2.4 DH Antenna installation

[blademedia]

How much does this thing weigh?!

I estimate 1.3 ton at the moment, I will be adding another .3 to make sure, I need 1.07 ton according to this at 60 degree my latitude is lower than that so shouldn't need as much, best safe than sorry though,

Wind Force @ 60° @ 100 MPH: 2400 lbs.
2.4-3.3m | DH Satellite

 

[blademedia]

Started painting the base late this afternoon, hope some paint is left on it in the morning, it started peeing it down

 

[Trust]

Yes very sad John, but a lesson learnt I guess and sounds like no one was injured, I cringe when I see some installs people don't realise the force of the wind on a dish,

This is not going anywhere, I hope

But those constructions looks very wobble to me , nothing I would make that way .

 

[blademedia]

But those constructions looks very wobble to me , nothing I would make that way .

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Well there solid as a rock there designed to hold very heavy gates,

Your dish idea is stupid and will never work but I don't come on your thread criticising

 

[Trust]

Sensible criticising is always welcome !

But you changed youre mind ?
Chris1979, John and blademedia liked this at 15 jan.

 

[blademedia]

Sensible criticising is always welcome !

But you changed youre mind ?
Chris1979, John and blademedia liked this at 15 jan.

If it was wobbly it wouldn't be there, your eyes must be very good to see something that's doesn't wobble from a still picture

 

[Archive-8]

But you changed youre mind ?
Chris1979, John and blademedia liked this at 15 jan.

Have I lost something?

 

[Lazarus]

Staff Note

Let's just stick to the nuts and bolts of the matter at hand, chaps. Literally ;)

 

[blademedia]

Staff Note

Let's just stick to the nuts and bolts of the matter at hand, chaps. Literally ;)

Thanks,

Ok back on track, anyone considering using eye bolts their perfectly safe and stable, this is the recommended safe working use, the breaking strain is 75% greater than listed below.

 

[Lazarus]

Any chance of a few wider-scope pics, so we can see how the dish fits in with whatever surrounds it, in terms of other houses, potential obstructions and the like?

 

[blademedia]

in terms of other houses, potential obstructions and the like?

Two trees are my main problem one E one W, the runway is positioned so the dish can be moved around them, its one of the main reasons ive gone to all this trouble

 

[moonbase]

Thanks,

Ok back on track, anyone considering using eye bolts their perfectly safe and stable, this is the recommended safe working use, the breaking strain is 75% greater than listed below.
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Blade,

Could you please let me know the supplier of the 26mm threaded rod and eye bolts? I hope to get a pallet mount on castors fabricated from steel box section and steel plate later this year when the weather improves. It might be useful if I got some of the metal ordered ready for the levelling system.

Thx

 

[blademedia]

Blade,

Could you please let me know the supplier of the 26mm threaded rod and eye bolts? I hope to get a pallet mount on castors fabricated from steel box section and steel plate later this year when the weather improves. It might be useful if I got some of the metal ordered ready for the levelling system.

Thx

Hello moonbase, the 26mm threaded rod is on the base levelling system, I bought threaded rod cut it in two and welded a nut on the top,

The eye bolts on the second fine tuning/leveling system are M16, they can be bought from anywhere I sourced them local to me,
ADJM164 - Adjustable Zinc Played Eye Bolt to Suit 16mm Pin - DC Iron

 

[blademedia]

Started painting the base late this afternoon, hope some paint is left on it in the morning, it started peeing it down
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All paint had washed of this morning nearly a full tin at £14

Decided to leave painting while no sign of rain, installed winch for moving base up down runway, need to make a few rollers so I can move it both ways

 

[John]

With thanks to Julian @elite Antennas for current quotation info. ....
I'll place this in @blademedia thread, i know he's interested in knowing.
So -- sit down and digest the info, iv'e done the highlighting btw.

 

[blademedia]

Hi John, so if I'm reading this correct the 2.2 is £1250 + vat without paint ?

 

[John]

Hi John, so if I'm reading this correct the 2.2 is £1250 + vat without paint ?

Yep, correct blade. = £1500 including vat, no paint, pick up from factory, choice of 600mm or 1200mm backring with no difference in price.

 

[blademedia]

I think that's a good price if you start comparing it to channel master, are you having one ?

 

[moonbase]

With thanks to Julian @elite Antennas for current quotation info. ....
I'll place this in @blademedia thread, i know he's interested in knowing.
So -- sit down and digest the info, iv'e done the highlighting btw.

John,

The price for the 2.2m has increased from £1050 in the quote I received in late 2015 to £1530 in your quote today, both figures excluding VAT. Thats almost a 50% increase in 15 months. You deffo gonna need the hammer on that piggy bank now although I have been reliably informed you are well wedged up and can easily afford it




Rgds

 

[moonbase]

I think that's a good price if you start comparing it to channel master, are you having one ?

Yes, compared to a channel master it is a good price and the spun aluminium antenna are a lot easier to handle. I am not sure if there are many other manufacturers of one piece spun aluminium antenna in this size range, your DH (USA) is one, possibly Kathrein in Europe and Elite in the UK?


Rgds