cable to retire it to the trash. I ran all new cable from the C-Band LNB out to my other motorized Ku Band dish and set up at 4 port switch.
I then added on an additional LNB mount for a future science experiment, if it goes well, I will post everything on a new thread.
I hope to experiment with attaching the old Dish Network reflector to the side of the 1.2M dish reflector and try to maybe pick up the Galaxy 17 satellite C-Band with the two working together as one.My updated motorized Ku Band Dish now looks like this.
I also have a functioning Directv Dish to round out my dish farm at the moment. I now have 30+ new channels off of the C-Band dish, that I listed all in another thread by another member. There's only 2 channels that don't come in too well, but 2 out of 30+ is excellent! The important thing is that I managed to solidly put up a new functioning mini-BUD C-Band Dish with an excellent signal, I didn't injure or kill myself from the roof, and I did the very best I could. I am very happy with the job I did and very happy with the result, which is what matters most. I have Titanium to thank for all of his advice and help, and I want to thank him for selling me a very beautiful C1 PLL C-Band LNB, I could not be more pleased with it. It's almost a shame to leave it out to the elements.
