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Last reply Jul 24, 2007 · posted in C-BAND Satellite Discussion

Went fishing, but found dishes

Hey guys. Long time no see. Been kinda busy so I havent had much time to visit. I went fishing yesterday but didnt have much luck. On my way back I saw a few interesting dishes. The first one I came across(and Fred you know how long I've been waiting), is a perferated Birdview. It miraculously survived a 10 foot tidal surge from hurricane Rita about 2 years ago. If you'll notice in the first pic, (1 of 3)you can see where the force of that water pushed on the roof of the guy's house and bent it badly. The home itself was completely gutted! Tons of water just passed right through it. The only thing that saved the dish is the height of the post.

The last 5 pics are of a monster dish I found a little later. Maybe someone here can identify it. Nobody was home, so I couldnt get close enough to measure it or ask about it, but I did snap a few of pics. This baby has to be at least 16!

And the last pic is a first for me. Never new Zenith made satellite dishes.

Check out the mount.

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linuxman

Jul 24, 2007

Couple of things Swampman.

The Zenith dish I believe is a Winegard Pinnacle. It may have Zenith's name on it, but it certainly looks like a Pinnacle. Look at how deep it is, and look how close to the edge of the dish the feed-horn is. The outside rim is identical, and the ribs on the back are the same.

It is a Pinnacle in Zenith disguise. A very good perforated dish, but difficult to peak with a balance of C and Ku if you use a Co-Rotor II on it. Perforated aluminum. Very tough, and small holes.

Second thing about the dishes on poles. Think young men who are very strong with a couple of ladders against the pole, or lift truck. The dish by itself isn't that heavy. The mount weighs around 100 Lbs. Young strong men can do a lot.

Too bad those days are behind me.

Fred

gabshere

Jul 24, 2007

well with a boom and or with a rope it might be possible to lower the dish and mount but several younger hands would also be a good idea. but its still viable option just mark the treasure map incase you need it in the future

voomvoom

Jul 24, 2007

The first dish I ever looked into buying some 30 years ago was a Zenith. It was a 10' fiberglass and was sitting on a trailer. It was being displayed at a local Hardware Store and they were trying to sell some. They would take the trailer out to your place and give an on-site demonstration. They only wanted $6000 dollars for them, what a deal? Those were the days, I eventually bought one for $3200, I'm not sure who made the 10' fiberglass, but the receiver was a Drake and it had a 120 degree lna on it. Two handcranks for azimuth and elevation.
At any rate, I know Zenith was in the game at the start. They probably at some point contracted out the work, and finally got out of the game. Like most everyone did eventually?

Al

htownjoe

Jul 24, 2007

6000 back in the late 70s! damn i thought the 1500 nowdays was expensive! that would be equal to what 12000 or so today? damn buying a dish was like buying a car back then i guess? couldnt you get everything back then? like any sat communication outside of goverment?

swampman

Jul 24, 2007

gabshere said:
well with a boom and or with a rope it might be possible to lower the dish and mount but several younger hands would also be a good idea. but its still viable option just mark the treasure map incase you need it in the future

I think thats what I'll do George. Gotta be some less challenging ones out there.

swampman

Jul 24, 2007

They would take the trailer out to your place and give an on-site demonstration.

Wow! Now THATS what I call service!

At any rate, I know Zenith was in the game at the start. They probably at some point contracted out the work, and finally got out of the game. Like most everyone did eventually?

Well thats what I first thought when I saw it. But like Fred pointed out it may be a "Pinnacle in Zenith disguise." Or maybe a Zenith in Pinnacle disguise.

swampman

Jul 24, 2007

htownjoe said:
6000 back in the late 70s! damn i thought the 1500 nowdays was expensive! that would be equal to what 12000 or so today? damn buying a dish was like buying a car back then i guess? couldnt you get everything back then? like any sat communication outside of goverment?

LOL Hey Joe thats the price you pay for buying into new technology. Case in point. In 1995 I paid $800 for a Directv receiver and another $600 for the second receiver! Never thought back then that someday they would give them away.:shocked

tvropro

Jul 24, 2007

linuxman said:
Couple of things Swampman.

The Zenith dish I believe is a Winegard Pinnacle. It may have Zenith's name on it, but it certainly looks like a Pinnacle. Look at how deep it is, and look how close to the edge of the dish the feed-horn is. The outside rim is identical, and the ribs on the back are the same.

It is a Pinnacle in Zenith disguise. A very good perforated dish, but difficult to peak with a balance of C and Ku if you use a Co-Rotor II on it. Perforated aluminum. Very tough, and small holes.

Second thing about the dishes on poles. Think young men who are very strong with a couple of ladders against the pole, or lift truck. The dish by itself isn't that heavy. The mount weighs around 100 Lbs. Young strong men can do a lot.

Too bad those days are behind me.

