Recent content by cyberham

PB Blaster (overnight soak) + respectful hammer blows = Success. I'm now ready to adjust declination when necessary.

Exactly what I'm using. It's good. Hauled it across Canada when I moved since it loosened the mount bolts years ago and impressed me then. Even outdoor it smells bad.

10-foot Mesh Satellite Dish in excellent condition $300 OBO Lake Country, British Columbia I bet he'd accept a lot less. These are a tough sell nowadays.

You mean this one? It's not broken. Though I won't be adjusting the rusty bolt.

I'll keep this in mind. I decided not to use my (good) power supply that's the heart of my radio station. I'll wait for the VBOX to arrive. The Von Wiese is on my work bench waiting. It actually appears in good condition after I wiped the spider webs off. Added: I tried to loosen the nuts on...

It's great getting all this good advice. My motto when it comes to most hobby activities, especially satellite stuff, is best explained by this clip from Apollo 13. In summary, use what you have to accomplish what you need/want. Square Peg in a Round Hole Since the VBOX7 has been successfully...

At that price, I was going to buy it regardless. I've bought and just arranging to get it now.

Anybody heard of a VBOX7? Available locally for low price: CDN$20 (US$14).

According to Lyngsat, the Kiwisat service on 67W is probably encrypted (scrambled) similar to Dish or Direct TV so you couldn't receive it for free no matter where you are. Your best bets on Ku band these days are 87W (PBS, news feeds), 99W (PBS, news feeds), 101W (English language channels...

I'd probably get a minimum of 16 gauge lamp/speaker cable for the power. Motorizing may not happen so soon, if ever. I'm enjoying just pushing the dish to the next satellite and staying on it for a few days to see what's there. Now that I've scanned in permanent tps for almost every satellite...

Yes, I also scanned Azteca channels on 93.1W. You might try 99W at a different time of day.

That's the sweet spot anyway where most of the ITC stuff is. The second I attempt to motorize, I will need to get out the PB Blaster and get the declination bolt freed up. This dish was last mounted in Nova Scotia so this adjustment needs attention but I know in advance because of this that this...

Azteca muxes are on C-band on 117W (Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala), 105W (Mexico) and 99W (Mexico).

That won't break the bank. I can always improve later. Both of these are likely available locally too.

I may just need to drill a hole through the wall which I like to avoid but may be necessary in this case.