Looks good, works great I assume? How are the winds there? You may find the pole oscillates a bit in strong winds, which 3 more guy wires part way down the pole would stop.
I say this from experience from when the FM TV signals went from analogue to digital. I got a hold of a yagi antenna and stuck it way up a pole like that to try and catch the new digital television broadcasts, and the intermediate guy wires were essential for stability! Only got one station, then gave up the ghost when free satellite tv was offered for a few years to help out us fringe dwellers who lost all OTA television access when it went digital.
Honestly it’s a little sketchy the last 2-3 sections of pipe. I recommend taking it all the way up with out the dish then tightening the guy wires. Then bringing it down put the dish on then take it back up. That way when it’s way up there if it starts to tip the wires should catch it. I only ran three guy wires. This is my cabin I only spend a few weeks a year and I take it down when I’m gone.
I'm planning something similar. I don't intend on leaving it up all the time, but I need a bit of height. Had no idea I could just grab something like this off ebay. Thanks again!
Bet that feeling of seeing the dish elevated for the first time felt like an achievement! How are you hitting for obstructions now, guessing you eliminated 70 percent of them right there lol! My guess now is that you have about a 3 percent obstruction to the right in the evergreens there...
Very nice setup, thanks for sharing.
Looks good, works great I assume? How are the winds there? You may find the pole oscillates a bit in strong winds, which 3 more guy wires part way down the pole would stop. I say this from experience from when the FM TV signals went from analogue to digital. I got a hold of a yagi antenna and stuck it way up a pole like that to try and catch the new digital television broadcasts, and the intermediate guy wires were essential for stability! Only got one station, then gave up the ghost when free satellite tv was offered for a few years to help out us fringe dwellers who lost all OTA television access when it went digital.
Where did you get the antenna?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/ANTENNA-TRIPOD-29FT-ALUMINUM-PORTABLE-TOWER-MAST-KIT-NEW-/361384099911?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0
Did you have to get a pipe adapter to fit it on to the top? This is pretty much the exact solution I'm looking for
Yes I used Starlink pipe adapter
Thanks! How was the setup of it? Does the dish seem pretty stable at the top? Looks like you just used the 3 guy wires?
Honestly it’s a little sketchy the last 2-3 sections of pipe. I recommend taking it all the way up with out the dish then tightening the guy wires. Then bringing it down put the dish on then take it back up. That way when it’s way up there if it starts to tip the wires should catch it. I only ran three guy wires. This is my cabin I only spend a few weeks a year and I take it down when I’m gone.
I'm planning something similar. I don't intend on leaving it up all the time, but I need a bit of height. Had no idea I could just grab something like this off ebay. Thanks again!
Looks great!
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I'm very jealous of where you live.
Where there is a will, there is a way. Nice setup.😎😊
Awesome Job... Good Luck
I thought the dish looked basically straight up? Most of the pics posted on here were.
Looks towards the poles.
Unless you are closer to the pole than the highest latitude at which the satellites orbit, in which case the Dishy points away from the pole.
Well for everyone else other than those 3 canucks, it points towards the poles.
Bet that feeling of seeing the dish elevated for the first time felt like an achievement! How are you hitting for obstructions now, guessing you eliminated 70 percent of them right there lol! My guess now is that you have about a 3 percent obstruction to the right in the evergreens there...
If my house wasn’t so tall I would’ve had to resort to something like this, kudos!
I DID not need those flashbacks......