Good morning, all:
You may remember my previous satellite setup at my parents' house, before I took my job in Tennessee. I eventually took it down, because it wasn't a very good setup. Too close to the ground, didn't quite track the arc right, and the dish was 30", much too small. Plus I am not living there any more, so there was little urgency to set anything back up.
Of course, that was before I spent several days there for Thanksgiving. I decided not only to put up a new setup, but also to configure it so my father could make use of it. So far, I think he finds it useful.
Back in February, I attended the National Religious Broadcasters' (NRB) convention in Nashville. As a result, I met our own SatelliteAV and he was so kind as to give me the FTA dish he had on display there at the end of the show, rather than have to ship it back to his facility. I decided to use this dish on my new setup.
I mixed up 100 lbs of concrete in a big storage container, and put a pole in it. All those parts came from Lowes. Let it dry overnight, took it to the spot in the morning. Used shims to level it, then attempted to attach the motor and dish, only to find the hole through the center of the pole clamp section of the dish was not aligned properly. My father helped me drill it out so it properly aligned, and then I got really lucky and found the arc within 15 minutes. So now it tracks all the way from 83W to 125W, though I'm not certain how much of that will be killed by leaves in the spring. (Previous setup would see 91W to 125W, though 91W and 125W were at least partially tree blocked based on signal strengths.)
My father is currently using the Manhattan that I got from Mr. Kohl at NRB, but I'm anxious to try the MicroHD and give my father something a little smaller and more out of the way. It may be a Christmas present for him; I'm still deciding on that part.
Photos are attached below.
Thank you so much, SatelliteAV!
- Trip
You may remember my previous satellite setup at my parents' house, before I took my job in Tennessee. I eventually took it down, because it wasn't a very good setup. Too close to the ground, didn't quite track the arc right, and the dish was 30", much too small. Plus I am not living there any more, so there was little urgency to set anything back up.
Of course, that was before I spent several days there for Thanksgiving. I decided not only to put up a new setup, but also to configure it so my father could make use of it. So far, I think he finds it useful.
Back in February, I attended the National Religious Broadcasters' (NRB) convention in Nashville. As a result, I met our own SatelliteAV and he was so kind as to give me the FTA dish he had on display there at the end of the show, rather than have to ship it back to his facility. I decided to use this dish on my new setup.
I mixed up 100 lbs of concrete in a big storage container, and put a pole in it. All those parts came from Lowes. Let it dry overnight, took it to the spot in the morning. Used shims to level it, then attempted to attach the motor and dish, only to find the hole through the center of the pole clamp section of the dish was not aligned properly. My father helped me drill it out so it properly aligned, and then I got really lucky and found the arc within 15 minutes. So now it tracks all the way from 83W to 125W, though I'm not certain how much of that will be killed by leaves in the spring. (Previous setup would see 91W to 125W, though 91W and 125W were at least partially tree blocked based on signal strengths.)
My father is currently using the Manhattan that I got from Mr. Kohl at NRB, but I'm anxious to try the MicroHD and give my father something a little smaller and more out of the way. It may be a Christmas present for him; I'm still deciding on that part.
Photos are attached below.
Thank you so much, SatelliteAV!
- Trip
