Time again - Weekend Projects?

[iafirebuff]

OK, I am out fussing with the dish...it is only 90 out with about equal hunidity. I am scanning as we speak. I am having problems finding the tp info on lyngsat. What section do you look in? I have 11794 H 2893 and 12223 H 19984 showing up so far. I am looking on lyngsat, but cant find it. Maybe I am looking in the wrong place. Any ideas? TIA!

 

[Mr Tony]

129 maybe?

There are 2 satellites there so it is possibel

 

[iafirebuff]

Looking at 129 on lyngsat, I find close to those #'s but not those. Looking at the dish, I am farther east than my G10 dish.

 

[iafirebuff]

I did a V scan and came up with Shoppers, Learn 1, Learn 2, CARS GAI Data, AES Data - all nagra. So looking at lyngsat....... I can't find the tp #'s that the Fortec shows. Any ideas?

 

[Mr Tony]

AnikF2 at 111.1

 

[Mr Tony]

Holy crap is it hot out (even at 9:00 at night)

went out there to try something. Wanted to move a dish to the roof and move the Dish500 down. So I had that old cable spool and figured "lets try it"

went out and used the socket set to put in 8 bolts (damn its hot out)
got the dish 500 and dish300 for 61.5 ready (dang its hot out)
put the dishes on the mast to tune...nothing
did the old "move the dish 22 degrees higher to see what I'm looking it
bummer...roof is higher than dish...so can't so that
took it all down an hour later (did I mention it's hot out)

 

[PSB]

Holy crap is it hot out (even at 9:00 at night)

went out there to try something. Wanted to move a dish to the roof and move the Dish500 down. So I had that old cable spool and figured "lets try it"

went out and used the socket set to put in 8 bolts (damn its hot out)
got the dish 500 and dish300 for 61.5 ready (dang its hot out)
put the dishes on the mast to tune...nothing
did the old "move the dish 22 degrees higher to see what I'm looking it
bummer...roof is higher than dish...so can't so that
took it all down an hour later (did I mention it's hot out)

Sounds like a real workout in this heat!

Is it hot tonight where you are?

 

[Mr Tony]

Sounds like a real workout in this heat!

Is it hot tonight where you are?

1/2 hour west of you? yeah. Its still hot here...too hot to even try to work with the new 621 C/KU LNB I got today

 

[PSB]

Still 86º outside right (10:26pm) now and VERY humid!

Have fun with the new LNB, should see a difference on C-Band with the new BSC technology!

 

[iafirebuff]

We are 86 in Waterloo, Iowa now too. Hunidity must be darn close to that! Hard to breath outside! Not sure if I will put post in hole with concrete tomorrow or not. I might even skip washing the car! The pool is almost too hot to swim in. It is approaching 90 in the pool! You know its hot when it is too hot to go swimming!

 

[iafirebuff]

Oh, and the darn locust are soooo loud!

 

[ghia]

86 F @ 2:00 am in Dallas. Most of my outdoor projects have been put on hold until fall with the exception a bit of tree trimming. My dishes are on the roof and the shingles were very hot to the touch in April. I can't make myself climb up there now.

 

[Eastcoast]

Hey Ice, you have a BSC621-2 too ,I just got one on Friday to use with the 1.2m. You no doubt will have some tips I can use and I don't have the offset scalar.

Dave

 

[sikma]

I had a minute last night to attach my bsc621 to my 36" P* dish. I should back up first.....I took a signal reading on IA6 Azteca channel and had a 75 signal with my .4 Fortec After attaching the bsc621 with and without the offset scalar ring, and after making all the skew, focal adjustments, I lost went down to a 60 signal......after playing with this bsc621 on a P* dish, a 5' mesh and a 10' mesh, I'm less than pleased with it's performance, especially on ku.

I am however not making a final judgment until I get ahold of a 1.2 solid and compare readings on that.

 

[iafirebuff]

Well, just got back from Home Depot and have a 6' 2 3/8" pipe and 2 bags of cement. Going to go out on the sunny side of my house and dig a hole and put the pipe in it. It's only 91 right now, so I will wear a lite jacket

 

[iafirebuff]

UPDATE - Post in ground, 100lbs of cement in place. I lost 25 pounds due to sweat.

 

[Keith Brannen]

UPDATE - Post in ground, 100lbs of cement in place. I lost 25 pounds due to sweat.

Now if that post had been something for the wife, it would have
been: "What? Are you kidding? In this heat? I'll die out there!"

The things we do for our hobby (addiction)!

 

[iafirebuff]

You are so correct! If has to do with FTA or something of interest, it doesnt matter how hot cold, rain......

 

[Mr Tony]

Now if that post had been something for the wife, it would have
been: "What? Are you kidding? In this heat? I'll die out there!"

The things we do for our hobby (addiction)!

so true!

I won't leave to go visit relatives because its too hot out but I'll spend an hour
outside fixing or tweaking a dish

 

[iafirebuff]

I just went out and took a pic of the post, and of my 2 lnbs strapped together for another thread. Now if I can remember who wanted to see it