That is a hell of a deal!!! If you can hack it and somehow auto-track weather satellites or ham sats then you should put that thing up on your roof. That would be epic!
No witty comments for todays video other than… I just want to say thanks. I literally get joyful every time i see a new video pop up on my feed. I get to learn something new (which piques my curious mind) but it gets delivered by a genuine person in a simple, candid, honest candor. Thank you. From me.
"so instead of working on any of that, I have found something completely new to play with" Are you me? I have so many projects going at the same time haha
I grew up in Burlington, the home of Wine-O-Garbage. The only engineers they could get to work in that dump were rejects. They actually said that the customers liked the noisy drive!
Very cool and educational programming.I love how you dissect things and make them your own.Please don't stop creating content so that you may share it for the rest of the world so that we can view it for the rest of our lives.Thank you
Greetings from Anoka. Thank you for adding some squirrel footage. There is not enough of that on UA-cam these days and I could linger in squirrel world all day.
We have similar problems, being a pack rat and rather poor at organization. I pack rat slightly different items, mostly automotive related. But we appear to share very similar methods of garage organization. Keep it up, I'm with ya.
It is good you tell us that you make less than minimum wage from the channel. Because many people - myself included - have no real idea what you and others make on YT. ☮
Neat video, those motorized dishes would be fun to experiment with. For FTA TV channels you might have to change the LNB. The dish probably has a circular LNB, used for subscription TV. FTA channels require a linear KU LNB.
i am realy enjoy your content :) having similar issues with multible projects and nonstop "new" prjects joining me. Satellite / antenna is not my personal main topic but realy cool to see tinkering with it 👍
These sort of things exist here but they are expensive. What isn't expensive is a H-H motor - horizon to horizon...it moves the dish in an arc around the Clark belt. Decent TV satellite receivers will allow you to choose the satellite and will instruct the motor on which position to turn to, using USALS as mentioned.
Something like that would be a great addition to my EmComm setup for not only receiving TV but for other satellite information services and LEO images.
from the strings on the menus I can tell the outdoor unit is running on a Kinetis (freescale cortex arm mcu), probably a K64 from what I saw. Just a curiosity, nothing important lol
@3:57 - Maybe not relevant, but our old Verizon box had a 48VDC power supply. It's about 4 feet from me in a box. It's the wall wart variety with the barrel connector on the end.
That actually looks too easy for you! . You are ... Squirrel... Really lucky with all that interesting stuff around you, I can't seem to find anything like that for 500 miles and I have no driver's license.
It helps being near a state capitol (for govt surplus) and large university, plus estate sales etc. And then just regular old Craigslist and Facebook. There can be lots of places to find junk if you look around!
@@saveitforparts they usually run about 1k but that’s a mighty big investment for some, there’s a fairly big seatel internet antenna (I think it was a 4006 or 4009) on sale right now on eBay right now for about that much (gulf asset recovery) - I believe that’s somewhere in the central Midwest part of the country And locally to Seattle someone’s selling a massive intellian for $350 but you’d have to be able to haul it so that’s unlikely.
@@saveitforparts heh. You’d think so but most are beat to hell by the time they’re retired. That said, they do come up on auction occasionally. I’ll let you know if I see any pop up lol.
Hi Gabe, Looks like an amazin dish you have there! I bought a stationary dish from 1 mtr diameter, but didn't started with it yet. As an ex phone company/cable internet technician I have plenty connectors and lots of white (75Ohm?) coax laying around :D I have a bit of an off topic question, SDR++ On the PI 4, or 5.... It's a hazard, digging trought outdated tutorials on the interwebs, and none of them is working anymore, for one or the other dang reason..(Not compatible anymore/OS upgrade on the PI, stars didn't allign) I'm still trying with all them old Raspi images, but it's a mess :( If you would be able to do the honors, and create some tutorial. Thousands of people will be eternally grateful to you. ! And many new subscribers for sure! (That's a given!)
I've actually had some issues with Raspberry-NOAA myself, I think I have an older version and it's not 100% compatible with the latest Meteor satellites. I haven't had time to update it!
You made me feel much better about my multiple failed attempts to pick up a signal with a v8finder2. At least I didn't instantly kill it. Lol That said, I'm confident it has a memory issue anyway.
Gabe, I haven't watched TV, per se, in probably 25 years. I don't miss it. IF I'm traveling (which is rare these days, sadly), I might turn the TV on in the hotel room,, see that it's the same old banal nonsense as 25 years ago, and turn it off :)
Sounds about right! Netflix can be ok, UA-cam has good stuff, but actual broadcast / cable / satellite TV seems to be one giant advertisement occasionally interrupted by a TV show. Kind of the same way parts of the internet are going!
