Primestar dish found on junk heap. Worth it?

[comfortably_numb]

Went back out to the property tonight to see what tools I'd need to liberate this dish. Looks like the mount is attached to a pretty sizable pole (perhaps 6 feet long). Looks like it's at least a 3" OD. Since I don't have any pipe that big, I'm considering taking the pole, too, since it's just laying on the ground.

There is a wire box laying on the ground, connected to the 2-coax feed from the LNB. If this LNB has separate leads for V/H, would the multi-switch be inside the wire box or would that have been near the receiver? Trying to decide what is essential to take and what isn't.

 

[primestar31]

The pole is a 2-3/8". A chainlink fence CORNER POST is exactly right.

The switch was usually on the back of the receiver, and was an old-school 12 volt type I believe. You can replace it with any 2 or 4 port DisEqc switch, or even a tone switch on a modern receiver.

 

[comfortably_numb]

Ok thanks. Sounds like I can just unscrew the dish from the pole and clip the wires. Quick and easy.

 

[clucas]

Best to take everything if you can. I have the original LNB’s (one flat and oval and the other long and tubular) and by reading this thread I may want to get a C120 flange LNBF for the optimum performance. Glad I kept them.