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Raydx Dish Update:
Well, it's been a couple of months since I brought this dish home so I guess it's time for an update.
After I got that 3 to 4" post adapter made and mounted the dish I installed a spare DMX741 LNBF and started tweaking on it and have gotten mixed results tuning it since.
To start with that 18" Super Jack dish mover that was on it wouldn't let the dish go East past 78W (my due south) so I had to put my spare 24" Von Weise actuator on instead. I still had problems with how that cast aluminum mount is made so I had to make an adapter plate for the actuator stationary end mount to get the dish travel like it needed to be.
With the actuator mount problem fixed I think I might be able to get back to 30W but then that presented a new problem as it seems that the declination is off enough that I can't get the ends of the arc to come in like they should? After looking at this polar mount I've come to the conclusion that it's a piss poor design and it seems to be missing some critical parts to make it work correctly. So it looks like I'm going to have to either leave it like it is, or make the parts to fix what's wrong with it.
I must admit that after working with this polar mount that it's a PITA. The reflector itself seems to be a really good design and that button hook LNBF mount is pretty much in the center of the dish but that polar mount is just pure junk! As noted in a previous post, the large mesh on this dish doesn't seem to inhibit Ku reception as the Ku satellites that I can get on with it will lock the same TPs that I'm getting on the Winegard system, which I consider to be my "gold standard" since it works better than any other I've used.
So now that baseball is done I've got to make a decision as to whether or not I want to put the time into fixing this polar mount to where I think I can work with it. Wish I could find some pictures of another one of these so I could see how it looks compared to what I have here. Can anyone help with that?
I'll post some pictures of what I see as a major problem and what I did on the actuator mount later.
Well, it's been a couple of months since I brought this dish home so I guess it's time for an update.
After I got that 3 to 4" post adapter made and mounted the dish I installed a spare DMX741 LNBF and started tweaking on it and have gotten mixed results tuning it since.
To start with that 18" Super Jack dish mover that was on it wouldn't let the dish go East past 78W (my due south) so I had to put my spare 24" Von Weise actuator on instead. I still had problems with how that cast aluminum mount is made so I had to make an adapter plate for the actuator stationary end mount to get the dish travel like it needed to be.
With the actuator mount problem fixed I think I might be able to get back to 30W but then that presented a new problem as it seems that the declination is off enough that I can't get the ends of the arc to come in like they should? After looking at this polar mount I've come to the conclusion that it's a piss poor design and it seems to be missing some critical parts to make it work correctly. So it looks like I'm going to have to either leave it like it is, or make the parts to fix what's wrong with it.
I must admit that after working with this polar mount that it's a PITA. The reflector itself seems to be a really good design and that button hook LNBF mount is pretty much in the center of the dish but that polar mount is just pure junk! As noted in a previous post, the large mesh on this dish doesn't seem to inhibit Ku reception as the Ku satellites that I can get on with it will lock the same TPs that I'm getting on the Winegard system, which I consider to be my "gold standard" since it works better than any other I've used.
So now that baseball is done I've got to make a decision as to whether or not I want to put the time into fixing this polar mount to where I think I can work with it. Wish I could find some pictures of another one of these so I could see how it looks compared to what I have here. Can anyone help with that?
I'll post some pictures of what I see as a major problem and what I did on the actuator mount later.
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Nice thought but you can't run threaded rod against the bronze bushings that the assembly pivots on. FYI, those bushing holes appear to have been machined on the same setup in person, ie, they're in line with each other.
I was originally thinking of replacing the hex nuts with some 2" square x 3/4" thick T6 aluminum blocks threaded 3/4 x 10 with a radius on the blocks to fit into the radius of the slotted brackets. Those would give me more surfaces to work with to try to make it a fine adjustment type thingie also, which is my major concern with the whole deal.
As I said, right now I'm just brain storming and trying to come up with something that's simple but effective. No, haven't gotten there yet though.
I was originally thinking of replacing the hex nuts with some 2" square x 3/4" thick T6 aluminum blocks threaded 3/4 x 10 with a radius on the blocks to fit into the radius of the slotted brackets. Those would give me more surfaces to work with to try to make it a fine adjustment type thingie also, which is my major concern with the whole deal.
As I said, right now I'm just brain storming and trying to come up with something that's simple but effective. No, haven't gotten there yet though.
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As a retired machinist and machinery builder/engineer, I have a fair grasp of this stuff... it appears you do too.
Anywhoo, just tryin to help.
