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  1. gopher2

    a better way to water proof your connections

    migold: Thanks for the info, digikey has it, it is kind of expensive, but i will go that route when i get my setup 'permanently installed' ( Like that ever happens :) )
  2. gopher2

    a better way to water proof your connections

    Yes invacom is right great little lnb to remove i would carefully slice it off with a razor blade a heat gun is the last thing i would want to buy frm HF. I try to stay away from their tools. while you can get some good deals, their safety and reliability is questionable. i seen coax...
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    a better way to water proof your connections

    i use mostly snap and seals which are supposed to be weather resistant, however they are not perfect. first i got some heat shrink from harbor freight, and a 30$ heat gun from home depot. (they have 2 there, get the one in the paint department, not the tool department) starting with the cable...
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    9M KU Dish on eBay

    its soo stupid seeing these liquidation companies try to sell fantastic items like this on ebay. i can't imagine any company needing one of theses buying one used,
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    cemented dish blowin loose

    coolsatbob Thanks for the link, just what i was looking for
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    cemented dish blowin loose

    Changing Ideas - Temporary BUD mount.... ok heres what im thinking about a temporary c-band dish tripod getting three 24" diameter cement tubes get some cast in place concrete anchors tac welded to a rebar cage pour concrete into mold 16 inches tall over plywood base fab tripod to these...
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    cemented dish blowin loose

    hey guys thanks for all the information, as usual its been very helpful and insightful... Cadsulfide: I like your idea. my landlord will probably crap if she sees a giant cement pad in the yard... Where do you buy rebar from? do places like home depot carry it? edit: anyone got a picture or...
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    Installation of the GeoSatPro 1.2 M antenna

    Looks Good! Nice details I was about to buy one, but held off after see the shipping cost... I was impressed by the way the mount bolts to the dish, but what's your opinion on the dish to motor mount.... looks kind of cheap. Do the smaller ubolts really make a solid connection? i looks like...
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    cemented dish blowin loose

    i used a post hole digger, and a ice fishing auger no rocks at all, just dirt and mud and watery clay. its really wet in the bottom when i was digging the bottom was filling with water like i could put in a well i was digging up watery clayish mud it was nasty when it rains bad my yard...
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    cemented dish blowin loose

    i live in Michigan so cold weather is inevitable. i like the idea of a flange, any pics or links?
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    cemented dish blowin loose

    well im gona pickup a BUD today !! whoo !! so i do need to pull this old one out... suggestions on complete removal?
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    cemented dish blowin loose

    yeah i think its gonna have to come out.... im on the lookout for a 8 to 10 foot BUD theres some people on craigs list that have them... i think im gonna make the bud hole deeper and larger in diameter just hope my land lord dont mind .....
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    cemented dish blowin loose

    i installed my 90cm dish onto a 2.5" 10 foot pole the pole is 5 feet in the ground there is gravel in the bottom the rest is cement probably 8" or 10" inches in diameter Went to go check it today, tried to rock the pole with my hand and i could see the entire chunk of cement rock back and...
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    fiberglass bud opinions...

    CRAIGSLIST DUDE FOR SALE..... " We have a fiberglass satellite dish for sale. It is made up of four Fiberglass sections that bolt together to form the satellite dish. When assembled it is approximately 10' in diameter. Included are the four fiberglass panels that make up the dish and I...
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    install again.... need pointing advice

    ok im gonna stick with the 2" thanks to everyone when i get the new hardware i put up some pics dave
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    install again.... need pointing advice

    well i got the dish/sg2100 installed on a piece of 2" electrical conduit cemented in the ground. howwever im thinking when my big 1.2m dish and dg380 come it would be better to rip that emt out and cement a 3" iron pipe. does that sound like overkill?
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    install again.... need pointing advice

    thanks i finally got it. blind scanning now! sooo slow definitely need new receiver considering the fortec star dynamic, just gonna save some cash... thnks dave
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    install again.... need pointing advice

    can anyone confirm 12160 H 30000 on AMC 9 is still alive and kickin? thanks for all the help so far guys, appreciate it.
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    install again.... need pointing advice

    my rx is a pansat 2500 and my lnb is a invacom SNH-031 i thought i had a lock on amc9 but i did a blind scan and im getting scrambled channels i think its the canadian dbs bird... i just put a order in for a DG380 motor and a 1.2M satelite AV dish... these 2 should bolt right up with out aa...
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    install again.... need pointing advice

    i got a perfectly plum pole installed in detroit i also got a sg2100 and a 90cm offest dist to install from what i remembered there was a true south bird at 83 somethin degrees (AMC 9?) now what do i do first set the e/w poition of the motor on the pole? set the elevation on the...
  21. gopher2

    Getting back into FTA

    Hey guys thanks for the replies... I am going to start messing around with it today.. After reading the replies i remember how much the motor came in handy I do a a SG2100 motor *somewhere* but i gotta find it I do have 2 more questions When my dish was setup long time ago i had painted...
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    Getting back into FTA

    Hey guys i finally getting settled into my new place haven't been into FTA for a LONG time (years) I am itching to put up my 90cm KU dish... Don't have a motor at the moment, so i am wondering what bird do i get the most KU from ? Were Do you guys have your dishes pointed mostly ...
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    ka feeds?

    interesring... so besides direct tv, is there any ka feeds out there
  24. gopher2

    ka feeds?

    are there any tvro ka band feeds out there, and if so any one got a working setup?
  25. gopher2

    FTA with 18" dish

    83" is my due south but my view of sky is 80 deg and everything east... due to roof overhang :( my neighbor gave me a dish 500 dish which is slightly bigger and i will be able to adjust for skew i just need to drill a hole to screw the lnb in
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