Fred

If I remember right the Zenith dish was made by Winegard.

tvropro

Jul 24, 2007

voomvoom said:
The first dish I ever looked into buying some 30 years ago was a Zenith. It was a 10' fiberglass and was sitting on a trailer. It was being displayed at a local Hardware Store and they were trying to sell some. They would take the trailer out to your place and give an on-site demonstration. They only wanted $6000 dollars for them, what a deal? Those were the days, I eventually bought one for $3200, I'm not sure who made the 10' fiberglass, but the receiver was a Drake and it had a 120 degree lna on it. Two handcranks for azimuth and elevation.
At any rate, I know Zenith was in the game at the start. They probably at some point contracted out the work, and finally got out of the game. Like most everyone did eventually?

Al

I started looking at satellite systems back in 1979 they cost around $21,000.00 back then. I have about 7 grand invested in my C band system's since I started in 87 alone.

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Musk, the SpaceX CEO, has discussed the deal personally, meeting with EchoStar chairman Charlie Ergen last month, according to the people. The potential deal may result in SpaceX acquiring Boost Mobile or SpaceX gaining access to its network, which it leases from AT&T and T-Mobile US, the people said.
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Scott Greczkowski

Monday at 1:25 PM

nelson61 said:
Washington Post

SpaceX has held talks with Boost's parent company EchoStar in recent months about launching its own signature wireless service through a deal with the company, according to two people familiar with the negotiations.
Musk, the SpaceX CEO, has discussed the deal personally, meeting with EchoStar chairman Charlie Ergen last month, according to the people. The potential deal may result in SpaceX acquiring Boost Mobile or SpaceX gaining access to its network, which it leases from AT&T and T-Mobile US, the people said.
Access to those lease agreements would be a coup for SpaceX. The back door would allow Musk to make a play for a U.S. wireless market that equity research firm MoffettNathanson estimates is worth $235 billion. But the proposed service may need consent from those carriers for the service to actually launch, the people said.

Can't remember where or who I saw predict this.

It wouldn't surprise me to see Elon soon own all of DISH / Echostar in the future.

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Bruce

Tuesday at 10:17 AM

Scott Greczkowski said:
It wouldn't surprise me to see Elon soon own all of DISH / Echostar in the future.

Again, why would Musk want a TV Service, specially one that is losing over a million subscribers a year.

Phone service…maybe, but not TV.

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Scott Greczkowski

Tuesday at 10:22 AM

Bruce said:
Again, why would Musk want a TV Service, specially one that is losing over a million subscribers a year.

Phone service…maybe, but not TV.

I know he wants TV. He wants to deliver EVERYTHING to EVERYWHERE.

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Bruce

Tuesday at 11:30 AM

Scott Greczkowski said:
I know he wants TV. He wants to deliver EVERYTHING to EVERYWHERE.

Again, if so, why would he want Dish/Sling of all the providers?

He could deliver anything without actually owning, for example, watching the Lions game in my Tesla Y on it's screen via the YT app, while on the way to my future in-laws on Sunday.

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Bruce

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nelson61 said:
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Access to those lease agreements would be a coup for SpaceX. The back door would allow Musk to make a play for a U.S. wireless market that equity research firm MoffettNathanson estimates is worth $235 billion. But the proposed service may need consent from those carriers for the service to actually launch, the people said.

If Musk really wants to buy Boost, he might get a great price once Dish Wireless is out of Chapter 11.

Boost just lost 182,000 subs in the 3rd quarter-

https://www.fierce-network.com/wireless/echostar-loses-182k-wireless-customers-q3

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Other than the price, my experience with Boost is not that different than what I experienced with my years with Cricket. I will be curious to see what happens if SpaceX takes the reins.

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slow_poke_pete

Today at 2:54 AM

Bruce said:
Again, if so, why would he want Dish/Sling of all the providers?

He could deliver anything without actually owning, for example, watching the Lions game in my Tesla Y on it's screen via the YT app, while on the way to my future in-laws on Sunday.

dish has new sats dtv does not

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renjy651

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slow_poke_pete said:
dish has new sats dtv does not

Hate to say this no one is ordering Satellite TV. Both DISH and Direct no new customers.
After 25 years with centurylink DSL 80 speed i changed to Xfinity 300 speed for $50 wow lightning fast for streaming. Still have DISH 27 years with them. Americas 250 package for $103. What you think of superbox or vseebox for streaming is it legal?
Still dish is easy to operate and change channels. What will Charlie Ergen do with new super satellites with loosing customers with satellites and boost?

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Wait, didn't this one come out a few years ago? It was all in Japanese. It was also VERY good!

OK, looked it up, that was Godzilla Minus One

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Wait, didn't this one come out a few years ago? It was all in Japanese. It was also VERY good!

OK, looked it up, that was Godzilla Minus One

At theaters, only in Japanese, on Disc and Netflix, available in English.

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Looks good! I'm interested...

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