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Here's how I enlarged the opening in a BV scalar with stuff I had in my shop. https://www.satelliteguys.us/xen/threads/phlats-birdview-install.154646/#post-1596464

Unless you can see some obvious damage to the reflector I would bet the parabola is the same as it came out of the factory, those things are very rigid and hold their shape. I added some declination to one of mine by putting spacers (washers) between the back of the reflector and the mount.

Yes, physical measurements and math should get you close, then tweak and peak for the best signal.

I've never seen a BV with a linear actuator on it, like yours has. And most of the BVs I ever saw were 8'-6 in diameter, but I know they also had a 9'-6 reflector. Don't think the larger size was very common though. Search for old threads here by Linuxman and possibly Pendragon for some good BV...

Yes, I would just use the top set to adjust the elevation. And those bolts may need a little penetrant, percussive maintenance or heat (in extreme cases) but they look to be in excellent condition, would be really surprised if they gave you much trouble.

Yes, thanks!

I agree, that one has the same model number as my Prodelin 1.8. Lots of good advice and perspectives in here for you to assess, card13. It could definitely be motorized on an AJAK, or even a Birdview H-H mount, but only you can decide if "the juice is worth the squeeze", it's a pretty good...

That dish alone is worth most of what you are asking for the lot, excellent consumer-grade dish.

I have SAMI's, Perfect 10s and some others but always thought the Unimesh were slightly heavier built and are my favorite of the typical consumer-grade BUDs...especially the perfs. Nice find and haul!

Those VideoCipher modules have a battery in them that can leak and make a mess of the IRD, might want to look at that also.

Cost may be a factor but have you considered Starlink internet? You will need to see a pretty good piece of sky, generally to the north. We have had it for going on a year now and it has been incredible with uptime at approximately 99.999%. We see speeds of 125-250 down, 10-20 up and pings in...

I use a center punch and line up a very light punch mark on the mount and pole.

That would be nice if you could just put in the location in degrees like that, since the names and designations are always changing it seems. I have always tried to think of everything by location anyway, less confusion for me, hope you can figure it out.

I had a TRX-100 several years ago and I don't remember a way to change the names, but it may be possible. I do remember printing out a chart and just relating the pre-programmed names to an orbital location slot and cross referencing to that when the satellite names changed. A lot of...

Is Starlink an option for you? I've been online with them for about a month and the performance is incredible for someone living out in the middle of the woods. You do need a pretty good view to the "north" typically in the lower 48 states. Pics are the mount I fabricated to breed the...

Ah, I may have misunderstood the question, I didn't even consider the NPRM to be part of the deal. If that dish comes with the NPRM and the RX unit/feedhorn that's a steal!

I'm not sure what mount it has but it would almost certainly require some fabrication to breed it to a STAB-type H/H motor. If that is a stamped steel dish I believe a STAB 120 would handle it, if you can find one anymore. A fiberglass 1.2 meter will require adapting to a polar mount or an...

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Wow, that's a blast from the past. Pretty sure I purchased that pair from "Mr. Tony". :cool: Got a lot of use out of both and they performed pretty well...think I still have one of them.

I don't know what your level of knowledge is regarding switches but this is a great place to start: https://www.satelliteguys.us/xen/threads/switches-simplified.133554/ Anole, R.I.P. There is a lot more info in this thread than what you asked about but it might give you some ideas...

Nobody outside of Starlink knows that. I have seen guesses of around 30-100 per cell with the current satellite deployment on the Starlink subreddit but that's just conjecture. Of course the numbers per cell could/should increase as additional satellite "shells" are placed in orbit.

Perfectly plumb.

Since that dish is not a buttonhook-type you may not even really need that plate at the center, I have ran very similar dishes without them. That area of the dish is shaded by your feed so you are not losing any reflective area and all the bolts that hold the sections together provide plenty of...

That's an odd one to me you have there. I have seen reflectors very similar to that one (numerous radial ribs/buttonhook) but never seen a polar mount that was quite like that, with that big cast piece and the way you set the declination. Looks to be a pretty shallow dish? Should perform...

You may want to guy and/or brace that pole to stabilize it but, as you know, there is no requirement for it to be plumb since it's a fixed az/el mount. Glad you got it going.