You're right anole, I'll save that big guy for later, and concentrate and getting some programs for the family to look at.
Dish 500 no go with Viewsat PVR7000?
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It's tempting gabs, but I am really, REALLY a newbie at this. I've got to keep my focus on the easier stuff first, and get the family happy again. If we move, I'll take that giant with us... if that's legal.
There are basically 2 ways to set up an actuator on a BUD. An actuator is not an H-H motor (horizon to horizon). An H-H motor covers the entire Arc from east to west, or west to east. An actuator will cover about 2/3rd's of the Arc at best (some not even that much). So you set them up accordingly. I'm on the East Coast (almost, in middle Georgia), so I have mine set up for the Western Arc. I can get Satellites from 72.0w from the East to where I drive my dish into the ground on the West. Actually I have gotten channels from as far as 148.0w. People near the West Coast generally set their actuators up for the Eastern Arc, like yours is.
Edit: When I say from 72.0w from the east, I should have probably said from just east of my location. I'm at about 84.0w...
And an Eastern Arc for you, would be east from your location....
Edit: When I say from 72.0w from the east, I should have probably said from just east of my location. I'm at about 84.0w...
And an Eastern Arc for you, would be east from your location....
i posted and re edited my previous post
another thing to consider
this one is already set up and pointed but we don't know how tuned it is , it might work or it might not .. just thought it might be fun for you to try
another thing to consider
this one is already set up and pointed but we don't know how tuned it is , it might work or it might not .. just thought it might be fun for you to try
. . . and the skew motor . . .but if it does have both c & ku you would just need a way to move the dish
Maybe if Sadoun follows through with that Gbox+skew servo controller device...
Then there's the question of whether the dish is lubed and functional...
I wouldn't send a newbie up a ladder to work on that thing, clean the wasps out of the feedhorn, and all.
George is certainly right though.
The guys here can walk you through the checks.
Your cup could be half full.
And presumably, the major adjustments any dish would need, are already made.
It probably tracks the arc just fine.
I still vote for a fixed 36" on Ku as the first dish.... but ya got the support help here, to go either way! - :up
I didn't think of that.... one polarity and no motor movement
sounds like the Ku dish might be the best first option for up and running system
then work on the big un
... but if it's pointed accurately at an interesting bird,
... the servo was left on a vertical or horizontal channel (do those stay okay without power?)
... not any bugs or bird nests in the feed horn...
... and maybe there are both C-band and Ku-band LNBs up there . . .
The man might get some instant gratification.
Ya never know -
... the servo was left on a vertical or horizontal channel (do those stay okay without power?)
... not any bugs or bird nests in the feed horn...
... and maybe there are both C-band and Ku-band LNBs up there . . .
The man might get some instant gratification.
Ya never know -
Since we're talking about the BUD, if you don't have an Analog receiver or a Dish Positioner to move it, you can hook a 12v battery to the actuator wires and move the dish until you find a satellite, and then reverse the wires to move it in the other direction.
Guys, I am reading all these replies and I am freaking overwhelmed.
As I look at the detail in picture 5, I believe that I see rust, not just on the mast, but also on the cylindrical object in the lower left of the photo.
As I look at the detail in picture 5, I believe that I see rust, not just on the mast, but also on the cylindrical object in the lower left of the photo.
yes since its physically pointed H it should be that way unless the last power pointed the servo at V got it lol lol i'm going to bed its late
(or maybe that backwards its late )
i guessed galaxy 14 and on H polarity it has TBN , JCTV, SOAC great family christian channels .
have fun guys and a great night
lol lol i'm going to bed its late (or maybe that backwards its late )
i guessed galaxy 14 and on H polarity it has TBN , JCTV, SOAC great family christian channels .
have fun guys and a great night
rust doesn't look to bad
the cylindrical object is the actuator and it actually doesn't look to bad for being in the Nevada sun
now another story and then i'm going to bed .....
i don't know how bad the wasp are in Nevada but there is no blue cover that i can see on the feedhorn. this would be an open invatation to become the wasp motel here in Arkansas , so procede with caution and care
the cylindrical object is the actuator and it actually doesn't look to bad for being in the Nevada sun
now another story and then i'm going to bed .....
i don't know how bad the wasp are in Nevada but there is no blue cover that i can see on the feedhorn. this would be an open invatation to become the wasp motel here in Arkansas , so procede with caution and care
dish arrived, but...
