Need help / info with older BUD

[rv1pop]

I have an older Winegard Dish with buttonhook and old motor (we used to call them acuators) that is muddy and a Microwave Systems Engineering Model LB 6080 lnb. Says CHAPARRAL on the polarity control. 3.7 to 4.3 Ghz with 950-1450 Mhz IF. Stamped into the side are the numbers 007215.

I need information on getting the dish back together, back on the mount and onto the 4" post I am about to set up. I have PLENTY of room and a very clear view of the southern sky.

I am presuming this is an analog setup. I did have the receiver but should be able to find it again by the time I get the dish together and set up. I did see it when we packed up our belongings after the burglary.

Can anyone tell me where to find the information. I have tried reading all the posts but most everything I can find is for "4dtv" and I do not think that is what I have or will have.

Thanks in advance.
POP

 

[Anole]

a little info

This site is a little hard to read, due to the background graphics, but it's a wealth of info on setting up BUDs.
Footprints by Dish Size - Adjusting the Polar Mount for Prime Focus Antenna - C/Ku-Band Satellite Systems - Tuning, Tracking, Azimuth, Elevation, Declination Angles, F/D Ratio, Focal Distance, Inclinometer, LNB/Feedhorn Assembly, Actuator Assembly, C

Also, for particular things, you might tiptoe through the C-band FAQ section right here on SatGuy's.
They have links to everything, but the first site I listed above is pretty comprehensive.

If ya have any particular questions, I'm sure the great guys here can help you out.


which way did you come in?
Sorry, old joke.

 

[rv1pop]

Thanks, Anole,
That does give me more information than I had.... I must be getting old, I recognized a lot of the information, but I had forgotten SO MUCH! I have been a ham radio operator for 50 years... (But I can not be that old,) and I helped push the VTR between tv stations in Seattle when there was only 1 Ampex for 3 stations. I hope I can find the receiver and this should help me on the hook up.I probably will only need a 50 foot co-ax / control run and because of the many field mice I will have to use conduit. The suggestion to leave the covers off is a good one here that I would not have thought of --- we have at least 4 kinds of nest building hornets and wasps, I do not need hidden nests!
I use that line and I did no asked to be helped OUT ! TNX OM.

 

[Anole]

Post the brand and model number of the old receiver.
Someone here may well have the identical unit.
You never know who'll have a manual.
We seem to be collecting docs on old equipment in another section of the FTA forum.

And the number one way to get more interest in your project . . .
. . . post some pictures of everything.
Everybody loves a good picture.
Not only of the gear, but even the field you intend to plant it in.

Had a ticket for at least 35, but found so many other outlets in the last 20.
Technology isn't just for hams; there are so many disciplines.