Big Pole

[cparker]

I remember trying to find a spot for my initial Dish install. Back then it was all do-it-yourself installations. Anyways.... I needed like... elevation 33 degrees or so... can't remember exactly. It was a long time ago. And I didn't HAVE an inclinometer. I had a compass and a drafting triangle. The bathroom window was right below where I THOUGHT I wanted to put the dish after hunting around with my compass. I have tall trees as well... like... about 60 feet or higher. So I taped a piece of string to the bathroom window and using the compass, found a spot on the opposite wall to tape the OTHER end of the string so that it was oriented on the azimuth. Now I took the drafting triangle and placed the shortest edge against the window with the bottom at the string. Now as long as I remained oriented to the string along the bottom edge of the triangle, I was looking up a 30 degree angle from there and saying to myself, "It'll be ABOVE where this points."

Not only did it clear the trees, but it shot through a "gap" between 2 trees.

Ahhhh.... the old days... hahahaha

"Sometimes when the only tool you have is a hammer... every job looks like a nail"

 

[sprprsnmn]

Well, the 2nd opinion came by earlier. He says no dice.

Should I find an independent installer who can do the job, or should I just try D*, which both installers said might work.

 

[sprintcarcrazy]

Must be same installer that put the one in the tree!!!!!!

 

[Scott6760]

Are you sure you even have LOS for 110/119? What did he say about 61.5?

 

[sprprsnmn]

He didn't even try to look at 61.5. He just said it wouldn't work. I just assume I have LOS to 110/119 b/c my neighbor does.