Antenna pointing costs?

[nkapon]

Hello there

How much should it cost to repoint an existing antenna? Lets say a 1.2m dish?

Thank you

 

[primestar31]

Hello there

How much should it cost to repoint an existing antenna? Lets say a 1.2m dish?

Thank you

Do it yourself, then it's free. IF you can't or don't want to, and IF you can find somebody that knows what they are doing to do it for you, it would likely cost over $100. Plus maybe even a travel charge also, if they are far away.

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[nkapon]

Do it yourself, then it's free. IF you can't or don't want to, and IF you can find somebody that knows what they are doing to do it for you, it would likely cost over $100. Plus maybe even a travel charge also, if they are far away.

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Thank you Mike!
It is very useful, I just wanted that ballpark figure. I could do it if I were there We have like 5 sites in NY we would like to repoint, another one in Washington DC and another one in Florida...and also one in Chicago.. So I think it is better we will look for local guys in these locations.

Thanks again
Nimrod

 

[Hyper Casey]

nkapon - you can try here to get a quote to re-point a dish

http://ftainstall.com/

 

[Titanium]

A repoint service call for a small KU dish at a commercial location near a major US city will be a minimum of $500.

 

[nkapon]

A repoint service call for a small KU dish at a commercial location near a major US city will be a minimum of $500.

Thank you Titanium,
I appreciate your answer. I hope customers could respect these price levels. As a field engineer myself, I can justify it. But its been hard times in the industry and these prices, unfortunately, are not accepted anymore. Companies are not willing to pay such amounts anymore for half day work.

Starlink are giving everyone hard time.. :/

 

[comfortably_numb]

What sort of company are we talking about here?

 

[nkapon]

What sort of company are we talking about here?

VSAT company. This market has been hit strong and hard. Not a KO though and I believe and hope 2025 will turn to be a better one.

 

[primestar31]

Would have been nice if you had explained all that in your first post. I was assuming a private owner, at a house. Not a commercial setup.

 

[nkapon]

Would have been nice if you had explained all that in your first post. I was assuming a private owner, at a house. Not a commercial setup.

thanks, indeed

What would you quote for commercial repointing then?

 

[primestar31]

thanks, indeed

What would you quote for commercial repointing then?

See Brian's post #5 above.

 

[one_db_compression]

Thank you Titanium,
I appreciate your answer. I hope customers could respect these price levels. As a field engineer myself, I can justify it. But its been hard times in the industry and these prices, unfortunately, are not accepted anymore. Companies are not willing to pay such amounts anymore for half day work.

Starlink are giving everyone hard time.. :/

I'm not sure what markets you support, but it sounds like a rough ride.

My client just had a string of rural VSAT terminals from the Dakotas through to Chicago repointed from the dying Anik bird over to Eutelsat 115. The mobilization fee per site was $1000 (averaged over two dozen sites), never mind the cost of on-site activities. I'm just desensitized to construction costs in the energy sector, though. Getting a pair of terrestrial microwave terminals installed, dishes hung, pointed, and peaked... that's going to set me back easily $25,000 in mobilization and labor in my neck of the woods (western Canada, north of 54 latitude).

Everyone else's mileage may vary.