June 2006 - Internet Satellite Installation
The dish will be mounted on a "flat" boulder on the logging road. It has to be rock steady and have a clear view bearing 130 degrees (SE) and elevation 30 degrees.
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Peter tying off rope. The rope measures cable length to net loft.
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Sighting elevation 30 degrees to the satellite. There must be no trees blocking view.
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Looking toward the satellite
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Stick and flag so we can spot the site from the house
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Stick, flag, and sighting device
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Drilling holes in the rock for anchor bolts
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Looking down at our house
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More drilling
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Another use for a bulb baster - sucking granite dust out of the drill hole
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Three holes will do for the base plate
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Mixing concrete for the dish foundation
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"Pouring" the dish foundation
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Problem with anchor bolts - we had to dismantle the foundation
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| Phase 2 - Mounting on bare rock with washers as levelers
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Lee Edmondson is the satellite dealer. He owns Lund Auto & Outboard where we keep our boat. Excellent service. I recommend them. Lee's boat cruises at 50+ mph so he made it from Lund to Edna Bay in under 40 minutes.
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Lee and Peter
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Aiming the dish
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Aiming the dish
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Aiming the dish
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Our snake guards the dish
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Lee to Mork
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Aiming the dish
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Tidying up
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Registering the satellite modem
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Celebrating success over a Coke
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Lee
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Aftermath - securing the cable
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Prologue ... Works great. Faster and less expensive than Telus 1X.
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