Channel Master 10 in Service

[fafhrd2]

Got the old dish mounted and aimed at Galaxy 23C, getting all TPs but one. I need to play with the LNB skew and focal distance some more. The LNB is a BSC 621-2, but the KU is 10600. I may replace it with the Chapparal dual feed to get both C and Ku. I will of course string Christmas lights all around the dish circumference come December. A friend will give me an actuator that I can drive with an analog receiver I have somewhere. Cost to get running was about $80 -- 50 for LNBF, 15 for nuts, bolts, washers, 10 for concrete, and couple bucks for paint and WD 40.

 

[Pismire]

Good job. Very interesting pole...appears to be the top of a tower.

 

[Corrado]

It's always good to hear of another BUD back into active duty.

Can we see pics of the back of the mount to the dish? I'm curious of what's going on back there. I think you are the first with that tower idea.

 

[fafhrd2]

Corrado, yes it is the top of a tower sunk about 4 feet deep. The car battery is going to be affixed to a pipe in back as a counterweight. Right now the mount is about 20 degrees off plumb, but that will be corrected when I get some longer locking bolts. Sorry, no pictures for the present; our delightful (#@*!) West Virginia weather is giving us fits -- it might be 3-4 days before we see the sun!

 

[Tron]

Looking forward to the pictures with Christmas lights