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I found this dish a while back and described it in the Adventures in Dish Hunting 2009 thread.
VoomVoom did some research in old satellite magazines, and didn't find the manufacturer.
If anyone can help, that would be appreciated. See below.
Now that I'm convinced I have the go-ahead, here are the pre-harvesting pictures and description:
0 - Perforated 8' (?) dish, on 9' rusty, 3½" pole.
I was there to give it an early PBblaster shot on all the hardware prior to picking it up next weekend.
The dish is really beautiful against the sky.
1 - Base of the pole. The owner didn't want any concrete bashing.
Darned good thing. After last weeks Birdview harvest, including serious concrete destruction, I'm never doing that again!
Figure I can cut the 9' tall pipe off about even with the edge of the dog-run base (4 inches?) and be done with it! -
2 - A little setting-sun on the side of the mount, gives it a gold glow.
The ring on the back of the dish is rusty, so that begs the question, is the dish steel, too?
It shows no signs of deterioration, and is a dull gray color (in case you can't tell in the pix).
The mount has some rust peeking through the original finish.
The pipe is ... well, you can see: it was never protected from the elements.
3 - is a close-up of the above (different camera shot)
Could use a little TLC, but manageable, I think.
4 - other side of motor, showing pipe, motor, and mounting ring on the back of the dish.
Note the label. This appears to be the manufacturer.
5 - we turned the label right-side-up and it's quite readable after all these years.
Has anyone ever heard of this odd company name??
6 - note the company logo on the horn cover.
Not a particularly notable logo nor typefont.
Here, you can peek at the scalar, and a hint of how it's supported.
Looks like the LNB arms are just bent over...
7 - The rim of the dish seem to have a gentle roll-over to it.
Very hard to photograph. But here is the edge.
Note the thick metal, and round-punched holes.
Seems like it should have a molding of some sort on the edge.
8 - As for the size of the holes, I'll let you be the judge.
Pretty sure this'll run Ku just fine, though! -
Think this should be happy beside my Birdview?
It's almost a clone of the Perforated Birdviews, but I'm sure the real BV owners will object to that characterization.
After all, they do have a reputation to uphold! -
More next week, as we pull down this (hopefully) light weight aluminum (?) dish, and 63 lbs motor.
Not really afraid of this one, after the Birdview!
Stay tuned ... film at 11.
VoomVoom did some research in old satellite magazines, and didn't find the manufacturer.
If anyone can help, that would be appreciated. See below.
Now that I'm convinced I have the go-ahead, here are the pre-harvesting pictures and description:
0 - Perforated 8' (?) dish, on 9' rusty, 3½" pole.
I was there to give it an early PBblaster shot on all the hardware prior to picking it up next weekend.
The dish is really beautiful against the sky.
1 - Base of the pole. The owner didn't want any concrete bashing.
Darned good thing. After last weeks Birdview harvest, including serious concrete destruction, I'm never doing that again!
Figure I can cut the 9' tall pipe off about even with the edge of the dog-run base (4 inches?) and be done with it! -
2 - A little setting-sun on the side of the mount, gives it a gold glow.
The ring on the back of the dish is rusty, so that begs the question, is the dish steel, too?
It shows no signs of deterioration, and is a dull gray color (in case you can't tell in the pix).
The mount has some rust peeking through the original finish.
The pipe is ... well, you can see: it was never protected from the elements.
3 - is a close-up of the above (different camera shot)
Could use a little TLC, but manageable, I think.
4 - other side of motor, showing pipe, motor, and mounting ring on the back of the dish.
Note the label. This appears to be the manufacturer.
5 - we turned the label right-side-up and it's quite readable after all these years.
Has anyone ever heard of this odd company name??
6 - note the company logo on the horn cover.
Not a particularly notable logo nor typefont.
Here, you can peek at the scalar, and a hint of how it's supported.
Looks like the LNB arms are just bent over...
7 - The rim of the dish seem to have a gentle roll-over to it.
Very hard to photograph. But here is the edge.
Note the thick metal, and round-punched holes.
Seems like it should have a molding of some sort on the edge.
8 - As for the size of the holes, I'll let you be the judge.
Pretty sure this'll run Ku just fine, though! -
Think this should be happy beside my Birdview?
It's almost a clone of the Perforated Birdviews, but I'm sure the real BV owners will object to that characterization.
After all, they do have a reputation to uphold! -
More next week, as we pull down this (hopefully) light weight aluminum (?) dish, and 63 lbs motor.
