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Hello everybody, I found this 12' satellite Perforated Dish at the end of my street hidden in some Pine trees. I don't know who the maker of it is, anybody know? I've enclosed some images of it. I talk to the guy and inquired if he would like to get rid of it. He told me he still had all the receivers and manuals for it. He's asking $200.00 for it and the equipment. He tells me it still works?!? I'm not sure about the feedhorn or the actuator. I wonder if they really work like he says. The actuator is rusted badly. I also notice from looking at it that it was well built and very sturdy looking. From looking at it can anybody see if it is an H & H motor mount? I tried to capture every angle of the dish in the photo's I took. Also what I found interesting and may be a clue as to who made it. Underneath the dish as part of the framework are angle iron welded together. Two triangles and put together like the Star of David. Does this at all seem to be familiar to anybody here? I thought it may be some sort of a silent signature from the maker?? I think I can make it look and perform new again.
He also told me that when I come back that the dish needs to be completely dismantled. I was thinking of just lowering it and setting it in the back of a trailer and bring it home, about 2 blocks from me. Wouldn't dismantling it cause it to warp? He told me no as long as we gave it the string test. Then I remembered that being said before in one of the threads on this site. Still I'm concerned about breaking it into several sections. Your thoughts please anybody?
Gabshere says: "I suspect there are a lot more dishes here in Arkansas but I don't think I would pay for one unless it was in good shape or a birdview. So unless they are real hard to find I would keep searching. The dish listed above in post 253 is in poor shape EDIT: poor = all bolts are rusted and actuator in poor shape ... and although the owner said it still works i doubt it (although not good to tell the owner). the feed horn does look bad ( but its just angled differently) and the lnb/lna looks older so I would suspect older equipment ( receiver) the buttonhook design sometimes sags and a few have a unique way the feedhorn is attached to the dish limiting your options on upgrading the scaler / feedhorn."
Voomvoom says: "I don't know the maker, but it looks like a Perforated dish, kind of like some Birdview's and I think Perfect 10 made some, others also made some? Perforated dishes are some of the best reflectors out there...! Not sure if I would give $200 for the dish, cause there is obviously a lot it's lacking (no actuator in perticular), but the reflector looks great to me, and if it is Perforated, it is probably worth it, especially if you can afford it. The receivers he has, if any, could also be a determining factor on the price?"
From looking at the photo's please advise me if:
I should get it?
If I should dismantle it? For a trip of two short blocks.
Or should I leave it intact?
The maker of this dish, if anybody knows?
Is it an H&H Motor Mount?
How much should I offer the guy?
I'm very anxious to get this dish
: and second guessing myself too on the worthiness. :yikes
Any answers would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Tom
He also told me that when I come back that the dish needs to be completely dismantled. I was thinking of just lowering it and setting it in the back of a trailer and bring it home, about 2 blocks from me. Wouldn't dismantling it cause it to warp? He told me no as long as we gave it the string test. Then I remembered that being said before in one of the threads on this site. Still I'm concerned about breaking it into several sections. Your thoughts please anybody?
Gabshere says: "I suspect there are a lot more dishes here in Arkansas but I don't think I would pay for one unless it was in good shape or a birdview. So unless they are real hard to find I would keep searching. The dish listed above in post 253 is in poor shape EDIT: poor = all bolts are rusted and actuator in poor shape ... and although the owner said it still works i doubt it (although not good to tell the owner). the feed horn does look bad ( but its just angled differently) and the lnb/lna looks older so I would suspect older equipment ( receiver) the buttonhook design sometimes sags and a few have a unique way the feedhorn is attached to the dish limiting your options on upgrading the scaler / feedhorn."
Voomvoom says: "I don't know the maker, but it looks like a Perforated dish, kind of like some Birdview's and I think Perfect 10 made some, others also made some? Perforated dishes are some of the best reflectors out there...! Not sure if I would give $200 for the dish, cause there is obviously a lot it's lacking (no actuator in perticular), but the reflector looks great to me, and if it is Perforated, it is probably worth it, especially if you can afford it. The receivers he has, if any, could also be a determining factor on the price?"
From looking at the photo's please advise me if:
I should get it?
If I should dismantle it? For a trip of two short blocks.
Or should I leave it intact?
The maker of this dish, if anybody knows?
Is it an H&H Motor Mount?
How much should I offer the guy?
I'm very anxious to get this dish
: and second guessing myself too on the worthiness. :yikesAny answers would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Tom
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Hi turbosat, I know what you mean.I have been going back and forth over this dish. I had an ad out. I put a ad in Craigs list.I haven't heard or seen any dish from the ads. I looked at it and think I could clean it up good. I also know thats there no way I willgive him 200$ for it. I would have to get a new actuator for it and the feedhorn is questionable too. I don't know what to make of the feedhorn. Had no feedhorn cover. And the center of the dish that is open....is that normal? Ilooked at the mesh and it looks good, just dirty from all the crud that ha been in it. Under the dish it has some rusty metal that you can see in the photo's but looking at it I can see that its just surface rust. It looks well build, in fact a friend of mine looked at it too (2nd opinion) said it looked like it was built like a tank. It has massive supports holding together the dish. Its funny when it first was put up it must of had very little tree or they were small. Now in front of the dish is one large pine tree after another. Like a forest!
I have to make a decision on this has this weekend I get the use of a "Dish Crane" and would like to do both dish the same day.
: I may not be able to use the dish crane again. Anyway I do plan on taking several pictures of this amazing tool and sharing with all of you.Thank you everyone, I really appreciate it!
