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INSTALLING AND POINTING YOUR SATELLITE DISH
13) Install the mast assembly onto the cinder block surface using a 3-inch x ¼-20 machine screw
With the base plate and mast installed, proceed to the section titled "Attaching the Reflector onto
the LNB Support Arm" later in this chapter.
Installing the Antenna onto a
Metal Pole
The satellite antenna can be installed onto a metal pole. You will not be using the base plate or
mast included with the antenna for this procedure. Store these items in case you decide to move
the antenna to a new location in the future.
Have the following tools and materials handy during this process. Items marked with a asterisk
(*) indicate that they are included in the Do-It-Yourself Installation Kit (sold separately).
Hole digging tools
Wheelbarrow or
concrete mixing box
Carpenter's level
Pencil or chalk
Installation Procedure
1) Use a hacksaw to cut the bottom edge of the pole at a 45° angle, as shown. This prevents the
(see diagram). Tighten the screw enough to secure the base plate, but
leave it loose enough to enable you to adjust the base plate.
14) Verify that the mast is still plumb and adjust if necessary.
15) Mark the locations of the other three outside holes on the cinder
block surface.
16) Remove the base plate from the cinder block.
17) Drill three ½-inch holes for the outside holes.
18) Repeat steps 8 through 12 to install togglers in the three drilled
holes.
19) Install the base mast assembly using the 3-inch x ¼-20 machine
screws and four 5/16-inch washers.
20) Tighten the four machine screws.
Guy wires and
wooden stakes
Hacksaw
40-pound bag of
quick setting concrete
(Qty 4)
pole from rotating in the concrete over time.
Metal pole (1¼-inch
inside diameter
schedule 40
galvanized water pipe
- 6-foot length
minimum)
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