New Girl here! Question about Old satellite dish
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The reason I'm thinking G1 is look at how far the arm is extended... In the western US everything is backwards to what were use to here. If its from the late 80's early 90's G1 was king
before G5 came along and became a popular cable bird.
For those of us who don't know the birds by their old names, and prefer the actual orbital location. -
. . . hrmmmm... I don't see G5 called out on that list . . .
You new generation bird watchers
I wonder if I should talk about the old Comstar D1- D4 that should really blow your minds 
hahaha.... 
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Radio Shack... gripes...
They used to be a plethora of help for hobbyists.
Last time I went, I needed a null modem cable. Ding dong had NEVER heard of a null modem cable... "Uh... what kind of modem?"
After looking through all the cables I could find, I flipped through the hardware drawers to get DB9 connectors to make my own and headed to the counter when I saw '232C' out of the corner of my eye... they were stacked up amongst a bunch of other junk.
When I told tweedle-dee I found it he looked at it and said "Oh you wanted a 232C cable?"
Give me a break...
I don't ever ask anybody in Radio Shack for advice...
They used to be a plethora of help for hobbyists.
Last time I went, I needed a null modem cable. Ding dong had NEVER heard of a null modem cable... "Uh... what kind of modem?"
After looking through all the cables I could find, I flipped through the hardware drawers to get DB9 connectors to make my own and headed to the counter when I saw '232C' out of the corner of my eye... they were stacked up amongst a bunch of other junk.
When I told tweedle-dee I found it he looked at it and said "Oh you wanted a 232C cable?"
Give me a break...
I don't ever ask anybody in Radio Shack for advice...
I will do my best to get the nose-cone off and take a bunch of pics. I will also try to measure how wide the dish is. You guys (and girls) really know your stuff!!
You Got ANSWERS... They got QUESTIONS?????? That's Radio... I mean Cell Shack's real saying
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It's real simple, take the screws out and pull it off. It should all be plastic so you should have no problems with the screws being rusted tight.
You will see something like the pictures attached under there. If any of the labels are readable write down that information and post it here also along with the pictures. This will make assessing the electronics easier. Good luck and welcome to the world of Satellite Communications
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Nah, It really is You got Questions, we got answers, but they will never match!You Got ANSWERS... They got QUESTIONS?????? That's Radio... I mean Cell Shack's real saying
I was a customer when they were mail order, Allied Radio Stores.
That was back in the day when the store employees were mostly ham operators, and the Heathkit store was also on your short list of places to visit. Now if you need a LM317 voltage regulator of a 100uF Cap, it better be in your junk box.
I'm sure it is the holidays and she said that she hasn't moved into the house
so i bet she's making plans on moving into the new home and enjoying the family & holidays
so i bet she's making plans on moving into the new home and enjoying the family & holidays
I'm here! I will try to take the nose-cone off tomorrow (friday) and will take some pictures. Merry Christmas everybody!!
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Question about old satellite dish answered
Enjoyed reading replies to your post. I did a 12foot Paraclipse dish install in 2006 in Bakersfield
with a 4DTV receiver as a favor for Bob Cooper (who started it all). I only service C band. I have
100% C band (and Ku) parts and brand new wire, unfortunately not for free. You can buy Animal Planet for $3.75 a month (along with Discovery/TLC/Travel) or $35.25 a year. So you see C band subscriptions are much cheaper. That dish looks like a DH 2.5m (8foot) which is bare
minimum for C band.
Enjoyed reading replies to your post. I did a 12foot Paraclipse dish install in 2006 in Bakersfield
with a 4DTV receiver as a favor for Bob Cooper (who started it all). I only service C band. I have
100% C band (and Ku) parts and brand new wire, unfortunately not for free. You can buy Animal Planet for $3.75 a month (along with Discovery/TLC/Travel) or $35.25 a year. So you see C band subscriptions are much cheaper. That dish looks like a DH 2.5m (8foot) which is bare
minimum for C band.
I was not able to get to the property on friday, but will attempt to take pics of the inside of the nose-cone tomorrow (monday). Hopefully, once you experts see those pics, you can tell me if it's worth putting any $$ into it!
Nice to hear I maybe can get Animal Planet for fairly cheap!! http://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb001_ZNxdm824YYUS
Nice to hear I maybe can get Animal Planet for fairly cheap!! http://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb001_ZNxdm824YYUS
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