Kmart Dishes?

[StarScan]

I've noticed big dishes on a lot of closed down Kmart buildings in the area. One of the buildings is for sale and I was thinking about calling and asking for the dish. Are they any good and what did they use them for?

 

[Lone Gunman]

If they are like the ones around here they make good Ku dishes. I've seen some of those on post office buildings also. They are referred to as offset or prime star dishes. As for use, I'd say it had something to do with inventory or credit card charges and stuff like that.

 

[StarScan]

They appear to be about 6 to 8 foot tall and I didn't see a transmitter on them.

 

[stejamand]

I bought some dishes at Kmart once, they had a sale on Corningware.


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[StarScan]

I'll be by one of the buildings today. Hope I can get some good pictures of the dish.

 

[KE4EST]

Most likely a 6 foot offset. Keep us informed.

 

[truckracer]

I would guess it would be an offset ku band prodelin

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[StarScan]

Doesn't look like a prodelin. It looks like a KU LNB.

 

[KC9TIK]

Looks like a nice find. I like the mount.

 

[truckracer]

It's built like a tank.


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[FaT Air]

It's built like a tank.
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Paint it olive drab and, yeah, military.

 

[StarScan]

If you zoom in on the pictures there is a piece of coax tied off, looks like it might have been a VSAT at one time. No luck at finding the owner. Doing some research I found that Kmart uses POP Radio (Point of Purchase Radio) which I think is part of Muzak. Looking at this dish on dish pointer it looks to be aimed at 119 which I heard Muzak uses. There is a Kmart that is still open with this same dish. If I knew it wasn't being used for store radio I would ask the manager about it.

 

[beavs2112]

Doesn't look like a prodelin. It looks like a KU LNB.View attachment 96434View attachment 96436

Thanks for posting these pictures. As said earlier it's an interesting dish & mount.

 

[Nov-01]

Here locally, SC, Advanced Auto Parts has been swapping their "Dish" from the roof...though I can't get any of the Managers to give 'em up. Larger, offset style

 

[. Raine]

Here locally, SC, Advanced Auto Parts has been swapping their "Dish" from the roof...though I can't get any of the Managers to give 'em up. Larger, offset style

Hmm, I'll have to check and see if they're doing that around here!

 

[StarScan]

I found a Kmart that is closing, I talked to the manager about the dish and she said she is not sure if they are still using it. I gave her my name and number for when the liquidation starts. Hope I can get it.

 

[Mr Tony]

wait....you found a K-Mart that's still OPEN?????

 

[waylew]

There's one here in Watertown,a Sears too

 

[danristheman]

Starscan I have one here in ne Indiana at an old k mart building.

 

[Claude Greiner]

I think they are on all the Kmarts. I did a church that used to be a Kmart and they had the same dish.

Looks like a VSAT setup for credit card terminals. Doubt it's being used as everything these days is either on T1 or fiber.

Could be Muzak, but nobody would invest in that over kill setup just to listen to music. Worse case scenario I would see a 24 or 30 Dish being used for 119