Foretec 1.8M (6 foot) dish FS6P mounting
I'm thinking I'll be buying the Fortec 1.8M polar dish. I've read that it uses 3" max pole mounting. So a 2.50" ID schedule 40 steel pipe with 2.88"OD would work. I would be mounting the dish on a near flat roof as low as possible. My latitude is 38 degrees and the dish would be pointing about 47 degrees or so. Seems the pole would only need to be 24" high. Would a 2 3/8"x30" J mast with support 36" struts be adequate? I have a surplus one from a Starband Internet dish.
On Sadoun's web site he has a MC-1 FTA system including a 6 foot Fortec dish that comes with a stationary ground mount. Investigating the ground mount, says it's for the 100 & 120cm size dishes with no mention of a six foot dish. It's 29.5" tall and 2 3/8" dia. But the picture looks to be a 6 foot using the mount and expansion lag screwed into a sidewalk.
sadoun.com/Sat/Order/Satellite-systems/C-Band-Satellite-System.htm
sadoun.com/Sat/Products/Fortec-Star/Dishes/120FM-Floor+mount.htm
sadoun.com/Sat/Products/S/H180_007.jpg
I'm thinking I'll be buying the Fortec 1.8M polar dish. I've read that it uses 3" max pole mounting. So a 2.50" ID schedule 40 steel pipe with 2.88"OD would work. I would be mounting the dish on a near flat roof as low as possible. My latitude is 38 degrees and the dish would be pointing about 47 degrees or so. Seems the pole would only need to be 24" high. Would a 2 3/8"x30" J mast with support 36" struts be adequate? I have a surplus one from a Starband Internet dish.
On Sadoun's web site he has a MC-1 FTA system including a 6 foot Fortec dish that comes with a stationary ground mount. Investigating the ground mount, says it's for the 100 & 120cm size dishes with no mention of a six foot dish. It's 29.5" tall and 2 3/8" dia. But the picture looks to be a 6 foot using the mount and expansion lag screwed into a sidewalk.
sadoun.com/Sat/Order/Satellite-systems/C-Band-Satellite-System.htm
sadoun.com/Sat/Products/Fortec-Star/Dishes/120FM-Floor+mount.htm
sadoun.com/Sat/Products/S/H180_007.jpg
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