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I posted a want ad for Primestars locally and someone called me about a dish they had in their shed. Basically just the reflector they said, but it was 48" x 54".
Since it was a beautiful day out here on Sunday I decided to drive over and see him and pick up the dish. He uses a Primestar and some 18" dishes to provide wifi for his neighbors. They're in a valley with no cable/DSL coverage and limited LOS to a local wifi service tower. I also told him about real FTA a bit and he thought it sounded interesting.
Anyway, I rescued the dish. I couldn't find the mold stamp right away as it is dirty, but I saw it this morning when I was (finally) taking some pictures.
It says "Northern Satellite Corp." and "Model: NSC12-1" on it. A search shows me that 1captain was talking about his! Dang his pictures are *shiny* compared to mine.
I don't have any of the mount or LNBF bracket hardware, so I will have to ask 1captain to give me some specs/measurements from his once I start working on this thing.
I hope to put a C/Ku LNBF on here and pickup at least a few strong C-Band signals if I can!
Yeah, it is too small for real C-Band stuff, but maybe small enough I can hide it from the neighbor's better. 
Pictures will tell the tale best.
Since it was a beautiful day out here on Sunday I decided to drive over and see him and pick up the dish. He uses a Primestar and some 18" dishes to provide wifi for his neighbors. They're in a valley with no cable/DSL coverage and limited LOS to a local wifi service tower. I also told him about real FTA a bit and he thought it sounded interesting.
Anyway, I rescued the dish. I couldn't find the mold stamp right away as it is dirty, but I saw it this morning when I was (finally) taking some pictures.
It says "Northern Satellite Corp." and "Model: NSC12-1" on it. A search shows me that 1captain was talking about his! Dang his pictures are *shiny* compared to mine.
I don't have any of the mount or LNBF bracket hardware, so I will have to ask 1captain to give me some specs/measurements from his once I start working on this thing.
I hope to put a C/Ku LNBF on here and pickup at least a few strong C-Band signals if I can!
Yeah, it is too small for real C-Band stuff, but maybe small enough I can hide it from the neighbor's better. Pictures will tell the tale best.
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That dish has ribs in the center that are shaped like the Superman logo Looks almost like a Channel Master, but different design. Also notice that it does not have the holes in the front of the reflector for the feed supports.
Looks almost like a Channel Master, but different design. Also notice that it does not have the holes in the front of the reflector for the feed supports.
Nice grab, gillham!
That looks like one we had at the radio station years ago and yes it was a Channel Master. We used it to receive a side feed from CBS that contained our affiliate PSA and national spots from CBS. A MINI BUD so to speak! Never had any problems with it for over 8 years. I remember the engineer found that one someplace and used it standalone just for the national spot feeds we were required to play on air so the big dish for Westwood One Hot Country was straight into the production room. Had it hooked into our old Starguide 1 before the new move to SES Americom's AMC-8 Satellite located at 139° W.
We Did! Worked Fine On The CBS Satellite! Remeber the dish would bring in strong numbers on the Westwood One bird and NEVER had any problems with snow in the winter time like the 12 footers we had on the roof!
Anyways,
Great find, be looking forward in the progress as you go getting this one going again! I remember ours was kind of heavy but it was complete and not just the reflector! :up
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That looks like one we had at the radio station years ago and yes it was a Channel Master. We used it to receive a side feed from CBS that contained our affiliate PSA and national spots from CBS. A MINI BUD so to speak! Never had any problems with it for over 8 years. I remember the engineer found that one someplace and used it standalone just for the national spot feeds we were required to play on air so the big dish for Westwood One Hot Country was straight into the production room. Had it hooked into our old Starguide 1 before the new move to SES Americom's AMC-8 Satellite located at 139° W.
We Did! Worked Fine On The CBS Satellite! Remeber the dish would bring in strong numbers on the Westwood One bird and NEVER had any problems with snow in the winter time like the 12 footers we had on the roof!
Anyways,
Great find, be looking forward in the progress as you go getting this one going again! I remember ours was kind of heavy but it was complete and not just the reflector! :up
B~Man
Great info guys. I hope to get a mount rigged up over the next few weeks. Then some tubing to make an LNB feed support. Of course the house has a few projects that need doing first, so we'll see what gets done.
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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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They get cruel sometimes, very very cruel.
. Hated to see my dawgs go down but I still say being ranked #1 is a hex on you!
They get cruel sometimes, very very cruel.
. Hated to see my dawgs go down but I still say being ranked #1 is a hex on you!
Yup, I agree, I'd rather be 2 or 3 till the last few weeks.They get cruel sometimes, very very cruel.
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Schedule drops tomorrow. Mandatory mini camps in June. Hall of Fame game August 6th.
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Troy Aikman seems to confirm he'll be leaving ESPN
Aikman says he looks forward to "where my next landing spot will be."
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Hopefully nowhere near a microphone.Troy Aikman seems to confirm he'll be leaving ESPN
Aikman says he looks forward to "where my next landing spot will be."
Browns lead the AFC North 
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Why are ViP922s So rare? like its crazy how ebay has none, i checked everywhere, also, i got a ViP222k now, which is actually activated!
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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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We have a Breakfast and Dinner thread so...
Continuing from the Breakfast thread, found Cornbread mix so ...
Yellow Cornbread Mix
2 Hatch Green Chiles -diced
1 Egg
2/3 cup of milk
add to greased pan
Bake for 400f 20-25 minutes(From instructions)
now to put together and try... this to go with pinto beans...
Continuing from the Breakfast thread, found Cornbread mix so ...
Yellow Cornbread Mix
2 Hatch Green Chiles -diced
1 Egg
2/3 cup of milk
add to greased pan
Bake for 400f 20-25 minutes(From instructions)
now to put together and try... this to go with pinto beans...
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Stargate SG-1 cancelled, Atlantis renewed
Monday - August 21, 2006 | by Darren Sumner
The future of Stargate is in question today, as SCI FI Channel has cancelled the long-running Stargate SG-1, Multichannel News reported today and a GateWorld source has confirmed. The news regrettably follows the airing of the show's milestone two-hundredth episode on Friday.
Stargate Atlantis, meanwhile, has been renewed for a fourth season, with the network hoping to see that the spin-off series can stand alone, according to a source.
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Monday - August 21, 2006 | by Darren Sumner
The future of Stargate is in question today, as SCI FI Channel has cancelled the long-running Stargate SG-1, Multichannel News reported today and a GateWorld source has confirmed. The news regrettably follows the airing of the show's milestone two-hundredth episode on Friday.
Stargate Atlantis, meanwhile, has been renewed for a fourth season, with the network hoping to see that the spin-off series can stand alone, according to a source.
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