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I really don't want to get hardcore into this. I don't have time for it. Just setting up my little Ku dish and system was a hassle and the programming turned out to be disappointing. I want one C-Band dish that I can point wherever needed to get news and other good programming. I only want to...

Perhaps it is not worth it to get these then. I am hoping to use them off-grid in a remote location where I can have access to the full sky. Thanks

Thanks. Is there a way to add/install a motor so these can be moved?

As requested, here are the photos. One of them is a Scientific Atlanta satellite with a really nice base. Cant find any info on the other dish and it is fiberglass, just as large but not as fancy. Both are about 8 feet in diameter. All this is new to me, having just recently set up a Ku Band...

Hi Everybody, hope you can help me... I have an opportunity to obtain two large satellite dishes from a local radio station. The dishes are large (7-10 feet in diameter) and stand 12 feet on their stands with commercial quality counterweights and positioning hardware. The radio station no...

Thank you all so much for the valuable input! This project has been to see if I could set up my own satellite system in anticipation of a future off-grid, solar powered application. Also on my list is attempting long distance WIFI throughput using directional antennas and capturing OTA signals...

Thanks, Titanium. Actually, there is no way I could have properly aimed the satellite without the Winegard or some other meter at the dish. The signal strength meter on the receiver moves so little and registers so little strength that there is no way I could have determined whether I was...

Alright, I double-checked the connections and solved the motor issue - it is working fine, I think. I also took Arion's advice about setting it up. I did not purchase a better meter, just using the Winegard signal finder meter I already purchased. After fiddling with it for some time, I think...

Thank you. I need to get to the bottom of this motor issue before I go any further. I have heard that the motor can be tested witha 12 volt battery, but I have no button on it to test movement. I'll stick an ohm meter on the RG6. It is rated for 75 ohms and the Stab manual recommends 18 ohms...

Thank you, Arion. That is good practical advice. I installed the dish on it's (plumb) mast today and I cannot get my Kii Pro DVB/S2 receiver to pulse the motor. The length of my cable is 100' to the motor. It is a quad-shielded RG6 with an 18 AWG (1.12mm) solid core line in it which, according...

Thanks, Jim. I saw that dish angle info in Stab book and wondered how it could be accurate, since I would think the angle could be different for dish depending on offset? May I'm just not thinking this through. I'll try it.

Thank you. I tried using your satellite dish look angle pointer calculator, and I believe I used it correctly, but I get an error that reads the calculator is only good for the north western hemisphere, which is where I am. I entered the motor info and my zip code.

Okay, I finally got my dish, LNB and l also sprung for a Stab HH-90 rotor. I am setting them up today, but am a lil lost. I am trying to mate and install the rotor and dish. I have already found and set the latitude value on the rotor. Now, the rotor instructions tell me to find the "fixed"...

Thank you both. I guess I messed up in going with KU band. But everything I was reading online seemed to associate C band with old analog stuff and also seemed to indicate that it was falling out of use. I will play with KU for a little while as work on my wife to allow a monster dish in the...

Thanks Titanium. Again, I'm totally ignorant. this is the first time I have ever heard of T2 and ATSC, but What I am getting from you is that it is best to have a separate line for each going into the home, and to run the UHF antenna cable directly to the TV, not the DVB. Based on your...

Hi everyone! I am totally new and uneducated about FTA. I want to become introduced inexpensively to this world at first to see if I like it, then can move up from there. I am considering relocating to a remote area that does not have any entertainment or information services available. So...