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ok, money is kinda tight right now, so most anything i use for this hobby i need to either recycle or build myself.
i was just pointed at 101w ku before this.
first i started to put multiple super dish lnbs on a superdish,
but then i got to thinking that with parts i have saved, i could possibly build a dish mover and make a 1m primestar dish movable.
so i dug through my parts and built one.
i started with 2 direcway mounts and mounted them back to back
the one on the pole in the ground has the skew plate set at 0 so it is perpendicular to the ground
the skew plate on the one with the one with the 45deg mount pole is left loose so it is capable of rotating
i then set the mount on the pole in the ground at 45 deg el and set the skew on the rotating skew plate at 0 and put a level on top of the mount and adjusted the elevation on the 45 deg mount pole to level the top of this mount so the 45 deg mount pole is at exactly 45 deg
i then mounted the primestar mount upside down on the dish and mounted it on the pole.
i then moved the elevation on the mount on the pole in the ground to 48 deg because that is the elevation of my true south satellite (83w at 180.4) and adjusted the elevation on the dish its self to 45 deg to offset the elevation on the 45 deg mounting pole.
i then adjusted the azimuth on the mount on the pole in the ground and peaked the dish at 10.1 db sig to noise on my birdog.
by using a battery charger on the motor on the superjack actuator it allows me to rotate the dish.
it takes quite a bit of movement to loose 83w and i have yet to hit anything else by using the actuator.
i assume that my declination angle is off by a mile, but i'm not sure how to fix this because this is my first attempt at a movable dish.
any help would be greatly appreciated, as i am at a loss at how to get this to work, but in theory it seems it should, and it looks like it would.
here are some pix
thanks for any help,
Denny
i was just pointed at 101w ku before this.
first i started to put multiple super dish lnbs on a superdish,
but then i got to thinking that with parts i have saved, i could possibly build a dish mover and make a 1m primestar dish movable.
so i dug through my parts and built one.
i started with 2 direcway mounts and mounted them back to back
the one on the pole in the ground has the skew plate set at 0 so it is perpendicular to the ground
the skew plate on the one with the one with the 45deg mount pole is left loose so it is capable of rotating
i then set the mount on the pole in the ground at 45 deg el and set the skew on the rotating skew plate at 0 and put a level on top of the mount and adjusted the elevation on the 45 deg mount pole to level the top of this mount so the 45 deg mount pole is at exactly 45 deg
i then mounted the primestar mount upside down on the dish and mounted it on the pole.
i then moved the elevation on the mount on the pole in the ground to 48 deg because that is the elevation of my true south satellite (83w at 180.4) and adjusted the elevation on the dish its self to 45 deg to offset the elevation on the 45 deg mounting pole.
i then adjusted the azimuth on the mount on the pole in the ground and peaked the dish at 10.1 db sig to noise on my birdog.
by using a battery charger on the motor on the superjack actuator it allows me to rotate the dish.
it takes quite a bit of movement to loose 83w and i have yet to hit anything else by using the actuator.
i assume that my declination angle is off by a mile, but i'm not sure how to fix this because this is my first attempt at a movable dish.
any help would be greatly appreciated, as i am at a loss at how to get this to work, but in theory it seems it should, and it looks like it would.
here are some pix
thanks for any help,
Denny
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its amazing how much more things make sense after a good nights sleep
tracking from 111w to 72w right now
(probably getting a few more further eastern sats, but my birdog doesn't have any sats listed between 72w and 30w on it right now.)
it still could use some fine tuning
but man, its kinda ugly
lol
i like it, but the landlord might not
and i think that i might do better to make it mount more like a c-band dish anyway
(don't know why that didn't occur to me before)
heres some pix,
the last one is a little control box i built that has a dpdt switch for east or west and a pushbutton to move the actuator
i got tired of holding battery charger clips to it
tracking from 111w to 72w right now
(probably getting a few more further eastern sats, but my birdog doesn't have any sats listed between 72w and 30w on it right now.)
it still could use some fine tuning
but man, its kinda ugly
loli like it, but the landlord might not
and i think that i might do better to make it mount more like a c-band dish anyway
(don't know why that didn't occur to me before
)heres some pix,
the last one is a little control box i built that has a dpdt switch for east or west and a pushbutton to move the actuator
i got tired of holding battery charger clips to it
its amazing how much more things make sense after a good nights sleep
tracking from 111w to 72w right now
EXCELLENT!
