I have a sg2100 motor a 1-meter gospel dish and a fortec mercuryII.
I have never been able to get the full arc from 129-72. I am site challenged and I am not that handy. I live in a row home with three story buildings across from me (Aside from the fact there isn't much ground). Ground mounting is not an option. I have three options for the site a balcony with balusters that may or may not interfere with the signal. A 42 foot high pitched roof. I also have three chimneys in decent repairs. I should mention that I hate heights. Right now I have been focusing on the balcony. I have never hit 123 or 129 in the arc but can hit them individually. Currently I have 72-116.8. My main targets that I want in order are 74, 123,129, 87. I called around to get it installed and no one locally will do it or is able to do it. They just do small dishes. A place out of New York will but they want $100 an hour including a 6 hour drive. That’s just going to happen. By the way I am in Harrisburg, PA.
What I’ve got and have tried.
I have a tripod and a pole. I’ve never been able to get it plum. I have a couple of dish network wall mounts after I looked at them I decided they wouldn’t let the motor turn so they are in the basement. Currently it is set up with the little floor mount meant for a stationary system. It waves in the wind and the mast really doesn’t support the dish. I have it screwed solid to the balcony. It goes out of plum out of the center of the arc. I have dealt with this by securing the pole with guide wires on either side which appear to keep it semi-plumb. They also trip me every time I adjust the lnb which in turn ruins my plumb. I can put a circular lnb in and get strong signals from 62 to whatever the high is 121 or 129 but when I put in my linear I have a partial arc again.
Here’s a picture of the balcony. Note, I do wish to have the dish as “out of view” as possible. The roof would be perfect but, I really don’t want to be up and down on the roof that much.
I am open to any and all hints and tips. I won’t be around to try them until the 2nd of December but, I sure would like to get this to work this year.
edit-the house is brick. Balcony is wood. When I talked about the balusters maybe being in the way...the lnb points directly into the wood but I think the dish is clear. the tree you see doesn’t seem to interfere it looks taller in the picture than in real life.
I have never been able to get the full arc from 129-72. I am site challenged and I am not that handy. I live in a row home with three story buildings across from me (Aside from the fact there isn't much ground). Ground mounting is not an option. I have three options for the site a balcony with balusters that may or may not interfere with the signal. A 42 foot high pitched roof. I also have three chimneys in decent repairs. I should mention that I hate heights. Right now I have been focusing on the balcony. I have never hit 123 or 129 in the arc but can hit them individually. Currently I have 72-116.8. My main targets that I want in order are 74, 123,129, 87. I called around to get it installed and no one locally will do it or is able to do it. They just do small dishes. A place out of New York will but they want $100 an hour including a 6 hour drive. That’s just going to happen. By the way I am in Harrisburg, PA.
What I’ve got and have tried.
I have a tripod and a pole. I’ve never been able to get it plum. I have a couple of dish network wall mounts after I looked at them I decided they wouldn’t let the motor turn so they are in the basement. Currently it is set up with the little floor mount meant for a stationary system. It waves in the wind and the mast really doesn’t support the dish. I have it screwed solid to the balcony. It goes out of plum out of the center of the arc. I have dealt with this by securing the pole with guide wires on either side which appear to keep it semi-plumb. They also trip me every time I adjust the lnb which in turn ruins my plumb. I can put a circular lnb in and get strong signals from 62 to whatever the high is 121 or 129 but when I put in my linear I have a partial arc again.
Here’s a picture of the balcony. Note, I do wish to have the dish as “out of view” as possible. The roof would be perfect but, I really don’t want to be up and down on the roof that much.
I am open to any and all hints and tips. I won’t be around to try them until the 2nd of December but, I sure would like to get this to work this year.
edit-the house is brick. Balcony is wood. When I talked about the balusters maybe being in the way...the lnb points directly into the wood but I think the dish is clear. the tree you see doesn’t seem to interfere it looks taller in the picture than in real life.
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