As readers of my Blog will recall, we had a problem down in Mexico when our StarChoice tripod blew over in the wind, breaking the arm off the dish. It took a long time to repair it and in the meantime we had to rely on the generosity of neighbours to share their dish with us. This was not the perfect solution as sometimes there was no other StarChoice dish within the range of my cable and other people are always coming and going.I found plans for this ground level dish mount on the Internet and decided to build one. It was very simple to build using some inexpensive PVC pipe and connectors. Because of the very low center of gravity, it should survive high winds while staying firmly on the ground. I took the opportunity to upgrade to the larger dish to help find and pull in the weaker StarChoice signal in Southern Mexico.
This will be a huge relief as most travelers in Mexico have either had the same problem themselves or know someone who did. StarChoice dishes are impossible to replace in Mexico so the only option is to try to repair them. The repair we did was actually very good and the dish still works well. This one will be better.
Hey.....Is that my fence???
ReplyDeleteIt is your fence Sweetie! Still standing and looking good.
ReplyDeleteHave you had an opportunity to try out this dish mount?
ReplyDeleteI am looking for ideas on mounting a large Starchoice dish for our trailer and would be interested in any comments you may have.
How about portability? Is everything glued together or just friction fit?
Thanks. Enjoy your travels. Mike.
I used the mount in Yuma for a week and it worked out well. There was a pretty good wind and it stayed solidly in place.
ReplyDeleteIt is glued together and I designed the dimensions to sit against the back of the rear seat of our towed Honda. It takes up little room. I suspect the problem with friction fit is the center post might tend to fall over to the side. It would be woth a try however.