Those pics look great...
well, after about 8 hours of mods and adjustment today, i got smokin hot sig from 72w to 127w
1 of the brackets limits me to a west max of 127, after another mod or two, i should be able to go further.
east i am blocked by trees, i might be able to squeeze out another sat or two before they block me, but i will have to try that later.
i just watched my first raw news feed!!!!!
man, there is a lot more up in the sky when you are not just on 1 satellite!!!!
well, back to adding sats and blindscaning
1 of the brackets limits me to a west max of 127, after another mod or two, i should be able to go further.
east i am blocked by trees, i might be able to squeeze out another sat or two before they block me, but i will have to try that later.
i just watched my first raw news feed!!!!!
man, there is a lot more up in the sky when you are not just on 1 satellite!!!!
well, back to adding sats and blindscaning
M
Right On!!! Glad to hear you made progress and got it tuned in now, what an incredible story! Now you can patent that tailpipe bending machine or whatever it is Really dude, that's fantastic!!! 
well, after about 8 hours of mods and adjustment today, i got smokin hot sig from 72w to 127w
1 of the brackets limits me to a west max of 127, after another mod or two, i should be able to go further.
east i am blocked by trees, i might be able to squeeze out another sat or two before they block me, but i will have to try that later.
i just watched my first raw news feed!!!!!
man, there is a lot more up in the sky when you are not just on 1 satellite!!!!
well, back to adding sats and blindscaning
Right On!!! Glad to hear you made progress and got it tuned in now, what an incredible story! Now you can patent that tailpipe bending machine or whatever it is
Really dude, that's fantastic!!! Over the past few weeks, I have had problems connecting to streaming services (Netflix, HBO et al). When I go to the TV's native Channels, I have no problem. The Dish internet troubleshooter shows I have a good internet connection. I'm wondering whether it's an issue with my internet provider or a problem with the Dish software on the Hopper Plus. Anyone else seeing this?
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It states the average amount they are under water is OVER $7,000. 
Personally, I tend to be the type that drives a vehicle for a lot of years....do my own oil changes and other fluid changes. Just replaced the spark plugs and a couple coils. Youtube is great for things like this.
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Personally, I tend to be the type that drives a vehicle for a lot of years....do my own oil changes and other fluid changes. Just replaced the spark plugs and a couple coils. Youtube is great for things like this.
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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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Time for another AWESOME video from the TWIT Network!
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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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Time for another AWESOME video from iJustine!
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Lately my eight year old Dell laptop has been shutting off even when I have a full battery. I have had to keep it plugged up all the time to keep this from happening. Any idea what is causing this? I replaced the battery about three years ago.
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I set up a music server for my brother a few years ago. It's basically a small headless computer but it needs to have a DHCP IP address reserved for it in the router settings. This was easy to do in his DSL router. He's switching to Starlink now and I was wondering if these setting are easily accessible in the Starlink router. I'm pretty sure he will be getting the latest V5 router.
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If you can restrict the DHCP address space to assign addresses to one end of the subnet (i.e. x.x.x.50+), you can manually assign the IP address on pretty much any operating system. This is a default behavior on several popular routers. As the Router Mini only supports 235 devices, I expect that's already done.
Another option is to use a router that supports PoE to power the antenna. This article discusses that option (under PoE Power heading):
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Another option is to use a router that supports PoE to power the antenna. This article discusses that option (under PoE Power heading):
Starlink V5 Is Here: What RVers Need to Know
Overview of the new Starlink V5 model along with comparison to the previous V4 model along with a recommended setup for mobile internet users.
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