Agreed, but using a partially threaded stud where the center, unthreaded portion, rides in those bushings is what I was suggesting. Not unlike having the unthreaded "shank" of those two screws riding in those bushings but without having to rely on the cast surface of the slotted declination brackets for both ends to be on the same axis; unlikely. The idea is to find/make a stud of the correct diameter (3/4?) with an unthreaded length (center) slightly shorter than the length across those two bushings. Yes, no doubt those bushing bores are, or at least intended to be, on the same axis.
As a retired machinist and machinery builder/engineer, I have a fair grasp of this stuff... it appears you do too.
Anywhoo, just tryin to help.
Yup, retired Journeyman Industrial Maintenance Machinist with State Certification here along with being a jack leg Race Car builder, home builder, computer repair shop owner and most anything else I need to do except brain surgery!
Most of what I know though came from a need to know as I'm cheap and like to know how to do stuff for myself. We'll get there with this dish though but since I'm retired and already have two systems up and running I'll take my time with it. Good winter project, hey!
Thanks for your suggestions
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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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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For quite a while now, people with a VIP211k have been losing their recordings on their activated external HDDs... even when there's nothing physically wrong with HDD. I believe this is an intentional and underhanded tactic that Dish is pulling in an attempt to force users away from the VIP211k.
They are obviously regretting that they ever let users have a "non-dvr" dvr in the first place. You would think they would be happy charging you a $40 one time fee... and then be happy letting the customer be the one responsible for HDD failures.
Dish clearly hates the 211k bitter-clingers. This recording deletion problem is intentional (IMO), and I think it is just one more tool that they are using. Hopper and a 2-year agreement... that's what they want you to have. Think about that... a 2-year agreement... with a company $30 Billion in debt (that's with a B). What happens when all that debt causes them to drop the channel that may have been your whole reason for having Dish in the first place? Guess who's stuck with a service that no longer suits their needs... for the remainder of the 2-year agreement.
On top of that, they don't want you to install it yourself. I purchased and installed all my equipment myself. That used to be common. Now, they lie to me and tell me that my dish must be updated to use a Hopper. Funny thing is... they don't even know what dish I have because they didn't install it, and I didn't tell them. If you ask what type of dish/LNBs the hopper needs... good luck getting an answer. All they know is that whatever you have needs to be upgraded by an installer.
It is quite apparent to me that they care much more about staying in their box, than they do working with the customer. That's too bad, because it hasn't always been that way. It's like they are totally unaware of the current business environment that they are trying to compete in.
I have been a customer since 2010. I will be cancelling my service before the next period. Yeah, I know, my $1,200 a year won't make a difference to them. It just seems like they have forgotten who needs who, especially when you consider the competition in today's streaming world. But hey, they will have succeed in forcing me off the 211k.
They are obviously regretting that they ever let users have a "non-dvr" dvr in the first place. You would think they would be happy charging you a $40 one time fee... and then be happy letting the customer be the one responsible for HDD failures.
Dish clearly hates the 211k bitter-clingers. This recording deletion problem is intentional (IMO), and I think it is just one more tool that they are using. Hopper and a 2-year agreement... that's what they want you to have. Think about that... a 2-year agreement... with a company $30 Billion in debt (that's with a B). What happens when all that debt causes them to drop the channel that may have been your whole reason for having Dish in the first place? Guess who's stuck with a service that no longer suits their needs... for the remainder of the 2-year agreement.
On top of that, they don't want you to install it yourself. I purchased and installed all my equipment myself. That used to be common. Now, they lie to me and tell me that my dish must be updated to use a Hopper. Funny thing is... they don't even know what dish I have because they didn't install it, and I didn't tell them. If you ask what type of dish/LNBs the hopper needs... good luck getting an answer. All they know is that whatever you have needs to be upgraded by an installer.
It is quite apparent to me that they care much more about staying in their box, than they do working with the customer. That's too bad, because it hasn't always been that way. It's like they are totally unaware of the current business environment that they are trying to compete in.
I have been a customer since 2010. I will be cancelling my service before the next period. Yeah, I know, my $1,200 a year won't make a difference to them. It just seems like they have forgotten who needs who, especially when you consider the competition in today's streaming world. But hey, they will have succeed in forcing me off the 211k.
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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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OMG to freaking funny
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?
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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Tony as the director.
Would you rather have LaRoche ???Tony as the director.
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.
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Schedule drops tomorrow. Mandatory mini camps in June. Hall of Fame game August 6th.
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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.
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.
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."
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