Rainman's Farm

rainman · #1 (**permalink**) 04-02-2008, 08:54 PM

some pictures of my dishes.
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bobkat · #2 (**permalink**) 04-02-2008, 09:25 PM

I don't see your still around anywhere...

kat

rainman · #3 (**permalink**) 04-02-2008, 09:28 PM

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I don't see your still around anywhere...

kat

Got to keep that hid up in the bushes away from prying eyes Kat.

1captain · #4 (**permalink**) 04-03-2008, 09:18 AM

Nice; I like the mod that you did to the Birdview with the feed legs, now the feed is adjustable over the way they were from Birdview with the 6-legs, an bet that that dish works GREAT.
1Captain

rainman · #5 (**permalink**) 04-03-2008, 10:13 AM

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Nice; I like the mod that you did to the Birdview with the feed legs, now the feed is adjustable over the way they were from Birdview with the 6-legs, an bet that that dish works GREAT.
1Captain

The mod was already done when I got the dish found it about a year ago. still got to get it aligned waiting for some warm weather and sunshine on the weekend so we can finish the install.

1captain · #6 (**permalink**) 04-03-2008, 11:36 AM

Thats good that the birdview was done with the feed legs cause it takes alot of time, an measuring to do it, an if any 1 has a birdview with the standard 6 leg set up you can gain a lot more signal by doing that mod. all that i have done with the feed mod is about 1 1/2 inches farther out from its orginal location. Always have like Birdview dishes, they are very well built, an their motor drive set up is built better than any other satellite H to H mounts that i have ever seen (their built like a tank). the only thing that they lack is a offset adjustment to fine tune the declination, but all of them have did they are right on, an down here where i am at it is a 4.1 degree offset. So you will enjoy that dish when you get it going Rainman, they play ku real good.

rainman · #7 (**permalink**) 04-03-2008, 01:17 PM

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their motor drive set up is built better than any other satellite H to H mounts that i have ever seen (their built like a tank).

yep and weights like a tank also LOL.

Jim-S · #8 (**permalink**) 04-04-2008, 08:23 PM

I bet you don't live in a condo. ha ha

NoLegsLtDan · #9 (**permalink**) 04-04-2008, 10:07 PM

I just was given a Fortec Classic NA from my buddy and I have no idea how to do anything. First off, I have direct tv at my home and no other dishes. Any advice??

rainman · #10 (**permalink**) 04-05-2008, 02:42 PM

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I just was given a Fortec Classic NA from my buddy and I have no idea how to do anything. First off, I have direct tv at my home and no other dishes. Any advice??

yep pick yourself up a 90cm dish and DG240 motor from Sadoun and start surfing the skies.

rainman · #11 (**permalink**) 04-05-2008, 02:43 PM

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I bet you don't live in a condo. ha ha

No condo for me Jim I need my space.

vze59zgb · #12 (**permalink**) 04-06-2008, 11:24 AM

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some pictures of my dishes.
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here in new jersey would like to have that install used to be all farms woods no more no room for big dishes great pictures nice install .

regards pete vze59zgb

rainman · #13 (**permalink**) 04-06-2008, 08:39 PM

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here in new jersey would like to have that install used to be all farms woods no more no room for big dishes great pictures nice install .

regards pete vze59zgb

Thanks Pete got at least one more dish to put up. got about 8 acres here and most is woodland so we have to find the opening's to get the sat's we want.

Vitruvius · #14 (**permalink**) 04-08-2008, 02:07 PM

Nice. How did you do the cabling? Is it all coax stuck in the dirt? Did you have to run any low voltage power lines?

rainman · #15 (**permalink**) 04-08-2008, 04:51 PM

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Nice. How did you do the cabling? Is it all coax stuck in the dirt? Did you have to run any low voltage power lines?

I got the cables running through water pipe. the mesh dish use's a ribbion cable and the solid Birdview got 2 run's of RG6 and a actuator cable ran to it. that way I can tie my 1 meter dish in to it later.and the 90cm has just a single RG6 cable run.