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Does anyone have an owner's manual for one of these dishes? Or some detailed assembly instructions?
I located a button-hook Paraclipse on top of an old sports bar nearby me which the property owner wants removed(free to me
). The owner wants to have the roofing replaced soon & needs it to be gone first. He did agree that I could survey the top of the building first before taking it down.
I've read some threads here that seem to have mixed opinions of these. The pics had to be taken from a distance of 200 to 300ft away because of businesses around the property.
This one seems to be in perfect shape for its age, although I wouldn't doubt the hook has sagged & needs retrofit guy wires. But it has to be better than the SX-10 button-hook Orbitron I currently had in mind putting up for FTA. My LOS is 55.5W to 139W on a 16ft pole.
I might just build a gin pole for moving the dish in one piece, move it over to the parapet wall & then lower it to my pickup for transport. Whats the weight sans the polar mount?
I located a button-hook Paraclipse on top of an old sports bar nearby me which the property owner wants removed(free to me
). The owner wants to have the roofing replaced soon & needs it to be gone first. He did agree that I could survey the top of the building first before taking it down.I've read some threads here that seem to have mixed opinions of these. The pics had to be taken from a distance of 200 to 300ft away because of businesses around the property.
This one seems to be in perfect shape for its age, although I wouldn't doubt the hook has sagged & needs retrofit guy wires. But it has to be better than the SX-10 button-hook Orbitron I currently had in mind putting up for FTA. My LOS is 55.5W to 139W on a 16ft pole.
I might just build a gin pole for moving the dish in one piece, move it over to the parapet wall & then lower it to my pickup for transport. Whats the weight sans the polar mount?
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Yes it is a relatively flat roof-just a little crown to it with parapet walls.
I didn't want to show too much of the building because some scrap metal guy might take advantage of the pics to locate the dish. The property owner did assure me that I would have first claim on this dish but then again some 'salvage' guys saw the feet off the bronze statues in the parks to steal metal around here.:rant:
So how did you break the dish down in halves?
One half of the frames attached to the inner center plate & the others attached to the outer plate?
Yes it is a relatively flat roof-just a little crown to it with parapet walls.
I didn't want to show too much of the building because some scrap metal guy might take advantage of the pics to locate the dish. The property owner did assure me that I would have first claim on this dish but then again some 'salvage' guys saw the feet off the bronze statues in the parks to steal metal around here.:rant:
So how did you break the dish down in halves?
One half of the frames attached to the inner center plate & the others attached to the outer plate?
Yes it is a relatively flat roof-just a little crown to it with parapet walls.
I didn't want to show too much of the building because some scrap metal guy might take advantage of the pics to locate the dish. The property owner did assure me that I would have first claim on this dish but then again some 'salvage' guys saw the feet off the bronze statues in the parks to steal metal around here.:rant:
So how did you break the dish down in halves?
One half of the frames attached to the inner center plate & the others attached to the outer plate?
I'd have to take some pics on my dish for you to really explain it.....remove HALF the bolts in the hub, then remove JUST the bolts needed to break it in two. There's no need to remove them all, just the ones you need to take 'er apart. The buttonhook might interfere, I don't know. Lemme go take some pics...
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OK here we go. First pic is the bottom. Each rib has four bolts holding it to the hubs, remove two bolts on the bottom plate and two on the top hub plate for EACH rib you want to remove. I think I removed three or four ribs . You can remove however many ya want, really. Second pic is the back side of the BOTTOM plate, to show the back. Third pic is the TOP plate, disassembly is the same as the bottom. Fourth pic is the bolts that hold the slices together. You ONLY need to remove them on each side to break it in two, in other words, like in the forth pic, straight across where the mesh panels meet. I hope that made sense. You going to need to remove the pieces that hold the mesh in place, depending on your dish, some of them used a screwed on piece, some have the groove like mine does, to allow the dish to come in two. If you need more clarification post back...
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Stogie5150,
Thanks for the insight.
Anything that helps keep the costs down is greatly appreciated.
Maybe a BUD tips & tricks sticky ought to be started for the more complicated vintage dishes? Sure would help some of the inexperienced BUD hunters to rescue these beauties. And help perpetuate the hobby.
Thanks for the insight.
Anything that helps keep the costs down is greatly appreciated.
Maybe a BUD tips & tricks sticky ought to be started for the more complicated vintage dishes? Sure would help some of the inexperienced BUD hunters to rescue these beauties. And help perpetuate the hobby.
Stogie5150,
Thanks for the insight.
Anything that helps keep the costs down is greatly appreciated.
Maybe a BUD tips & tricks sticky ought to be started for the more complicated vintage dishes? Sure would help some of the inexperienced BUD hunters to rescue these beauties. And help perpetuate the hobby.
Ya welcome. Keep in mind, you may break those bolts when you disassemble it, I broke about half of mine....although out there in the land of fruits&nuts, they just may disassemble without issue.
Paraclipse owners are a pretty exclusive crowd. Weren't that many to begin with because they were so damned expensive, and even fewer are still used, because, while they are a great dish, they aren't the best in the world, gain-wise. And yes, they are big, and brawny, and cantankerous. Which is exactly why I love mine, it matches my personality!
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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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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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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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…
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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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