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John · Jul 29, 2016

RimaNTSS said:
I was wrong last night..... it is actually possible to use pipe inside the holder with diameter up to 120mm. I had one piece of such a pipe laying around, so now it is holding CM 1,8m. How many people did the install? Right, only me !

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... Very very nice Rima, hurry up and get the big Momma in place

archive10 · Jul 29, 2016

Lazarus said:
Lovely job.

Are you planning to fit an LNB and cable it, or just going to leave it as a Modern Art installation?

Nah - maybe put an LNB and a meter on a short lead and try 28.2E or somthing like that just for the hell of it.

You know it's mostly put up beause he can

(like taking a car from the collcetion out for spin on a sunny summers day)...

RimaNTSS · Jul 30, 2016

3-man 1/2-hour job and central drum is in place. It is made of aluminum, but does not mean light as it's diameter is about 123cm.
Add: Wife asked: What is that? I've said: It is gonna be wind-mill, we will have free electricity!

John · Jul 30, 2016

RimaNTSS said:
3-man 1/2-hour job and central drum is in place. It is made of aluminum, but does not mean light as it's diameter is about 123cm.
Add: Wife asked: What is that? I've said: It is gonna be wind-mill, we will have free electricity!

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... Rima, that is Outrageous ___ ly fabulous!.

margusten · Jul 30, 2016

Hi Rima, this is fantastic. I like windmills too.
On first picture is 2.3M windmill and 1.6M antenna with prehistoric polar mount. Working well but too small for C band.
On second picture 2.5M antenna , I plan to set up soon. I got it from soviet submarine base, made from aluminium but real heavy.
Unfortunately missed 5M antenna, it was recycled 7 years ago.

RimaNTSS · Jul 30, 2016

Almost forgot that everything should be clean, so gave the drum some cleaning with the kitchen-sponge. Actually, doing some activities with antenna this size , it is already separate events: cleaning- you can spend all day. Taking actuators out of the garage and bringing them to installation place, and so on. Actuators, even without motors weight a lot, so moving them around is better by 2 persons. Platform is 3,5m, actuators about the same size.

Lazarus · Jul 30, 2016

So, has your wife realised you were fibbing about the wind turbine yet?

RimaNTSS · Jul 30, 2016

She has said: Tell me the truth and I will not be angry! So, spelled: A-N-T-E-N-N-A

. Means, no problem.

Lazarus · Jul 30, 2016

Archive4 · Jul 30, 2016

RimaNTSS said:
Actuators, even without motors weight a lot, so moving them around is better by 2 persons

No comment!

archive10 · Jul 30, 2016

RimaNTSS said:
She has said: Tell me the truth and I will not be angry! So, spelled: A-N-T-E-N-N-A . Means, no problem.

Amazing - I was just going to post a question on how long you think you could get away with that explanation... ;)

But in any case case - it's looking good - looking forward to seeing reception figures for 28.2/5E and Badr7 or Nilesat

archive10 · Jul 30, 2016

margusten said:
Hi Rima, this is fantastic. I like windmills too.
On first picture is 2.3M windmill and 1.6M antenna with prehistoric polar mount. Working well but too small for C band.
On second picture 2.5M antenna , I plan to set up soon. I got it from soviet submarine base, made from aluminium but real heavy.
Unfortunately missed 5M antenna, it was recycled 7 years ago.
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I like the windmill!

That prehistoric PM doesn't look all that dumb, though.
High mounting point of swivel part mean centre-of-gravity close to swivel == less strain on actuator at extremes, and declination control that could be made to work with offsets as well...
Is that local made, or did that come off the russian base as well?

archive10 · Jul 30, 2016

RimaNTSS said:
3-man 1/2-hour job and central drum is in place. It is made of aluminum, but does not mean light as it's diameter is about 123cm.
Add: Wife asked: What is that? I've said: It is gonna be wind-mill, we will have free electricity!

I like that fact the the drum is same size as the "large dishes" that most other people consider a large project to install and configure...
And that even without the reflector, the mount+drum dwarfs the CM180 next to it...

RimaNTSS · Jul 30, 2016

Have both actuators installed, couple of periods of severe rain slowed the process considerably.

Pick from actuator

and couple of baskets of nuts&bolts

( I think about 30 kilos) . I do not think there are lots of big ones missing, but small ones for sure. Problem with them (OK, not a problem but issue) that they are not Metric

, means that to replace them I will need to figure something out. Did not install any of two severe duty motors

, in fact I did not think yet how to power them up. I do not think I will be able to renovate all electrical installation. In the begging will be turning antenna by mechanical means.

Lazarus · Jul 30, 2016

Just provide SWMBO with a crank- handle and tell her it's for operating her new mangle.

margusten · Jul 31, 2016

st1 said:
I like the windmill!

That prehistoric PM doesn't look all that dumb, though.
High mounting point of swivel part mean centre-of-gravity close to swivel == less strain on actuator at extremes, and declination control that could be made to work with offsets as well...
Is that local made, or did that come off the russian base as well?

Yes prehistoric PM is probably made by local master about 10 years ago, I just painted it.
1.6M antenna I got for free, it has alde written on it , may be even made in Latvia.
Working on 2.5M stand at the moment. I hope 0.8M hole was enough, can't dig more. Stones only ...

RimaNTSS · Jul 31, 2016

I am afraid ghat soon I will not be able to make nice pictures, as all antenna will not be fitting in the view of the camera.

Or, I should go to neighbor's property to take some pictures. I am giving wash to the strength-ribs, it takes time. But, it takes even more time to fix them to the drum.

nelson_b · Jul 31, 2016

RimaNTSS said:
I am afraid ghat soon I will not be able to make nice pictures, as all antenna will not be fitting in the view of the camera.

What a superb piece of equipment this is

I,m sure it does take a lot of time to build ... and i,m sure you are getting a great deal of pleasure from every minute of creating this monster

...

bonou2 · Jul 31, 2016

margusten said:
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Unfortunately missed 5M antenna, it was recycled 7 years ago.
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please never do not write some words because can cause heart attack

RimaNTSS · Jul 31, 2016

Sure @nelson_b , I am enjoying every minute doing that, other-ways I would not be doing it at all ;) . Finished with ribs, will drink some beer now :rolleyes:

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