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Sat Dish install?

Kylersk

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Ok, looks like I got an extra Dish laying around, I believe it was when I upgraded our service. Anyways, I was thinking on installing it on my fish house, but wasnt sure the best way to do this. So, how do you all have yours installed?

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Funny I just put mine on last week.

I mounted it on the tip of the v nose ware there was 2x4 not 2x2 framing, that way all four holes on the mounting plate hit studs... and that was about it,I already had an out side jack for the ant, so I just puged it in there, I can switch from sat to ant fast if needed.

I don't know if it's just me but man, is mine hard to line up to get signal I'm sure I'll get better at it this winter

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Hahah.. I was digging around our furnace rooom and found the dish. It's even a Dish 500 with dual LNB. Not sure where I got it from though?!? Right now I've got my TV antenna mounted on the front, so I cant fit the dish mount... Where do you have your TV antenna?

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I just mounted mine as well. I just built up a section of the wall with 2x4s to mount the base plate to. I also plan on using wing nuts to mount the dish to the pole to make it easier on the ice to adjust the dish. As far as a TV goes, I'm looking at using an old flat screen computer monitor that I have laying around. Just need to figure out how to attach the two.

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I made a couple of brackets to install the dish, but after looking at it, I'm thinking I may just pick up a tri-pod instead. I think that would be easier to adjust, since it will be on the ground and not 7' in the air.

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I dont know what those tripods cost but another option that is easy as pie is to go with an RV dish.

I bought a Winegard Model: RM46 for $130 at a local RV dealer. If I was to do it again I would get the

Model: RM-DM61l it has satelite and a regular antenna all in one.

Why I really like mine is you never need to go outside to setup or tune. It is all done from indoors and is easy as can be for 1 guy to do. Never takes me more than a minute or 2 to lock into good signal.

Good luck..

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