Not really afraid of this one, after the Birdview!
Stay tuned ... film at 11.
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Turbo -
I was just adding another picture of the one AMCI dish, and some additional facts.
For instance:
We couldn't get the motor off the pole, so we cut the pole down with the motor atop it!
Actually, that wasn't really a problem. Sawzall and grinder. 10 minutes?
Nine feet of pipe came down gently with that 63 lb motor, thanks to lots of hands under it.
You'll see it strapped to the truck still assembled.
I have both this pole/motor and the Birdview pole & motor in the garage.
Only the dishes are out back... and I have yet to decide exactly where to plant them.
I figure I'll practice rust-removing on the AMCI pole first, as it is the worst.
Then maybe work on the AJAK motor brackets with whatever rust/paint skills I learn.
By then, the magnet wheels for the Birdview may be ready, so I might change gears.
Plus, I'll want to be well practiced to do the delicate de-rusting and re-painting of the sweet Birdview mechanicals.
As to which dish to put up first, I'm torn.
I'm afraid if I put up the AMCI and light weight AJAK, I might never work up the fortitude for the Birdview!
Mostly 'cause it's h.e.a.v.y. ! -
But this weekend was just the two BUDS: Birdview in the morning, and this AMCI in the afternoon.
edit: I just re-read your question. Stupid me. I want to put up both the Birdview and the AMCI.
Either one could be ready in about equal time. I'm just trying to follow in the footsteps of the greats!
I was just adding another picture of the one AMCI dish, and some additional facts.
For instance:
We couldn't get the motor off the pole, so we cut the pole down with the motor atop it!
Actually, that wasn't really a problem. Sawzall and grinder. 10 minutes?
Nine feet of pipe came down gently with that 63 lb motor, thanks to lots of hands under it.
You'll see it strapped to the truck still assembled.
I have both this pole/motor and the Birdview pole & motor in the garage.
Only the dishes are out back... and I have yet to decide exactly where to plant them.
I figure I'll practice rust-removing on the AMCI pole first, as it is the worst.
Then maybe work on the AJAK motor brackets with whatever rust/paint skills I learn.
By then, the magnet wheels for the Birdview may be ready, so I might change gears.
Plus, I'll want to be well practiced to do the delicate de-rusting and re-painting of the sweet Birdview mechanicals.
As to which dish to put up first, I'm torn.
I'm afraid if I put up the AMCI and light weight AJAK, I might never work up the fortitude for the Birdview!
Mostly 'cause it's h.e.a.v.y. ! -
But this weekend was just the two BUDS: Birdview in the morning, and this AMCI in the afternoon.
edit: I just re-read your question. Stupid me. I want to put up both the Birdview and the AMCI.
Either one could be ready in about equal time. I'm just trying to follow in the footsteps of the greats!
paints:
I wanted to use Hammerite rust-control paint.
Unfortunately, ya just can't get it any more around L.A.
I know, after getting all the local dealers off the manufacturer's web site, I visited 'em!
I was told by a buddy's Dad, who's been in the paint 'n hardware business for 40+ years, that Hammerite beats RustOleum paints.
In the end, I did settle for some of the RustOleum hammered products.
And for a rust preventative primer, I wanted to use the best.
The same gentleman recommended Rust Destroyer.
After looking at the sister-product, Rust Knockout, I tried to find some.
In the end, I located Rust Destroyer at Home Depot, and bought that.
Also, you see a can of Loctite Extend.
I began by looking for this product, but as my research progressed, I felt there were better solutions.
I'll experiment with it and see how it works out.
This goes on clear , and turns black when it reacts with rust.
You need two primer coats and then later a final coat for best performance.
Attached is a picture of the products and colors I'll be working with.
Got the Hammerite in black only, and may reserve that for the Birdview, or the pole.
The chunk of tubing in front of the paints, is one custom-bent for me by a buddy.
It's for those hard-to-reach-places.
And stuck to it, are a 100 little magnets to be used in advanced magnet-wheels.
They are all pointing the same way, with the same polarity, so one end can be marked with some hot-pink finger nail polish.
I stand corrected, it's Think Pink.
Lastly, we have a shot of the AJAK mount.
You can see in the upper left, the main drive gear.
Upper central is the worm gear.
To the right, is the reed switch, on the Bakelite magnet cover.
The great big screw at the bottom, is the elevation adjustment.
