My SAT-playground
- Thread starter RimaNTSS
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- My Satellite Setup
- Some SAT-related hardware.
- My Location
- N-E from Riga
After 2 days under polyethylene 
, removed the mould. 
Surface of the block is not perfect and there are some small cracks, which are not deep.
Will let it dry for couple more days before doing something else.
2 @Lazarus : same wife is still around. She was quiet angry to see this concrete block. I just wander what she will say after "small" antenna be installed on the block
, removed the mould. Surface of the block is not perfect and there are some small cracks, which are not deep.
Will let it dry for couple more days before doing something else.
2 @Lazarus : same wife is still around. She was quiet angry to see this concrete block. I just wander what she will say after "small" antenna be installed on the block
Captain Jack
Retired human
- My Satellite Setup
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- My Location
- North Somerset
Rimant, do you not tell her what your plan is until you've done it?
Captain Jack
Retired human
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- North Somerset
Exactly, so I am trying to learn the tricks of the trade. It's not like she can make him remove a 4.6m behemoth.
BTW, G, that's a worrying avatar you have...
BTW, G, that's a worrying avatar you have...
Captain Jack
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- North Somerset
Does she not look inside your garage and notice you shiny dishes on the wall? And wondering why her hair products don't last very long?
A
archive10
Guest
When the pre-fab house people slap-up houses around here, they let the concrete base set for about 4 weeks before they put up the house....
Not that this may transpose to your sat-plinth, but it does indicate that large plunths make take some time to cure...
- My Satellite Setup
- Some SAT-related hardware.
- My Location
- N-E from Riga
nelson_b
Contributor
- My Satellite Setup
- Strong 4375 driving a 2.4 m Channel Master dual focus offset + Invcom Quad C120 K/U l.n.b. + BSC 421 and Zinwell C band l.n.b.,s - DR HD F15 - TM5302 - Octagon SX88+Optima - GT Media V7 - HD receivers. + other dishes currently in use - Antique 3.0 m Prodelin P.F. - Channel Master 1.8 m offset - Channel Master. 1.2 m.
- My Location
- North West Yorkshire - near Lancashire & Cumbria borders.
Did some dusty work today on the edges of the block..... 14 meters only
I can imagine that it "was" a pretty dusty job
Looks like "good quality" concrete that you have put down there
Captain Jack
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Better than mine shite, that's for sure!
A
Archive4
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Please specify mine shite, universal translator does not compute!
Boolean Nand or Nor would be more appropriate on this occasion!
Boolean Nand or Nor would be more appropriate on this occasion!
Captain Jack
Retired human
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- North Somerset
I hate my phone. All it does is make spelling mistakes.
Anyway, carry on.
Anyway, carry on.
Terryl
Specialist Contributor
- My Satellite Setup
- OpenBox X5 on a 1 meter motorized dish.
And now a 10 foot "C" band dish.
Custom built PC
- My Location
- Deep in the Boonies in the central Sierra Nevada mountains of California.
?? Why did you cover it ??After 2 days under polyethylene View attachment 95442 , removed the mould. View attachment 95443
Surface of the block is not perfect and there are some small cracks, which are not deep.
Will let it dry for couple more days before doing something else.
2 @Lazarus : same wife is still around. She was quiet angry to see this concrete block. I just wander what she will say after "small" antenna be installed on the block
Terryl
Specialist Contributor
- My Satellite Setup
- OpenBox X5 on a 1 meter motorized dish.
And now a 10 foot "C" band dish.
Custom built PC
- My Location
- Deep in the Boonies in the central Sierra Nevada mountains of California.
- My Satellite Setup
- Some SAT-related hardware.
- My Location
- N-E from Riga
That helped keep surface always wet and helps concrete to cure more evenly.
- My Satellite Setup
- Some SAT-related hardware.
- My Location
- N-E from Riga
Received phone call from my neighbor this morning. He was wandering why do not we try to erect Andrew Pedestal?! That is the same neighbor who will see my antenna all the times, that will be his main view from majority of windows 
. I did not mind, and we moved pedestal next to the concrete block. Those 2 parts are quiet heavy, we managed to join them together but stopped at the point how to lift the construction 
. Should find the solution. One of the options could be to drill couple of holes in the block (yellow) and fix eye-bolts there and then use ropes or winches.
. I did not mind, and we moved pedestal next to the concrete block. Those 2 parts are quiet heavy, we managed to join them together but stopped at the point how to lift the construction . Should find the solution. One of the options could be to drill couple of holes in the block (yellow) and fix eye-bolts there and then use ropes or winches.
