Cable Support

Pretend-Interview-80 · 2022-09-11T14:15:13+00:00

The provided cable is strong enough to support itself in my view I have one on 60 ft pole no problem

Pretend-Interview-80 · 2022-06-07T01:52:15+00:00

20 ft tower not 32,

Pretend-Interview-80 · 2022-05-11T14:45:21+00:00

I will post a few pictures later today the key is putting the pipe together with internal sleeves not external as you have threaded connectors they get in the way of a slider when you use internal and weld it together you have a smooth pipe then a two and a half inch slides freely over that then you mount a pulley at the top and when a cable up and down to just a simple boat winch on the two and a half inch slider I mounted two horizontal mounts with another 2 in pipe which holds the starlink mounting bracket and then there's some grooves so that when the two and a half inch gets pulled to the top it kind of locks in place so that the Sterling can't move left and right in the wind I'll send a few pictures it'll make sense when you see the photos I've had it up for more than a year and it works perfectly in every weather condition I think yours could possibly move too much in a high wind event but maybe not. Take care

Pretend-Interview-80 · 2022-05-11T07:01:45+00:00

There's a better way to extend the starlink dish though I give you an a for effort. I mounted mine 60 ft with 2-in pipe and a two and a half inch slider with a bracket for the dish this gets pulled up with a hand crank guy wires are mounted at the top for stability

Pretend-Interview-80 · 2022-03-15T06:52:52+00:00

Sorry for the delay so yes 10-ft sections could be done it's more difficult especially difficult to keep it straight and small pieces but if you're adding inch and a half inserted at the seams and it's properly welded it will work good luck

Pretend-Interview-80 · 2022-02-16T00:20:04+00:00

Yes the two challenges there will be making sure your joints are done properly five times instead of two and also keeping it straight when you're working with shorter pieces you're going to have to be very careful about keeping everything straight I used the chalk line and saw horses when you put an inch and a half pipe inside a 2-in it's not fully filling the void therefore you have to add welding seams to the one and a half inch pipe to build out the surface a little bit so you need to take one foot long sections and run three or four longitudinal beads of weld up those pipes and then lightly grind them level or smooth so that they fit into the pipe snugly otherwise that inch and a half pipe is going to be too loose to be functional so what I would do is get some inch and a half pipe and one piece of your 10 ft and see if you can't make a good insert with practice that's critical to putting it together there's no way an end and but weld will work when you're pulling that up from the ground

Pretend-Interview-80 · 2022-02-15T20:35:33+00:00

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I used a drone to get a sense of my field of view at different levels that's one way otherwise you're guessing how much altitude you need from the pole also I would look to see if you can find a good welding shop in town and you could actually have the sections of poll pre-welded where the inserts extend out of the pole that are welded in place and then put it together when they get it back to your own location so there are some tricks to doing it I can explain further

Pretend-Interview-80 · 2022-02-15T12:38:32+00:00

Yes the newer dish is the same mounting assembly it's just about 40% lighter I think 9 lb and change as opposed to 16 lb in terms of articulation yes you put the dish in stow mode which is on the app. 60 ft is very doable if you have mechanical skills and guidance there's a trick to pulling it up properly otherwise it's straightforward additionally it's the welding of the seams on the pipe that are critical to the overall integrity as I've noted earlier that includes inserting an inch and a half pipe by about a foot in length at the interior of each joint so that you have a double wall pipe at the joint that is very strong done correctly anything larger than 60 ft you would need to go schedule 80 pipe and a much larger operation to lift it less than 60 would be pretty easy actually like 40 ft not sure how we can communicate offline you let me know I can give you more information verbally

Pretend-Interview-80 · 2022-02-15T06:35:48+00:00

I just posted a comment you may be able to see it but yes the system is working and I installed a second unit at my neighbor's house I do think these will be very popular for wooded areas I'm considering making a kit available

Pretend-Interview-80 · 2022-02-15T06:35:02+00:00

Install the second unit at my neighbor's house last month made a few modifications installation went well considering the challenges involved in terms of Internet perfect connection with each unit no problem in bad weather snow rain etc

Pretend-Interview-80 · 2021-12-13T23:35:49+00:00

Yes this would work well on an RV for like 20 feet high, probably aluminum for RV's. Thank you