Some of this info has been shared and discussed with a close group of friends, but I wanted to publicize it for all members to laugh and snicker at. -
Will keep ya advised as I work on the many areas it takes to get two motorized dishes up 'n running.
I wanted to use Hammerite rust-control paint.
Unfortunately, ya just can't get it any more around L.A.
I know, after getting all the local dealers off the manufacturer's web site, I visited 'em!
I was told by a buddy's Dad, who's been in the paint 'n hardware business for 40+ years, that Hammerite beats RustOleum paints.
In the end, I did settle for some of the RustOleum hammered products.
And for a rust preventative primer, I wanted to use the best.
The same gentleman recommended Rust Destroyer.
After looking at the sister-product, Rust Knockout, I tried to find some.
In the end, I located Rust Destroyer at Home Depot, and bought that.
Also, you see a can of Loctite Extend.
I began by looking for this product, but as my research progressed, I felt there were better solutions.
I'll experiment with it and see how it works out.
This goes on clear , and turns black when it reacts with rust.
You need two primer coats and then later a final coat for best performance.
Attached is a picture of the products and colors I'll be working with.
Got the Hammerite in black only, and may reserve that for the Birdview, or the pole.
The chunk of tubing in front of the paints, is one custom-bent for me by a buddy.
It's for those hard-to-reach-places.
And stuck to it, are a 100 little magnets to be used in advanced magnet-wheels.
They are all pointing the same way, with the same polarity, so one end can be marked with some hot-pink finger nail polish.
I stand corrected, it's Think Pink.
Lastly, we have a shot of the AJAK mount.
You can see in the upper left, the main drive gear.
Upper central is the worm gear.
To the right, is the reed switch, on the Bakelite magnet cover.
The great big screw at the bottom, is the elevation adjustment.
Some of this info has been shared and discussed with a close group of friends, but I wanted to publicize it for all members to laugh and snicker at. -
Will keep ya advised as I work on the many areas it takes to get two motorized dishes up 'n running.
Always good to watch progress being made even if no one responds to your posting.
Those of us who are interested will keep reading.
Looking forward to your next report!
Those of us who are interested will keep reading.
Looking forward to your next report!
Initially, I had not commented because I was disappointed in the absence of any GREEN in your color scheme....but I'm over it.
Good to see some progress in your project, keep the pics coming.
Good to see some progress in your project, keep the pics coming.
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Actually, PWA stands for "Progressive Web Application" and is basically just saving a site's homepage to your desktop where it appears as an "App" with the rest of your smartphone's Apps.
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Tapatalk was a great program which we run for many many years, and for a long time we DID pay for the premium tier. But now with such a small offset using it (My numbers show a total of 6 members) it wasn't work paying for any longer.
In addition Tapatalk was sold to a different owner who made lots of promises of improvements and updates but then that owner has been really radio silent since, instead they have been letting TapaTalk rot on the vine.
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Please give the PWA a try, I was a die hard Tapatalk user myself but now only use the PWA on devices. It is a much better all around experience, with no bloatware or additional ads based on your user membership level.
I don't have an android phone so I could not make a graphic showing you how to add SatelliteGuys PWA to your phones apps or home screen. But here is a site that explains how to do it on all kinds of devices. How to Install a PWA on iOS, Android, Windows & Mac [2025 Guide]
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If Tapatalk were to update their plugins so we know we are more secure and up to date and allow us to remove the "Smart Banner" without having to pay $20 a month, we would consider adding it back. I don't even care about their ads, as if a user wants to use their app and is willing to sit through their ads in order to use that app then I am ok with it.
But hopefully that explains better why it was removed. It was not done to cut anyone off from the site. Please give the PWA a try.
TapaTalk is essentially dead. It was written for PHP 5.4 and we are now running PHP 8.4. There have been a LOT of PHP security updates since then and since Tapatalk for Xenforo has not been updated in a long long time it is not the safest idea to keep running it.
In addition those trying to view the site on their mobile devices using a browser were getting spammed on the top of the screen for people to install TapaTalk, this ad in some cases would take up 20% of the users screen. We could get rid of that ad but we would have to pay $20 a month to get rid of it.
In addition TapaTalk could and was inserting their own ads on SatelliteGuys in the app which only benefitted them, SatelliteGuys was not paid for those ads they were displaying on our site. Again we could pay to get rid of those ads.
And here was the cost of the Premium Tier.
Now to make matters worse Tapatalk recently announced that they are going to start charging users of the app 99 cents a month to continue using it.
