Channel Master 1.8 Offset Stringing accuracy.

A few bad gust here J, she was moving a little bit but nothing to call anything, the other night it was slightly worse and i was still maintaining an intermittent lock on the hard to get 36E channels, i do need to install some turn buckles and a few guy-wires just to take that little bit of movement out:), something like this :).

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martin-f said:
A few bad gust here J, she was moving a little bit but nothing to call anything, the other night it was slightly worse and i was still maintaining an intermittent lock on the hard to get 36E channels, i do need to install some turn buckles and a few guy-wires just to take that little bit of movement out:), something like this :).
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Yep, i think if it was mine i would feel a bit happier doing that, even think about a safety chain / wire on the actual dish itself in case it decided to detach itself from the pole :eek: ...... i always feather mine side ways on to the offending winds as well if i am able to. Just contemplating wether to go outside and unchain her, i'll just check the weather forecast for tonight and tomorrow first lol.
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I guess it would not go a miss to fit a chain pal, but it is built like a brick S house, the winch rope could be attached to the dish in seconds if i was concerned :)
 
martin-f said:
I guess it would not go a miss to fit a chain pal, but it is built like a brick S house, the winch rope could be attached to the dish in seconds if i was concerned :)
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.... I'm paranoid, i was definitely in need of a change of undies when it wreaked havoc with me lol. Checked the forecast and we are not expecting anything serious in the next day or so .... 40mph max from Saturday night through to Sunday afternoon so will wind her back up again and need to check a frequency for a chap at 55.5West, 3894H, 3617, SIS used frequency in PowerVu .... are you able to see that ??
 
John said:
.... I'm paranoid, i was definitely in need of a change of undies when it wreaked havoc with me lol. Checked the forecast and we are not expecting anything serious in the next day or so .... 40mph max from Saturday night through to Sunday afternoon so will wind her back up again and need to check a frequency for a chap at 55.5West, 3894H, 3617, SIS used frequency in PowerVu .... are you able to see that ??
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Yes J best safe than sorry :), i have a full arc on the 1.8/1.2 but no C band fitted :(, i am having a big swap round with 2 bigger dishes very soon so not putting any time in with what i have at the moment.
 
martin-f said:
Yes J best safe than sorry :), i have a full arc on the 1.8/1.2 but no C band fitted :(, i am having a big swap round with 2 bigger dishes very soon so not putting any time in with what i have at the moment.
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Hmmmmm, me thinks your not telling me somethink
 
John said:
Your not having one and that's final. Get back in your box and behave yourself.
But ..... you might need one of these on the front if you do ..
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John can you please give more details about wall mount right on picture
Is It your make look like baidr btw
how does horizontal l profiles connect to bracket that hold pole welded ?
 
samoloko said:
John can you please give more details about wall mount right on picture
Is It your make look like baidr btw
how does horizontal l profiles connect to bracket that hold pole welded ?
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It's not my installation i'm afraid. It's a commercial radio's remote site near to me :(
 
John said:
Hmmmmm, me thinks your not telling me somethink
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:), Ok pal i think my plan is/maybe :D, 3mtr mesh dish at high level C/KU, a 2.2/2.4 Elite at ground level C/KU, my 1.5 and a 1.2 shared with KA, and do away with the 1.8 ?, cant make my mind up but something on them lines :)
 
martin-f said:
:), Ok pal i think my plan is/maybe :D, 3mtr mesh dish at high level C/KU, a 2.2/2.4 Elite at ground level C/KU, my 1.5 and a 1.2 shared with KA, and do away with the 1.8 ?, cant make my mind up but something on them lines :)
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WOW, now that would be something ..... i can see it now
 
John said:
WOW, now that would be something ..... i can see it now
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It wont be any time soon J but my plans are on them lines, i will have finished doing my home up before the end of the summer coming :):):):):), then its all hands on getting my dishes in good shape :).
 
.... completed rear of dish side arm support bracing today and with only the slightest tension on both side rods pulled the dish back enough to eliminate completely the 2mm stringing gap that was present before the bracing mod. Although the green string line looks like 5mm thick rope, it's actually only just about 1mm thick :)
 

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Captain Jack said:
What about reception? Has that improved too?
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Couldn't tell you yet, the dish is undertaking a Trust1 lnb changer mod as well, which is altering all the support structure front and back of the dish face. More work to do with lnb holders as well.
 
martin-f said:
Good stuff John glad its sorted :).
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You would have thought that with the thickness of the fibre glass and the amount of ribbing these dishes have on them that it wouldn't budge, but surprisingly didn't take much tension on the nuts, Ooo-err :eek:, to loose the 2mm gap i had
 
hexah said:
This sounds exciting. :D
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Keeps me off the streets lol, progress can be seen on Trust1's thread "New lnb changer"
 
John said:
You would have thought that with the thickness of the fibre glass and the amount of ribbing these dishes have on them that it wouldn't budge, but surprisingly didn't take much tension on the nuts, Ooo-err :eek:, to loose the 2mm gap i had
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Yes pal it does not take much, you only need to look at a good quality rx/tx dish to see what they do, the bottom main holding arm should not be connected to the dish this should come from the mount,

Great work what your all doing with the revolver :) take a look here it might give you some ideas good luck and keep up the good work :).
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John said:
My bare bones 2.2 in happier days .... there big buggers yer know Martin :D
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Thanks for reminding me of this thread Blade, i'd forgot that Julian had joined the forum and gave us some input.
 
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