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Anole
Anole
Last reply · posted in C-BAND Satellite Discussion

Birdview harvesting, California style:

On a nice clear 'n warm Saturday, about noon, a buddy and I went to take down my Birdview.
Below are pictures of the ordeal - :eek:

0 - 1 : First, we have rear and front views of the target.
It's a beauty. Quite clean, too!

2 : I'd sprayed on PBblaster and other nut-busting lubes several times over the preceding two weeks.
ALL the hardware came lose without a complaint.
And there was no anti-seize compound on the threads, either.

3 : We took off the dish by removing the 12 bolts on the rear.
Carefully, three of us slid the 100 lbs dish down the mount, and put it on the ground.
Just to the right of where the gloves are laying, is a clean spot on the dish rim.
That was effected by simply rubbing the dish with the gloves, so I don't think cleaning it will be much challenge.

4 : The mount was awkward to grab. The lower bracket pivots freely.
We got hold of it, and lifted it off the pole without too much huffing and puffing.
It looks relatively clean inside, thanks to the mild 'n dry California weather.
More pictures of the guts will be taken after getting the thing on the work bench.

5 : Then we made our first mistake: digging out the pole. - :rolleyes:
There was a 2x2 foot slab of concrete at the base of the pole, and it was a good 5 inches thick!
Below that, was a three foot deep, 11..12 inch hole full of cement!
It took a lot of sledge hammer and shovel work to get through the slab and attack the lower end of the pole.

6 - 7 : Eventually, we got the pole where it would move (after several breaks).
We worked the pole from side to side, filling dirt 'n chips beneath it, 'till it had risen at least a foot.
Still it resisted, and more sledge hammer work was needed!

8 : Eventually, the pole was pulled out.
Note the damage to the anti-rotation fins.
That was rust we think from not having complete encapsulation by the concrete in the hole.
I plan to wire-brush and paint, so the next 25 years in the ground should be easy.

9 : I'm 6'2", holding up the 9+ foot pole.
When they planted these Birdviews, they really intended them to last!

The bulk (prophetic word to use) of the work had to do with the concrete on the pole.
Probably 3..4 of the 4..5 hours we spent.

I have another BUD to rescue soon.
It's mounted 9' high, and I had visions of planting it 9' over my property.
Well, guess what?
It's getting chopped off at ground level, and I'll bring home the 9' that's sticking up!
The three feet in the ground can just stay there!
No more concrete digging for this green guy. :eek:

(all pictures have been cropped, resized, and JPG compressed, but should still show plenty of detail)
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Anole
Anole
dish at rest:

Recovered from the move, and with some daylight, here's the dish in my back yard.
The lot is somewhat twisted, being on a bit of a circle.
So, the camera is looking roughly south-east-magnetic.
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mbarnes
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Nice score. Looks like it will do you well. I try to find ones I can back the truck right up to. I take off the tailgate and take loose any elevation hardware and birdbath the dish. I back right up until the bumper hits the pole. Swing the dish around and lower the edge onto the sides of the truck. Then I pick up the far side, lifting it off the pole, and slide it on into the truck. I put blankets over the sides to protect the paint and slide easier. I have a fifth-wheel hitch for my RV. When I take it out, there are two nice slotted rails bolted to the frame. A couple of well placed ratchet straps and that dish is going nowhere. Then I wrap a chain around the bottom of the pole about three times and hook it to the bumper. Put her in 4-LO, give it a little gas, and the pole usually comes right out of the ground. Load up the tools, put the tailgate back on and hit the road. Piece of cake.

But, I'd sure like to find one that looks as good as yours.
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guapoharry
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Anole said:
Recovered from the move, and with some daylight, here's the dish in my back yard.
The lot is somewhat twisted, being on a bit of a circle.
So, the camera is looking roughly south-east-magnetic.
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Hey, what's the deal with that rectangular dish on the roof of the Shell station in the background? I see those everywhere. Are they for two way internet, or what?
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guapoharry
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mbarnes said:
Nice score. --snip--
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That picture in your avitar scares me.
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Anole
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I made up the avatar from the first picture in my other BUD thread: AMCI & AJAK.
Sadoun also commented on the avatar in another thread.
Totally the product of an old 3.3 mega pixel camera and lucky lighting, no photoshopping.
Well, I did flop the picture left-for-right, and shrink it, but that's all.


As for the dish in the background, a lot of gas stations out here have those rectangular dishes.
I believe someone said they are made by Prodelin.
They are used for two-way traffic... maybe credit card authorization, or some sort of remote monitoring.
Let me see if I have a picture.
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guapoharry
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The avitar I was talking about is the one with the guy on a stepladder on top of a roof. He's standing on the top most step with one foot and the other foot is on the dish.
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Cadsulfide
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Credit card transactions, very secure. Most transactions are only a few bytes in length, so also very quick.

Most of the CC card swipes that are tied to phone lines run at 2400 bps because synching at a higher speed would take longer than the transaction itself.........
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Scott Greczkowski
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Song Name Game Part 3!

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....
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ewindowman
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Dish Bankruptcy - Business as Usual

Looks like dish is Bankrupt. Filling tomorrow Tuesday June 30th
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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.
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nelson61 said:
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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.
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Can't remember where or who I saw predict this. :D

It wouldn't surprise me to see Elon soon own all of DISH / Echostar in the future.
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Bruce
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Scott Greczkowski said:
It wouldn't surprise me to see Elon soon own all of DISH / Echostar in the future.
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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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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.
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I know he wants TV. He wants to deliver EVERYTHING to EVERYWHERE.
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Scott Greczkowski said:
I know he wants TV. He wants to deliver EVERYTHING to EVERYWHERE.
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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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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.
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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-

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Is Dish like Iran in one way...they both will totally collapse by end of week :)
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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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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.
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dish has new sats dtv does not
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slow_poke_pete said:
dish has new sats dtv does not
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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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HP’s Answer to the MacBook Neo? OmniBook 5 14 Review

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Last reply · posted in The Chit Chat Club

I think we could all use a laugh - Rodney Dangerfield on Carson

Good...simple humor. Enjoy


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E92AtfTLge4

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJy0WnejlF4
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Sorry for posting the wrong link. Just corrected it.
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I loved it when Rodney was on the Tonight Show...
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dishstaller said:
Sorry for posting the wrong link. Just corrected it.
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Thanks, I wasn't sure if you had the wrong Subject or the wrong YouTube link.
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Was a Don Rickles fan. I've dvr'd most of his appearances on Carson from the antenna tv replays.

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More Dangerfield rapid fire on Carson.


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scEQFHQHHhU
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Rodney Dangerfield is great. One of his best one liners - "My wife likes to talk to me during sex, last night she called me from Florida!"

Jackie Gleason is another one of the greats.


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Last reply · posted in Movie Talk

Godzilla Minus Zero


View: https://youtu.be/n-NDYWPXpKg?si=hcI4ueMkFCreZ8Qq
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dfergie said:

View: https://youtu.be/n-NDYWPXpKg?si=hcI4ueMkFCreZ8Qq
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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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primestar31 said:
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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At theaters, only in Japanese, on Disc and Netflix, available in English.
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New trailer has dropped:
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Looks good! I'm interested...
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