So soon you would be paying them each month to access SatelliteGuys via their app, again all the money going to them... and you would still see all their ads too.
Tapatalk was a great program which we run for many many years, and for a long time we DID pay for the premium tier. But now with such a small offset using it (My numbers show a total of 6 members) it wasn't work paying for any longer.
In addition Tapatalk was sold to a different owner who made lots of promises of improvements and updates but then that owner has been really radio silent since, instead they have been letting TapaTalk rot on the vine.
If you visit their support forum at https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/tapatalksupport/ you will see there is not much going on, in fact most of the support questions posted there go unanswered.
Please give the PWA a try, I was a die hard Tapatalk user myself but now only use the PWA on devices. It is a much better all around experience, with no bloatware or additional ads based on your user membership level.
I don't have an android phone so I could not make a graphic showing you how to add SatelliteGuys PWA to your phones apps or home screen. But here is a site that explains how to do it on all kinds of devices. How to Install a PWA on iOS, Android, Windows & Mac [2025 Guide]
The above link also explains PWA's better as well.
If Tapatalk were to update their plugins so we know we are more secure and up to date and allow us to remove the "Smart Banner" without having to pay $20 a month, we would consider adding it back. I don't even care about their ads, as if a user wants to use their app and is willing to sit through their ads in order to use that app then I am ok with it.
But hopefully that explains better why it was removed. It was not done to cut anyone off from the site.
Please give the PWA a try.
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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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I have had good experiences with Brave but lately I am frustrated with it.
Now when I launch the app it shows a box at the bottom asking if I want to go back to the last opened page. It is in conveniently located and I would prefer to eliminate it.
Does anyone know how to do this?
Please let's not sidetrack the discussion into an exploration of why I don't care for it or a lecture about all the wonderful aspects of the feature. I just do not care for it.
Now when I launch the app it shows a box at the bottom asking if I want to go back to the last opened page. It is in conveniently located and I would prefer to eliminate it.
Does anyone know how to do this?
Please let's not sidetrack the discussion into an exploration of why I don't care for it or a lecture about all the wonderful aspects of the feature. I just do not care for it.
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I don't have an Android phone so I don't know if this will apply to the Brave settings on your android device but it works on the desktop for me.
Change this setting to either startup to a different website or a new tab page. I have mine set to open to google.com instead of where I left off and it doesn't ask me at the next startup if I want to open the last opened page unless it crashed.
Change this setting to either startup to a different website or a new tab page. I have mine set to open to google.com instead of where I left off and it doesn't ask me at the next startup if I want to open the last opened page unless it crashed.
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Last watched Nine inch Nails
Next 3:10 to Yuma
Last watched Nine inch Nails
Next 3:10 to Yuma
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Looking for a manual. Want to do some radio astronomy with it. Realize it's old but, since it's not for tv use don't need any decoders, just the RF section.
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New low power station has been granted by the FCC and the new call leter is K33OB-D on RF ch. 33.
Will run at 15 KW ERP, this one runs from the Westside same location as KWPL-LD a HC2 owned station.
It's going to be aimed at eastern part of Albuquerque, so it's tightly focused beam pattern.
This new station is owned by Digital Network and what kind of programmings is unkown at this time.
Will run at 15 KW ERP, this one runs from the Westside same location as KWPL-LD a HC2 owned station.
It's going to be aimed at eastern part of Albuquerque, so it's tightly focused beam pattern.
This new station is owned by Digital Network and what kind of programmings is unkown at this time.
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The 'get after it media' stations
www.getafteritmedia.com
Like Heartland, Retro, rev'n, Action etc
probably the same programming they have been putting on their other owned stations.
The 'get after it media' stations
Get After It Media
www.getafteritmedia.com
probably the same programming they have been putting on their other owned stations.
The 'get after it media' stations
Like Heartland, Retro, rev'n, Action etcGet After It Media
We already have those diginets here.
Yeah, there are some diginets like Heartland, Retro, The Family Channel diginetworks that we already have here in this market and we don't need duplicates, but bring the new diginets on like the Rev'n, Karate Acton movies, different kind of music videos on the new station. 
Yeah, there are some diginets like Heartland, Retro, The Family Channel diginetworks that we already have here in this market and we don't need duplicates, but bring the new diginets like Revn, Karate Acton movies, different kind of music videos on the new station.
I watch MovieSphere Gold channel a lot. Many recent movies on that digitnet
Yes that's a good channel MovieSphere, only thing is the missing CC on it.
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