Okay, I'm back, and I'm such a forum noob that I just figured out I was posting in a forum and a subforum. So this is the main FTA forum and if my posts ever do get too technical, I will be moved by a moderator. I got it (I think).
Anyway, after learning that bigger is better, dishwise, AND learning that small dishes are subject to "rainfade", AND facing the very real possibility of relocating the family to either Oregon or Washington (following the work), we decided that it would be good to get a dish larger than 36". It won't make much difference while we're here in Sin City, it would be real important in the rain. So I ordered a Geosatpro 1.2, and waited for over a week for it to get here.
It arrived today and I was surprised to see just how big 1.2 meters is! In photo 62a, the dish in its shipping container sits in the living room in front of a 27" TV.
Photo 68a shows the smaller pieces that came in the shipping container, and also the motor and LNBF which coincidently arrived 2 hours earlier.
Photo 72a shows the dish assembled and sitting in front of the same 27" TV.
Photo 71a is the mast out on the roof, waiting for the dish and motor.
And finally, photo 73a shows the new problem. The tube-like leg sticking out of the motor is 1 5/8' in diameter. The brackets in the picture will only clamp down to 2 7/8" at their tightest. In other words, I cannot get the motor to attach at all to the bracket on the Geosatpro's butterfly.
Maybe we are lucky. The dish assembled weighs 47lbs, and a second look at the board holding the mast in 71a makes me doubt it can handle the weight.
Okay, I'm back, and I'm such a forum noob that I just figured out I was posting in a forum and a subforum. So this is the main FTA forum and if my posts ever do get too technical, I will be moved by a moderator. I got it (I think).
Anyway, after learning that bigger is better, dishwise, AND learning that small dishes are subject to "rainfade", AND facing the very real possibility of relocating the family to either Oregon or Washington (following the work), we decided that it would be good to get a dish larger than 36". It won't make much difference while we're here in Sin City, it would be real important in the rain. So I ordered a Geosatpro 1.2, and waited for over a week for it to get here.
It arrived today and I was surprised to see just how big 1.2 meters is! In photo 62a, the dish in its shipping container sits in the living room in front of a 27" TV.
Photo 68a shows the smaller pieces that came in the shipping container, and also the motor and LNBF which coincidently arrived 2 hours earlier.
Photo 72a shows the dish assembled and sitting in front of the same 27" TV.
Photo 71a is the mast out on the roof, waiting for the dish and motor.
And finally, photo 73a shows the new problem. The tube-like leg sticking out of the motor is 1 5/8' in diameter. The brackets in the picture will only clamp down to 2 7/8" at their tightest. In other words, I cannot get the motor to attach at all to the bracket on the Geosatpro's butterfly.
Maybe we are lucky. The dish assembled weighs 47lbs, and a second look at the board holding the mast in 71a makes me doubt it can handle the weight.
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GeoSat 1.2m (4-foot) dish is a very nice one! - :up
To deal with several of your questions and observations . . .
- people do put that dish on a 2100 motor, even though it's a bit awkward
( I might have suggested a bigger motor or a smaller dish)
- there may be a larger shaft for the motor, as an option
- folks generally get a piece of plastic plumbing, split it down the side, and use that to shim between motor and dish-bracket
- the dish came with a suitable mounting post 'n foot, didn't it?
- Don't put it on the pole on the side of your house!
- may have mentioned this before, but I'd suggest you put up the dish without a motor as a first step, and learn the basics
Hope that gives you something to think about at this midnight hour.
Plenty more info is available, as you need it.
To deal with several of your questions and observations . . .
- people do put that dish on a 2100 motor, even though it's a bit awkward
( I might have suggested a bigger motor or a smaller dish)
- there may be a larger shaft for the motor, as an option
- folks generally get a piece of plastic plumbing, split it down the side, and use that to shim between motor and dish-bracket
- the dish came with a suitable mounting post 'n foot, didn't it?