:Tom
I agree!!!
A lady near me wanted someone to remove the 10 Foot Odum mesh dish from her back yard. The dish has a slight dent on the edge but the rest of the dish seems intact, with very little rust on the mount.
If you get the word out that you're wanting a satellite dish, you never know what you would wound up with! And for free!!! :up
The new curated multiview is now live.
While on many of the sports channels and non sports channels there is a multi view option button. It will pull up a side bar with many different multi view options.
While on many of the sports channels and non sports channels there is a multi view option button. It will pull up a side bar with many different multi view options.
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I created this thread on the original Edgecutter Cutting Edge Forums site. It's simply a place for those to review the latest software available for those using Windows 10 and Windows 11. To date it has received 112,559 views. I have been asked by staff to continue this thread here.
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To each there own but I've found that Windows can't do much more than Linux can. Can't have everything.
For niche use cases, yes I agree. Kali for ethical hacking and security testing, and running a Cacti server for network monitoring are the two things I have experience in. Plus thousands and thousands of other things, but for every day use I just can't see it. The owner of the GMRS repeater that I pay to access is changing the Tx DPL tones tomorrow, while Chirp is available on Linux, the software to program my MXT500 is not.To each there own but I've found that Windows can't do much more than Linux can. Can't have everything.
I run Fedora and Ubuntu in VMWare, honestly I don't care much for the UI of either of them and I don't feel like spending days/weeks to customize the UI to make it look Windows-like when I could just use Windows. The cartoonish dock at the bottom of the screen reminds me of Apple products.
For some reason, the satelliteguys.us site is loading a lot slower than usual on both Chrome on my Asus laptop and Safari on my iPhone.
I'm also seeing longer appearances of the blue bar at the top and the "3 blue bars" loading symbol.
Is anyone else also having the same problem? Thanks in advance.
I'm also seeing longer appearances of the blue bar at the top and the "3 blue bars" loading symbol.
Is anyone else also having the same problem? Thanks in advance.
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Remember folks... just like DNS... its always Foxbat.
WTF… …What the Foxbat!Remember folks... just like DNS... its always Foxbat.
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wow what a kick in the balls!!! the wife blames you when things don't work now scott's blaming youWTF… …What the Foxbat!
I know. Here's what Scott has in store for me if I get out of line:wow what a kick in the balls!!! the wife blames you when things don't work now scott's blaming you
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OMG to freaking funny
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Several Dish offers showed up today in my account. Once you choose one the rest are removed. Offers were Showtime, Starz, AMC and others.
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Not for me, mines has no mention of how long aka the offer period and the Terms and conditions the $0.00 is good for. All I see is one can lose $5.00 if you decide to remove it before day 31 after you add it to the account.
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Sometimes a thread gets so many posts in it that is can cause issues for the server so that why today we introduce The Song Name Game Part 3!
So let the game continue!
The last song was added by Bobby who posted...
One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters
CONTINUE ON AND HAVE FUN! WELCOME HOME TO SATELLITEGUYS.US!
Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game
Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.
Example:
Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow
Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio
Another example:
Ride the Lightning -- Metallica
Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne
Get it?
An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....
So let the game continue!
The last song was added by Bobby who posted...
One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters
CONTINUE ON AND HAVE FUN! WELCOME HOME TO SATELLITEGUYS.US!
Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game
Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.
Example:
Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow
Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio
Another example:
Ride the Lightning -- Metallica
Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne
Get it?
An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....
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Help, I'm a little confjused on the activation process.
I purchased the Joey 4 from Solid Signal and shipping box has Call 866 726-4282 to Avtivate new Receiver. That number is Solid Signals number.
I googled and that search said call Dish to activate. I assume that is correct unless this requires a 2 step process.
Please let me know.
Thanks
I purchased the Joey 4 from Solid Signal and shipping box has Call 866 726-4282 to Avtivate new Receiver. That number is Solid Signals number.
I googled and that search said call Dish to activate. I assume that is correct unless this requires a 2 step process.
Please let me know.
Thanks
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All good called Dish and new Joey 4 is activated and working.
Old Joey 2 deactivated and no need to return.
Old Joey 2 deactivated and no need to return.
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i bought mine straight from dish as it was only $ 100.00 bucks!!! had the protection plan they came out removed and deactivated the 4k joey and activated and installed the joey 4.All good called Dish and new Joey 4 is activated and working.
Old Joey 2 deactivated and no need to return.
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Apple has finally released their Apple TV 4K with built-in Siri and a microphone so it can respond to your queries even if you don't have the remote. It also increases in price, to $299. I had been planning on updating my current Apple TV 4K streamers, but that's $600 for the two of them, and that's a pass at this point.
At $299, it had better come with 256 GB of Storage, Gigabit (or better) Ethernet, the latest HDMI tech and standards, and one year of free Apple One. But it probably won't…
At $299, it had better come with 256 GB of Storage, Gigabit (or better) Ethernet, the latest HDMI tech and standards, and one year of free Apple One. But it probably won't…
Apple TV 4K
Apple TV 4K. New Siri AI and hands-free control. Stunning picture and immersive HomePod surround sound. Works with your Apple and smart home devices.
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. apple's been making money off of software and not hardware for a while
they all do that anyways.. ever notice your cell phone slows down when you come up for an upgrade..
. apple's been making money off of software and not hardware for a while
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Really excited for this season with Kentucky having a new coach and some really exciting recruits. Probably won't last long, but here's hoping this season is great.
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