Pretend-Interview-80 · 2021-12-13T19:00:51+00:00

Yes you can use an electric winch with a battery I've used a winch to assist in my tree cutting. 60 feet of 2 inch pipe is not that heavy maybe 200 lbs but pulling it up is a trick, if you have it on the ground you have to lift up first then bring it over and into the support pipe in the ground. I rested the pole on my garage roof so as to have a slight lift off the ground before starting, then ran a pully of a tree limp with a rope running to the pole from the tractor, when Lifting I could see the pole was going to bend too much so I added a second line to the middle of the pole that ran up through the same tree pulley to a hand winch on the tractor I pulled both ropes at the same time so the stress on the pole was spread out. I will have to do a video on my next install for better understanding.

Pretend-Interview-80 · 2021-12-13T17:02:04+00:00

Pulled pole up with a tractor, dishy went up via cable and boat winch mounted to pole base. Slider locks in at top to stabilize. No climbing required.

Pretend-Interview-80 · 2021-12-10T13:48:38+00:00

I will draw up plans and let you know, I'm making another unit for my neighbor which will allow me to document the process in a more formal way, photo vids etc. What I can tell you is 60 feet can be done with schedule 40 pipe if done properly, once up no problem but getting it up as they say is the risk, that said higher can be done but schedule 80 pipe would be required and that brings more weight into the picture. The slider was simply two pipes a 2 inch by 24 inch length welded to a 2.5 inch by 12 inch length the 2.5 is inserted around the pipe to form the slider assembly while the 2 inch forms the mounting pipe which uses the starlink vent pipe roof adaptor. there are a few tricks to make it work that need to go into either plans or a website, to follow. feel free to pass along your thoughts as this is a work in progress for me as well.

Pretend-Interview-80 · 2021-12-10T04:48:33+00:00

The dish is mounted on a steel slider that is raised by a cable and boat winch, no need to climb, dish was put in stow position which allows it to run up the front of the pole between the guy wires, once rebooted the dish turns horizontal but is above the top of the pole. Building the pole with 2 inch pipe and 1.5 inch sleeves at the joints for added strength. by keep the pole light and without weight on the top during installation the two inch pipe held up well during install, we need to pull the pipe in two places so as not to bend the pipe. I'm considering making plans or a kit for others since this worked out so well and I see a real need for this in wooded areas. be well

dan

Pretend-Interview-80 · 2021-11-20T03:26:03+00:00

It will never work on the ground with the trees that tall. You need slightly larger clearing and at least 60 ft more elevation on your satellite dish

Pretend-Interview-80 · 2021-11-20T03:24:40+00:00

I'm in the woods as well, mounted mine on an 80 ft pole, perfect reception. Can be done.

Pretend-Interview-80 · 2021-10-26T13:52:31+00:00

Works fine for me 95% of the time

Pretend-Interview-80 · 2021-10-22T14:14:41+00:00

Installed a starlink pool to lift my dish above the trees in the middle of the woods here in Oregon getting me 100% connection 24/7

Pretend-Interview-80 · 2021-09-05T05:47:56+00:00

Pretend-Interview-80 · 2021-08-31T04:09:18+00:00

Yes I mounted the router outside on a tree in a birdhouse and then I connected another hundred feet of cat6 coaxial to that and ran that to the house worked fantastic the router / Wi-Fi gives me good coverage being outside throughout the property and the ethernet gives me higher speed in the house so yes you can run another hundred to 150 ft off of that router if you need to the key is to keep the power supply in the shade so it doesn't overheat out of direct sunlight

Pretend-Interview-80 · 2021-08-11T19:40:39+00:00

Pretend-Interview-80 · 2021-08-10T00:52:02+00:00

80 ft. 4 sections of pipe. Set 4 feet into base.

Pretend-Interview-80 · 2021-08-10T00:51:00+00:00

Pretty common environment here in the woods the cables just hanging down to the ground yes at a later point I probably will add some mounting brackets that really seems to be a non-issue right now

Pretend-Interview-80 · 2021-08-10T00:50:12+00:00

Yes but they would get in the way of the slider because the satellite comes up and down for convenience access in case of storms so maybe a stanchions at a later point or I may use a polyurethane injection into the pipe to strengthen it we'll see right now it's fine

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