- Don't put it on the pole on the side of your house!
- may have mentioned this before, but I'd suggest you put up the dish without a motor as a first step, and learn the basics
Hope that gives you something to think about at this midnight hour.
Plenty more info is available, as you need it.
Wow, that shim idea is clever! I'll get some pvc from the hardware store.
The hard one to swallow is first go up there and install just the dish... no motor. Then go back up in the 114 degree Sin City heat, take apart what I have done, insert the motor, and then reinstall the dish. I hate the heat. I'm only here because of job transfer. How about if I install the whole thing but bypass wiring the motor in? Then it will just point at one spot in the sky. That way, I can later climb up and include the motor.
The hard one to swallow is first go up there and install just the dish... no motor. Then go back up in the 114 degree Sin City heat, take apart what I have done, insert the motor, and then reinstall the dish. I hate the heat. I'm only here because of job transfer. How about if I install the whole thing but bypass wiring the motor in? Then it will just point at one spot in the sky. That way, I can later climb up and include the motor.
. . . and the skew motor . . .
Maybe if Sadoun follows through with that Gbox+skew servo controller device...
I'm working on it. I am keeping my fingers crossed.
Thanks for the update, Sadoun.
I know a lot of folks are looking forward to that toy. - :up
That pole on the house is way too flimsy for the dish, much less the dish and motor!
Think about putting up the dish at least temporarily in the back yard, on a 4..5 foot metal post or pipe.
Better, would be to use a backyard pipe for your motor, later.
You want it down on the ground, to get started.
Down low is where you need to start.
I know a lot of folks are looking forward to that toy. - :up
I looked, and don't think the dish did come with a mounting J-pole, and side-struts...- the dish came with a suitable mounting post 'n foot, didn't it?
- Don't put it on the pole on the side of your house!
That pole on the house is way too flimsy for the dish, much less the dish and motor!
Think about putting up the dish at least temporarily in the back yard, on a 4..5 foot metal post or pipe.
Better, would be to use a backyard pipe for your motor, later.
You want it down on the ground, to get started.
Down low is where you need to start.
Oops... now I get the message!
Hello Anole... if you're online tonight.
As you can tell, I don't log in every night. Usually, I read the replies, then go to bed. ASAP next day, I meet with Mom and #3 son (who is age 18), and we discuss what I have learned from from the senior members, usually you, Anole.
We try to balance what you tell me with what we have to work with here. Sometimes the timing sucks, like when you warned me that the little leftover Direct TV mast would not hold our new GeoSatPro 1.2 dish. Okay, we took your advice and set about to plan something sturdier. But your very next reply, which I didn't even look for until way, WAY too late, advised me to start by mounting the dish on the ground. Now that is wisdom. I wish I had seen that before what me and #3 had to go through.
Tell me, can I close out this thread and continue the project under a new, more appropriate thread name? How would I do this? Thanks!
Hello Anole... if you're online tonight.
As you can tell, I don't log in every night. Usually, I read the replies, then go to bed. ASAP next day, I meet with Mom and #3 son (who is age 18), and we discuss what I have learned from from the senior members, usually you, Anole.
We try to balance what you tell me with what we have to work with here. Sometimes the timing sucks, like when you warned me that the little leftover Direct TV mast would not hold our new GeoSatPro 1.2 dish. Okay, we took your advice and set about to plan something sturdier. But your very next reply, which I didn't even look for until way, WAY too late, advised me to start by mounting the dish on the ground. Now that is wisdom. I wish I had seen that before what me and #3 had to go through.
Tell me, can I close out this thread and continue the project under a new, more appropriate thread name? How would I do this? Thanks!
At the bottom of the page you should see the "Forum Jump"? Inside of it, it should say "Free To Air (FTA) Discussion"? To the right of that you should see the word "Go"? Click on go, then Click on "New Topic" and you can start another thread. No need to close this one though?
I just thought that the title was now out of date and misleading. At this point the thread should be called Newbie Gone Wild, or something similar, because of all the crazy crap that has happened to us in our first FTA project.
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