Hey George,
I think you are having a pretty good run on luck yourself.
It looks kind of crappy right now, needs some touch-up paint in a couple of spots. I don't want to paint the whole thing if I can avoid it. I just got through painting a 7.5 footer, and let me tell you that takes a lot of cans of spray paint even if it is the economy flat black from Lowe's at $1.00 a can.
It would look better, but it won't help it bring in signal.
There is very little rust on it.
I think it will be easier this way to get it on the roof. I can assemble it up there, and set it on the pole.
Can't decide whether to take over this one and use the Pansat and VBox II or use the 7.5 footer with the Pansat and use the 4DTV with this one.
I am leaning on using the Pansat because of where I am going to put this one on the roof. Where I am going to put it has great LOS from 30W to 148W.
The 4DTV will mainly be used from AMC 6 to AMC 10 and doesn't need so much LOS.
I'm hoping to never have a problem with KU on the BUD again.