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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.Peter tying off rope. The rope measures cable length to net loft. Sighting elevation 30 degrees to the satellite. There must be no trees blocking view. Looking toward the satellite from dish site Stick and flag so we can spot the site from the house Stick, flag, and elevation sighting device Drilling holes in the rock for anchor bolts Looking down at our house Three holes will do for the base plate 060608m_12 . 1 BC EB 060608m_12 060608m_13 . 1 BC EB 060608m_13 060608m_14 . 1 BC EB 060608m_14 Mixing concrete for the dish foundation "Pouring" the dish foundation 060608m_20 . 1 BC EB 060608m_20 060608m_21 . 1 BC EB 060608m_21 Problem with anchor bolts - we had to dismantle the foundation Drilling with a Hilti-type drill - it's fantastic! Checking for level Satellite dish mount - No, it's not a mortar Aiming the dish Our snake guards the dish Lee to Mork Tidying up Registering the satellite modem Celebrating success over a Coke Lee Aftermath - securing the cable