The dish is mounted on a boulder on the logging road. It must be rock steady and have a clear view, bearing 130 degrees (SE), elevation 30 degrees. When we tried to drill mounting holes in the granite with our electric drill and masonry bit the bit almost melted. Wally said to borrow a Hilty drill and bit from Sonora, which we did. It drilled our 2" deep hole in seconds. Lee Edmondson, the Xplornet satellite dealer, owns Lund Auto & Outboard where we keep our boat. Lee's boat cruises at 50+ mph so he made it from Lund to Edna Bay in under 40 minutes.
The satellite connection works great. Faster and less expensive than Telus 1X.
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Edna Bay, BC - 2006
Peter tying off rope. The rope measures cable length to net loft.
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Edna Bay, BC - 2006
Sighting elevation 30 degrees to the satellite. There must be no trees blocking view.
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Edna Bay, BC - 2006
Looking toward the satellite from dish site
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Edna Bay, BC - 2006
Stick and flag so we can spot the site from the house
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Edna Bay, BC - 2006
Stick, flag, and elevation sighting device
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Edna Bay, BC - 2006
Drilling holes in the rock for anchor bolts
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Edna Bay, BC - 2006
Looking down at our house
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Edna Bay, BC - 2006
Three holes will do for the base plate
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Edna Bay, BC - 2006
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Edna Bay, BC - 2006
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Edna Bay, BC - 2006
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Edna Bay, BC - 2006
Mixing concrete for the dish foundation
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Edna Bay, BC - 2006
"Pouring" the dish foundation
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Edna Bay, BC - 2006
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Edna Bay, BC - 2006
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Edna Bay, BC - 2006
Problem with anchor bolts - we had to dismantle the foundation
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Edna Bay, BC - 2006
Drilling with a Hilti-type drill - it's fantastic!
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Edna Bay, BC - 2006
Checking for level
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Edna Bay, BC - 2006
Satellite dish mount - No, it's not a mortar
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Edna Bay, BC - 2006
Aiming the dish
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Edna Bay, BC - 2006
Our snake guards the dish
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Edna Bay, BC - 2006
Lee to Mork
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Edna Bay, BC - 2006
Tidying up
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Edna Bay, BC - 2006
Registering the satellite modem
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Edna Bay, BC - 2006
Celebrating success over a Coke
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Edna Bay, BC - 2006
Lee
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Edna Bay, BC - 2006
Aftermath - securing the cable