Direc tv antenna
Today i found what i was looking for while on a trip to the land-field. After a few minutes of convincing the attendant, i was able to pull this out of the blue metal box. I already have an ext...
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imamech2 wrote:
mhawk4
I like you dish mount, what are the measurements? How do you weight it down to keep the wind from blowing it over?
Low profile Satellite dish mount
1. Yes the dish lays on it's back as in the picture and works just as good as standing up the normal way.
3. I did not think this mount up and take no credit for it's design. I first saw a very similar mount
made of steel pipe. About a year later I saw an RV'er with a very similar mount made of PVC.
Both the mounts I have seen were home made, Where they got the Idea I do not know. After looking
at the two others, I decided to build my own and this is what I came up with. From these pictures you
should be able to build a similar mount and add your ideas to make yours perfect for your needs. Note: I
have Direct TV with a single LNB.
4. This mount just sits on top of the ground (no anchors). It is very wind resistance because of it's low profile.
I have seen it sit through winds that have moved or tipped over tripod mounts near us. I filled the inside the
pipe with sand before gluing the last elbow on to add a little weight to the mount. Total weight of mine with
sand in it is 6 pounds. Others have suggested filling the pipe with concrete. Use whatever makes you happy.
5. Material can be found at most hardware, plumbing, or home improvement stores. Material
is schedule 40 1" PVC pipe and fittings, use the correct glue ** for PVC pipe.
6. You can make your base any size you feel is right for you. Mine is 21" wide, 21" long. Mount for dish is
6" above base. I used about 51" total of 1" PVC pipe then cut to the lengths I needed. Used 5 - 1" elbows,
3 - 1" tee's, 4 - 1" plugs for the bottom of the elbows that make the feet. Then 1 - 1" coupler and 1 - 1" cap
this is what the dish mounts on. All adjustment bolts on the dish have wing nuts for easy adjustment.
MODIFICATION NOTE: It has been brought to my attention that some dishes have a lip on the dish mount.
This lip prevents the dish mount from clamping tight enough to the PVC mounting stub. I understand the
lip can be cut or ground off, then the dish will clamp tight to the PVC mounting stub.
Here is a list of materials; i got the info from another Rv forum. The material list calls for 1" pipe, i used 1 1/4" the right size for the antenna bracket.
good luck and sorry for the late reply.
