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11-15-2006, 12:50 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Mayville
Posts: 629
M.O.C. #2486
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Ding in the Dish ?
Working on my dish to take to Texas. I just received my new tripod and all the hookup goodies from an E-Bay dealer. I put the Dish on the mounting pipe and I now notice a small bump.It is on the signal receiving side of the dish about in the middle of the bottom two flat mount screws heads. It sticks up about as high as the flat mount screw heads. It is not close to the lnb aim on the dish. I hate to haul this all the way to Texas and find out it may not work. I can not hook the portable system up at the home base because the only clear area to a satellite is on the second story roof. I am not going up on that roof. Any thoughts?
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11-15-2006, 12:59 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Lone Tree
Posts: 5,615
M.O.C. #6109
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Not sure what the bump will do. Have you tried picking up a signal from the street (sidewalk) with your portable? I've seen some installs in attics because of the HOA, even though it is discouraged.
I usually don't have too many problems with anything accept ME. It will pick up through the truck, sometimes through the Monty, but if I walk in front of it there is catastrophic signal loss!
Just wondered if it would be good enough to test.
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11-15-2006, 02:00 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Fallon
Posts: 6,064
M.O.C. #1989
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I've seen dishes at CG with several dings and still working. I think you will be okay.
Happy trails.........................
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11-15-2006, 02:02 PM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Northeast
Posts: 414
M.O.C. #5072
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For what it's worth, my dish has quite a few dings and dents in it from being dragged all over North America, but it still works fine.
Bob
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11-15-2006, 02:44 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Santa Fe Springs
Posts: 4,189
M.O.C. #639
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Just a dumb question but, why cant you take a small ball pen hammer and reverce the dent with a slight tap. 
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Pulling a 2004, 2980 RL an oldie but goodie.
Tow vehicle is a 2009 RED RAM 3500 DRW.
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11-15-2006, 02:58 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: North Ridgeville
Posts: 20,229
M.O.C. #2839
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My dish looks like it has been in a train wreck..Dings and bends all over it.. Vise grips and small hammer will smooth things out.
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11-15-2006, 04:17 PM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Dumas
Posts: 104
M.O.C. #4480
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The one I use is dinged and bent but doesn't seem to bother it at all.
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11-16-2006, 02:08 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Cedar Rapids
Posts: 4,876
M.O.C. #1944
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I saw a carnival worker at the fairgrounds in Chippewa Falls, WI who had DirecTV with a dish that had been run over with one of their trucks. He banged it out and his picture was great.
Orv
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11-16-2006, 03:09 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Forestville
Posts: 6,025
M.O.C. #496
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Sounds like the dingie dish will work. Thanks for bringing up the question as my dish has a small dent and I was wondering if it would affect it.
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11-16-2006, 06:13 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Mayville
Posts: 629
M.O.C. #2486
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Thanks for all the help.It looks like mine might be in good shape compared to others.
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