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what size dish was used for the c band list
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Anole
Sometimes the color as well as the make up of the dish make 'em more stealthy.
A solid would not be good. Nor white. See the first dish in my signature. :)
I've seen some pretty, black mesh dishes, but in my opinion that's not how you disappear.

The second dish in my signature is a one-piece, spun Aluminum, perforated.
(actually, it may be a one-piece stamping!)
But the important thing is the color.
It's a dull , flat, pewter (gray).
From any distance, it really blends with the sky.

For mounting ideas, look through the archives (5 years+) for Birdview mounting threads started by Linuxman.
They were low to the roof, and scanned the sky on H-H mounts.
Who knows, while you are out looking, you might find an H-H, too! ;)

Normally, I'd rate mesh dishes below perfs or most solids.
But if you find a stealthy 10' or maybe even 8', and don't plan to run Ku on it, ya might be set. :up

I do agree on 8', if you can't do 10'.
What do you have now, and how happy are you?
Oh wait. You're getting rid of a 12' dish?!!

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Anole
I guess this little tidbit was overlooked...
For mounting ideas, look through the archives (5 years+) for Birdview mounting threads started by Linuxman.
They were low to the roof, and scanned the sky on H-H mounts.
He had a bunch of BUDs, all held down by gravity & friction.
Not a lag bolt anywhere to be seen.
Those just create leaks. :).
Linuxman in PM said:
2 BV, 3 ten, and another 3 8 footers iirc
Yes, on his big two story flat roof, all at the same time.
FaT Air
Comments & some options to considder.

900 lbs spread out over 100 sq ft (10x10 ft base) is only 9 lbs/sq ft. Snow load up in these parts is well over that. Think a fully loaded refrigerator is higher than that.
(My BUD is on a floating slab on top of the ground. The slab weighs about a ton. USS (Doug Denhert) Steel BUD)
http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Satellite-Roof-Mount looks to be a bit on minimalistic side. 6ft*, Az-El-no actuator and probably removed when not in use as I don't see much, if any, ballast. Winds, look out! Oh yeah, consideration must be for your likely highest winds. *(bigger IS better, sug. 8ft, min.)
A pole up the side is probably the sturdiest method and puts no load on the roof. (fill with sand or cement to minimize resonance vibrations)
Again, if chainsaw gas** is not an option - I'd do this before settling on something 'up in the air' as ground mounted is so much more convenient for working on.
I'd wait for the sun to be on, or close to, the arc and scope out a good place. Sun Outage Calculator
Or if that's too far out, time wise, use this: http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/AltAz.php and calculate or estimate the elevation. (shadows are longer before the sun outage date, shorter during spring-summer)
**Might take a look at what exactly the dish 'sees' now by attaching a video camera to it, aligned with the 'LOS' to see exactly what's in the way. Might only be some minor trimming is needed.
If the current dish can do some of the arc, maybe a 2nd can cover the problematic rest?
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ok thanks to all of you i think ill try 6ftr and hold it down like linuxman but instead of cinder blocks ill use a couple bags of cement its on a flat roof that i could walk to it no latter needed the roof of the garage is lower than the house and my land lord said a deck can be built there so it definitely can hold a 6 ftr just dont want to penetrate so i dont so i dont damage the roof
madmadworld
good luck
another dish 7.5' 3 years old now
Anole
We've unanamously recommended 8' if you couldn't find a suitable 10'er.
Nobody said anything about a six foot BUD!
Dont get me started about -spending- money on those things!

One of the secrets is to keep the pole very short.
That ultimately gives the wind less leverage.

Linuxman did have his NPRMs (non-penetrating roof mounts) custom made, but only 'cause new ones are expensive, and they're not too common.
But you know these six foot Prodelin two-way Ku offset dishes on car dealers?
99% of 'em are sitting' on a commercial NPRM!
I'm looking to get one for a low, stealthy, ground-mount BUD.
An eight footer! ;) . :up !
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Another Tulsa King spin off.🙄
dishstaller
Another Tulsa King spin off.🙄
But.....if you like Tulsa King....looks like you would probably like this as well. I don't mind spin-offs as long as they don't involve a sassy niece who moves from the big city :rolleyes:
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I thought I would come here and find lots of complaints about the update to the dish anywhere mobile app, but am not seeing any. It used to look just like the desktop webpage. Now you can no longer filter by sports channels or movie channels. Plus that they made it look like a big button telephone and you see fewer channels in the screen which requires more scrolling. Yes I realize you can look at sports then select which sport you want to look at, I just liked being able to see all sporting events in the guide with all other channels being filtered out. Am I alone in the wilderness on this?
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Juan
Not alot of dish customers any more
Foxbat
I'm not a big fan of the new layout, especially on my Apple TV. It used to look like the old Guide layout on the Hopper 3, but they changed parts of that, too.
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I really dislike change for the sake of change
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Anyone else watch this show? Any guesses as to what was in the box Gibbs gave to Abby that was on her desk? It look liked it was glowing.

