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Years ago, the feedline for our radio station was above ground on a "cable ladder' from building to a single tower. Today, I found that one of my buried cables for my FTA, going to 72-west dish had an issue, and ran a temporary one above ground.

So, I'm trying to find a (classy, nice) way to support cables (above ground) along a minimum of 7 dishes, (maybe more to come) which are in a not quite straight line, but general East-West direction.

One man who works with us suggested just a "fence" on which we can string them. Perhaps chain link with the cable woven IN to it but not too tightly and not too frequently would be good, my thought is having them quite a few inches apart so you can replace, extend, change as needed. (obviously in back of the dishes, though low in front could work.

Another suggestion is making some kind of "telephone pole" mini version with conduit in back of the dishes along their length.

All feeds go to a fiberglass box below the movable birdview, (where the 8 place diseqc resides.)

Thoughts on "over the ground" classy, neat ways to run cables to a central location? Oh, and inexpensive is also a consideration!!

3 pictures attached so you get the idea...
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fred555
All my dishes are along my northern fence line facing south.
I fasten the cables along the top of the fence and let the honeysuckles conceal the wires.

Why not just use PVC conduit laying on the ground or an inch or two below ground.
It cant get any classier than not seeing it at all.
A 10 foot piece of 1 inch conduit is only about $3.00.

That's how I get the cable from the fence to the dishes.

When its in conduit, bad cables are easily replaced.
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primestar31
On my first C-band dish back in the mid '80's, I ran a line of wooden stakes out to the dish, and had the wire mounted on the tops of them. Just high enough above ground to get a push lawnmower under it for mowing. That was around a 100ft run. Worked fine.
migold
All my dishes are along my northern fence line facing south.
I fasten the cables along the top of the fence and let the honeysuckles conceal the wires.

Why not just use PVC conduit laying on the ground or an inch or two below ground.
It cant get any classier than not seeing it at all.
A 10 foot piece of 1 inch conduit is only about $3.00.

That's how I get the cable from the fence to the dishes.

When its in conduit, bad cables are easily replaced.

I also am using PVC conduit, 3/4" holds 3 runs of RG6 (tightly), and 2 1/2" will hold 2 runs of "ribbon cable" (one to use and one for spare). The conduit is very good protection from damage by lawn mowers and weed eaters and makes a neat looking installation. Yes, it does have some cost. I did it one run at a time to spread the cost out over time. Like fred555 says, I have mine an inch or so below ground, just below the roots of the sod, so it doesn't interfere with the growth of the grass.
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Use concrete blocks to support some appropriately sized pvc conduit along the path. The blocks keep things above the ground and allow a trimmer to control vegetation.
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I'm thinking you just hit the nail on the head! There's no "real" easy way to do this when there's a movable dish in the middle, and the farm keeps growing, but I like that idea of combining the blocks (buddy of mine suggested that yesterday, even running the conduit IN the holes, not just setting on top) for wire, and if combined with the tubing, it could be easily repairable, traceable, and safe!
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I would avoid putting coax on a metal fence.Metal fences can draw lightening strikes and static electricity from the air.My limited knowledge comes from CB Sideband radio though,not Satellite applications.I have ran long wire antennas in the past... a static charge would build up on one that could knock you down if you didn't drain it to ground first. And that with no thunderstorm around! Just my 2 cents.
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osu1991
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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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Last reply · posted in DISH Network Support Forum
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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dishstaller
I really dislike change for the sake of change
TheRatPatrol
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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.
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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.
meStevo
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Last reply · posted in The Sports Section
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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