bcw said:
I wonder if the 2", or 2 3/8" pole question might be that 2" nominal pipe actually has a 2 3/8" OD. (REF: ANSI B36.10-1979, American National Standard Weights and Dimensions of Welded and Seamless Wrought Steel Pipe).
The Type I mast will be actually 2 inches in diameter.
The Type II is the industry standard 2-3/8" or two inch nominal pipe. I can recognize the elliptical lnb arm. It is the same arm used for DirecDuo and DirecPC. The dish is the same. I still have one of these in my stock. The skew and elevation protractors are the same. The through bolts are mounted to the front of the protractor with four bolts and nuts, and the arm is mounted at the bottom of the pan with another bolt and nut. The original DirecTV plus fiberglass dish was a downsized version of this dish. All of these were made by Channel Master, as will be the Type II SuperDish.
The dish pan is mounted with The Type I protractors are upsized versions of the Dish500 protractor, with the lnb arm attached.
The Type II will eventualy be the standard SuperDish, as soon as all of the Type I's have been used up.
I know that I will be manufacturing a Type II adapter out of aluminum pipe, that can be slipped over a standard Dish 500 mast and tightend with six bolts. I'm just waiting to see, if there is a demand. I don't know about making one for the Type I.