I also heard that someone was leaving the show at the end of this season. Any guesses as to who thats going to be?
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Jimbo

Howard ...
You don't like Tony, or Tony as the Director (he's only been there for 30 seconds now) or you don't like NCIS ?
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Howard ...
You don't like Tony, or Tony as the Director (he's only been there for 30 seconds now) or you don't like NCIS ?
Tony as the director.🙄
Jimbo
Tony as the director.🙄
Would you rather have LaRoche ???
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I liked this episode and a toned down Tony...
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Would you rather have LaRoche ???
No. Bring in someone new.🤔 Tony is not serious enough for me. Parker is too close to the team and Tim is too young to take over IMO.
Jimbo
No. Bring in someone new.🤔 Tony is not serious enough for me. Parker is too close to the team and Tim is too young to take over IMO.
I don't think Tim and Tony are that far apart in Age ...

Remember what Tony said to Tim when they first got back together ...
Tony said: I am the New Tony, Tim .... (something to that effect)

Tony has changed, he's been running his Security Business ... I'm sure he has grown up.

Give it time ... your judging the New Tony from the old Tony.

It sounds like Tim won't be around the Team much longer either.
dishstaller
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Last reply · posted in Movie Talk
Might be worth a watch when it comes out. Looks like typical big corp against the little guy movie BUT....there is a reason this plot type is so oft repeated, it draws audiences.


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-f9OGsKHd4
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dishstaller
BTW, I noticed right after I posted this that someone else had already mentioned it....sorry for the duplicate thread. Still looking forward to seeing the movie.
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If you're going try to read / listen to the book (can't recommend the audio book enough) before this comes out, I'd avoid trailers.

Trailer below, spoiling it to make sure you read the above bold message first. The book / audio book are fantastic. Go into this blind if you can IMO!




Kind of disappointed at how much they show. A lot still to see, but man, some good reveals in the book that are just served up here.
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I've seen it twice. Can't recommend the audio book enough, Ray Porter's performance is amazing and there's so much more in the book than the movie.
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"Project Hail Mary" should be on Prime Video starting Friday, July 3.
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Forgot to comment. I did watch when it first came out on MGM. I enjoyed it a lot. I think reading the book made it easier to watch. Several friends commented it was a little hard to follow.
TRG
TRG
"astrophage". I read the book but didn't see the film yet.
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"Project Hail Mary" should be on Prime Video starting Friday, July 3.
That's what I will be watching this weekend.🤗
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Kindle book on sale for $2.99 today at Amazon.
dishstaller
.........there's so much more in the book than the movie.
I agree. That can go for pretty much any book vs movie. Back when I was single I would read any Stephen King or John Grisham book I could get my hands on. When you read a book you make up the scenes and characters in your mind.....the movie version always disappoints.
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Schedule drops tomorrow. Mandatory mini camps in June. Hall of Fame game August 6th.
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Selfish Drake Maye holds back on giving the ball to Bills unlike Jags game, gets the win on the road.
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Selfish Drake Maye holds back on giving the ball to Bills unlike Jags game, gets the win on the road.
A big win for the Patriots, and they are now 3-2.

Browns lose a close one with... The Jets. That is a classic Browns loss (granted, any loss is a classic one it seems). 49'ers, Vikings, and Chiefs remain undefeated. The AFC north have a three way tie at 3-2 for second place. :eek:
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Hopefully nowhere near a microphone.
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Hopefully nowhere near a microphone.
After having experienced Gus Ferguson trying to call soccer games, I'm uncertain why NFL football analysts get hate. Even the "worst" of them are pretty good.
meStevo
Jalen Hurts out indefinitely as they treat and monitor a superficial blood clot in his leg.


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I had quit watching this show years ago because I ended up more annoyed than entertained. Well......I'm STILL more annoyed than entertained. I DO find it interesting to see how things work behind the scenes at many businesses. What annoys me is how utterly out of touch CEOs are with the companies they run. At the end of almost every episode the head of the company is amazed at how hard the employees have to work and many times have to work around impossible guidelines set forth from headquarters.

I found this one interesting because the new CEO had big plans for this company, Muscle Maker Grill, and it looked like the stores were all pretty busy. Recent history hasn't been good to this company however. I bet the covid lockdowns were the real killer.


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Scott Greczkowski
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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....
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White Wedding - Billy Idol
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White Christmas - Elvis Presley
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Dirty White Boy - Foreigner
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Tickle Me (Dirty, Dirty Feeling) - Elvis Presley
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Dirty Diana - Michael Jackson