Recent content by Joe M

You've all made some good points. I've got plenty of space (5 acres of desert, only 3 big trees, the rest is bush mesquite). I'll mount it on the ground. I'm sure I can find a spot with clear LOS in all directions, and that will make adjusting a lot easier. I've even got 3 bags of quickrete left...

Well, the roof I the dish off of, isn't the roof it's going up on. (I moved from a rented shack in the desert to my own shack in the desert). I have no idea what part of the arm is the transmitter, what's the receiver. The LNB is all metal, not a plastic capped thing like on the tv dish. It's...

Thanks. I'll probably drop the motor, just aim it and tighten it down. I just read the other threads on this dish and I guess I need to read more - some of the other had my dish with 2-3 LNB, I've only got one. And the one person that only had one - someone recommended getting a different type...

I'm ready to hit the purchase button on a complete setup - receiver, dish, motor etc. But shipping is an extra $70! I figure if I can drop some weight I can save money. I've got an old (6 years maybe) dish from when I had satellite internet. It's DirecWay, I think. It's got one big LNB on the...