Recent content by Mike500

I second that. I, however, prefer #14 hardened hex drive fully threaded sheet metal screws. The SPAX brand sold at Home Depot of the Simpson Strong Tie hardened galvanized screws meet the SAE grade 5 125,000 psi tensile standards. Cheap Grade 2 lags have only 75,000 or 85,000 psi tensil...

The base is the same overall dimension, but of heavier gauge steel.

You are in the Tidewater, Virginia DMA. The DMA uses both the Eastern Arc and thew Western Arc. Getting a good installer is really a "crapshoot." I've installed TV antennas since the late 1960's, C-band, and then dbs. I have never been totally satisfied with 'fulfillment" installers, having...

If it has really got to last and NEVER come off, I use Thomas and Betts aluminum "U" clamps with stainless steel screws. I've seen these on houses that are over 40 years old that are still there with little or no corrosion.

Isn't the DirecTV trademark a representation of a tornado? Or is it a cyclone? Some idiot might take it further and use the German word for cyclone or Zyklon, which would be the I.G. Farben/Degesh trademark for the cyanide gas used at Auschwitz. How stupid can people get?

I've actually found the Channel Master amps to be better than the Winegard ones.

I don't know who thought of "pitch pads." They've been around since the "Golden Age of Television," when antennas were the only option for getting a television signal. I haven't used "pitch pads" for 20 years. Here's the reason why. The roof shingles are held to the roof by 4 to 6...

If you hadn't moved any of the adjustments on the alt-azmuth or skew adjustments, you may be in luck. All you'd have to do is to remount the pole on the rail, making sure that the pole is perfectly plumb. Then, you'll set up the receiver with the built-in signal meter and swing the dish from...

Tht corner as low as possible inside the rail is your best bet. Since the ceiling overhang is about 7 foot high, there may be at least a 60 degree or more lock angel clearance, if you place th dish as close to the floor as possible. I checked my own 10004 A dish. The stub needs only to be...

After careful review of your second photo, there may be one possibility for you to get a clear line of sight. You'd have to unt the dish on the shortest pole possible, meaning that it should be almost so short that, when the dish is fixed, the bottom edge of the pan would almost be touching the...

Looks like you're screwed, unless you can find a copy of the previous management's permission to install the dish. It pays to keep copies of all important documents.

Even simpler........... the Craftsman Digital Torpedo Level? Sears: Online department store featuring appliances, tools, fitness equipment and more ...or the 10 in. Digital LaserTrac® Level? Sears: Online department store featuring appliances, tools, fitness equipment and more I have the...

First, how close to the floor did the tech try to mount the slimline? If mounted really close to the floor, does it get the proper angle for a signal? Unfortunately, most technicians are ill equiped to fully determine if you can get line of signt in balcony installs. They usually only mount...

Installling on vinyl siding is doable. However, it takes special skills not usually had by satellite TV installers. It is not my preferred mounting location, but I've done lots of them, especially for two story houses. The key is a tool made by "Malco" called the "Sideswiper (available at...

I've installed this Philips antenna for customers; Amazon.com: Philips SDV2940/27 UHF Digital and Analog Indoor/Outdoor TV Antenna: Electronics It's actually amazing for its size. Your local WalMart has them in stock.