Thank you all for your suggestions. But due to the pandemic & also because I can't drive. I think I will stick with getting a satellite dish off the internet. I do have some more money now & can better afford the shipping.
Thank you all for your suggestions. But due to the pandemic & also because I can't drive. I think I will stick with getting a satellite dish off the internet. I do have some more money now & can better afford the shipping.I recommend that you take the advice to look for a free 10ft mesh as these members have suggested. Having myself gone the long route of 3ft Ku -> 4ft Ku -> adding mini bud hardware and tweaking -> 7.5ft primary Ku with sidecar Cband -> 10ft dual Corotor. Everyone gave me similar advice early on. I'm not saying I ignored it as I was initially focused on PBS and music channels on Ku, but there is so much more on Cband. Find the dish you actually want / need and save time and money early on. Sometimes just paying the shipping will get you a part that you need.
If you are limited to only ordering online then go for the biggest dish you can afford - you won't regret it. Also keep in mind that both of the dishes you linked to use a stationary mount and are not designed to be motorized. If you are looking to motorize and track the arc you need to purchase a dish with a polar mount. Another option would be to buy one of the stationary dishes you linked to then build a polar mount for it yourself. That's not an impossible task but not an easy one either. Better to find one that already has it.Thank you all for your suggestions. But due to the pandemic & also because I can't drive. I think I will stick with getting a satellite dish off the internet. I do have some more money now & can better afford the shipping.
After doing some searching, I also found this satellite dish. Is there other place that I could get this kind of dish. Do these kind of dishes come with poles to mount them to, or do I have to buy, or find, a pole to mount it on separately.If you are limited to only ordering online then go for the biggest dish you can afford - you won't regret it. Also keep in mind that both of the dishes you linked to use a stationary mount and are not designed to be motorized. If you are looking to motorize and track the arc you need to purchase a dish with a polar mount. Another option would be to buy one of the stationary dishes you linked to then build a polar mount for it yourself. That's not an impossible task but not an easy one either. Better to find one that already has it.
Do these kind of dishes come with poles to mount them to, or do I have to buy, or find, a pole to mount it on separately.
Or a big fat sack of sticky icky.Find a friend with a truck, and a case of beer can go a long way!
Would really thick PVC pipe, reinforced with concrete with rods through the bottom of the pipe to keep it level, also work.Ask the vendor, but usually a package deal comes with one. Since it cost extra to ship the pole you might phone around to local metal/scrap yards and see what they have, might save you a lot of $$. Make sure it is schedule 40 or better (same OD as the one called for). Find a friend with a truck, and a case of beer can go a long way!
Would really thick PVC pipe, reinforced with concrete with rods through the bottom of the pipe to keep it level, also work.
NO!Would really thick PVC pipe, reinforced with concrete with rods through the bottom of the pipe to keep it level, also work.
If you live anywhere were there is any chance of underground utilities (gas, electric, phone, etc) then it is best to call. I live in the country and know for sure that there are no gas lines here and the electric and phone are delivered overhead on poles. As such, I never call before digging on my property.Some more questions, would I have to call "Dig Rite" before I go digging? If I don't feel like digging, could I build a stand like this? Also, would I have to measure the focal point on the C Band dish.
Might find better ummm, "value" in diamonds. JMOOr a big fat sack of sticky icky.
See my previous post on wind-load. Can a stand such as that work in SOME places temporarily? Sure, but I sure wouldn't waste my time installing one like that. Our winds here are too high anyway, but even in low winds, you'd best be advised to build something that can handle a minimum of 500lbs of wind pressure.Some more questions, would I have to call "Dig Rite" before I go digging? If I don't feel like digging, could I build a stand like this? Also, would I have to measure the focal point on the C Band dish.
Quikrete is fine to use. My hole is about 18" across on the top, and "bells" out on the bottom, 4ft down. There's a slight "cut" on one side, to help keep it from being a cylinder, and possibly spinning in the hole from huge winds. Yeah, that can happen, I've heard of it from others.I would like to know how wide should the hole, that I will have to dig, have to be for the mounting pole & should I use Quikrete, or just any other kind of concrete mix?
Is it also possible to use a roof mount, on the ground that's weighed down, with sandbags, or something else that's heavy?Quikrete is fine to use. My hole is about 18" across on the top, and "bells" out on the bottom, 4ft down. There's a slight "cut" on one side, to help keep it from being a cylinder, and possibly spinning in the hole from huge winds. Yeah, that can happen, I've heard of it from others.
Once you dig the hole and flatten the bottom a bit, pour in 1 bag of GRAVEL (for water drainage, to help keep pole from lifting later). Then, place a flat patio PAVER on the top middle of the gravel. Your pole bottom sits on that, It'll keep the pole from sinking into the ground. Then use some stakes and 2x4's to completely, 100% PERFECTLY level the top of the pole in the hole, East-West and North-South. Get it PERFECT. Oh, by the way, you should also have drilled a hole through the pole about 1 foot or so UP, and place a bolt (or "all-thread") through it, that's long enough to hang out both sides of the pole. Nut it down. Yet another thing to keep the pole itself from possibly spinning inside of the cement after huge winds.
Then mix and start slowly shoveling in the mixed cement, a little at a time, alternating around the hole so as not to "push" the pole to one side. After you get a foot or so of cement in the hole, RECHECK the level on all sides! IF it's changed a bit, adjust it before it's not possible anymore. YES, at that point you could still man-handle the pole a little bit if needed.
Once you have all the cement in the hole, it should be enough to have a slight "dome" top above ground. That keeps rain water that runs off the pole, from pooling right there and causing issues.
Double-check your level again, before the cement completely sets up too much to do anything about it.
I cover the wet cement with some of the left over cement paper bags, and keep them slightly damp while it all hardens over the next 5-7 days MINIMUM, before putting the polar mount and dish on the pole.
Don't RUSH this, because IF you don't get this right, it creates a real mess later. You can wait a week, believe it or not.
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