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IIRC, years ago I was told that a solid dish was equal in performance to a mesh dish of 2 foot larger diameter.

The BEST coax to use would be RG-11, however price and availability likely make it a prohibitive choice. You'd probably do well with some of the old 4 leg ribbon cable. Two RG-56 runs combined with a 4 wire motor control run plus a polar rotor run which you wouldn't need.

I've been told that sometimes the "ambient static electricity" associated with lightening can overwhelm the sensitive amplifier in an LNB(F), causing burn-out.

I stand corrected. My confusion began with the two fixed probes(V & H) contained within the throat of the Feed horn. Thank you for clearing that up for me and all the other grateful readers.

Correct me if I'm wrong here, but doesn't the "F" in LNBF stand for Fixed? As in Low Noise amplifier Block down-converter Fixed probes.

Think of the 5 degree declination angle as an offset. The dish should point 5 degrees above the mount, therefore the 35 degree dish elevation number that you were given by dishpointer. In other words, you're adding 5 degrees to thirty. So, you should measure 35 degrees at the back, or leading...

Hi, Dee-Ann. I just read through this thread and I must join the chorus, nice dish farm you've got sprouting there! As to the motor, it's always best to keep the "push" as straight as possible. If you attach the dish end of the actuator arm on top, then you should also attach the clamp at the...

Sorry for any perceived snark, it was unintended. Nice list, Iceberg. It goes to show just how many brands and models receivers were once out there, when you consider that Toshiba didn't have/need a cross-reference and hence, doesn't even appear. The Star Trak 8 listed, was an model upgrade...

Impressive! First post from a 3+year member. Are you looking for someone to rattle a list off the top of their heads, or a much more specific and comprehensive offering?

Very often, in the right(or wrong) conditions, condensation can occur and freeze between the inner arm and the outer sleeve. This will stop the actuator dead in it's tracks. If your dish is readily accessible, you can carefully thaw out a frozen arm with hot/boiling water. Slowly pour the water...

As in no issues authorizing Canadians for service, i.e. not "grey(CDN spelling) market"?

If memory serves correctly, the brand name that I remember on the hand cranks that I saw was "Fulton".

Join us"Die-Hards". It's actually over 10 years now that various sources have been proclaiming the imminent demise of "B.U.D.s". While c-band analogue is on it's last legs, c-band itself will likely be around as long as there are rain and snow storms.

The last time I checked, admittedly a long time back, the Scientific Atlanta PowerVu receivers/de-scramblers were cost prohibitive and not generally available to the public at large. There was also a potential problem getting authorized to purchase any programming.

Well, I think I've been here long enough... better get the post count up. I don't have a 4DTV but maybe I need one after all.

Just curious, are you measuring the focal length to the scalar or to the feed-horn? If the scalar is at the proper(by calculated value) length, wouldn't the feed-horn, set at an f/d ratio of .3579 put the feed-horn about where it is now?

If it's not too much trouble, remove the actuator from the dish and bring it inside to your receiver. Once there, it will be much easier to troubleshoot as there will be no load on the arm. Depending on the age and make of your actuator, the internal components could be an old style optical, or...

C-Band will not die until all the providers stop downloading their feeds at that frequency. The feeds themselves may become more and more inaccessible though.

I believe an SW-21 switch will also work.

I sure hope that that`s not any sort of reference to the aforementioned fetish that Jim S. was somewhat squeamish about.

I`m glad the quick and easy worked for you. The get dead on level, you may need to back off one or more bolts and tighten the opposite bolt. It does depend on the bolt pattern of your mount which adjustments are available and necessary, but a little patience will work wonders.;)

As to a 6 foot dish, with 3 1/2 inch mount, installed on a 2 1/2 inch O.D. pipe, provided that the pipe is at least schedule 40 thickness, you'll find the easiest solution is to simply use longer bolts through the mount.