@@saveitforparts However TV satellite "DX-ing" is reasonably interesting, especially here in the UK/Europe as there are all sorts of channels and feeds from all sorts of different countries which are able to be picked up from here.
You can install OBS on a USB so it works from one device to the other. It's free, and honestly it's pretty decent, it even supports Linux too (I heard this is your preferred OS). I'd still record with camera too using this method as it could crash. If USB ports are an issue you can pick up a fairly decent USB-C hub for cheap too.
I had one on my RV set up for Direct TV which I didnt want or need... I gave it away as I got an in Motion KVH antenna, using Dish that antenna can be upgraded though even old ones can as the mechanics are very heavy duty and are pretty reliable you can sell that mounting plate for money as most dont use it mine had it and i re used it.. and yes its loud...if you are in an fringe area..it will drive you nuts. my KVH which is military grade equipment and in motion
Those connectors on the back of the remote control box look suspiciously like Molex "MiniFit Jr" sockets, actually a pretty standard plug these days. Your PC PSU Plugs are the larger normal Molex "Minifit" (Not Jr) variety. So with a bit of searching you should be able to source some new plugs to suit.
Not much you can get with circular polarity Ku band. A 1M dish and a linear LNB you could get a few FTA channels on 93w and 97w. I have an old Alliance Tenna Rotor. The gears slip in 15-20 mph winds
Probably more Patreon and more UA-cam subscribers. Sponsors haven't been a big part of my channel so far, I get a knock-off product here and there but no one has offered real money for that.
Do you know which of the smaller radome covered models will allow the dish to be elevated to 0 degrees (i.e. pointing at the horizon) ? I have an idea for amateur radio use, which would need to be able to do this.
I'm not sure, most of the commercial TV models are limited from something like 5 degrees to 70 degrees. I don't think I've come across one that does a full vertical range.
@@saveitforparts yep, thanks, just as I suspected. Might need some hardware adjustments. Btw, I suspect you could detect a 12 GHz maser with one of the larger dishes, if you haven't tried already, search for small dish methanol maser detection.
@@saveitforparts no one enjoys the search for forbidden glitter. FYI There are some reasonably priced filter cutter/openers on the big box site that will save your fingers.
Also, please start working 9on the Vintage PCs NOW. Parts are getting REDICULOUSLY expensive. I'm trying to source a 286 mainboard right now, and the ones that have the features I want and are tested working are like 100s of dollars.
I think he tends to use kinda junky old garage PCs where screen capture wouldn't be an unsubstantial amount of load on the system. I kinda like it as more like, filming the whole process, much of it being working with other components and things. A lot of it pretty pick up and go.
They call a Motorhome a Caravan in the UK? In the Netherlands a caravan is what you pull behind your car, and a camper is what u guys would call an RV. So many words for houses on wheels!
@@saveitforparts what are you missing? I have a parts breadbin on hand if you need chips. Not sure how much of them work as I got it with another system I bought with the note it was a parts machine.
I remember setting up a Dish antenna in a HOA neighborhood that claimed to not allow them, ( rattle canned it to match arbor vitea plants adjacent to it). When customer was moving, I was confronted by a Karen screaming"you can't put that here!" I replied" I am removing it, you never noticed it for the past 5 years, what's your point, now?" Crickets.
Gabe, maybe use ffmpeg in a pinch. I'll paste the command below. ffmpeg -f x11grab -s $(xdpyinfo | grep dimensions | awk '{print $2}') -i :0.0 -r 30 -c:v libx264 -preset ultrafast output.mp4 This command captures the entire screen at 30 frames per second and saves it to output.mp4. Adjust the -r option for a different frame rate if needed.
@@saveitforparts There was a stone found on the beach in the sudo-shape of a triangle. An expert (grad student) on Ancient Egypt said it could be remnants of a pyramid so clearly the Egyptians were on Oak Island at some point. There's only one way to find out: 250, 8" core samples each going 500' deep. They hit water? More secret collapsed tunnels? Next week on Oak Island...
That is a hell of a deal!!! If you can hack it and somehow auto-track weather satellites or ham sats then you should put that thing up on your roof. That would be epic!
No witty comments for todays video other than…
I just want to say thanks. I literally get joyful every time i see a new video pop up on my feed. I get to learn something new (which piques my curious mind) but it gets delivered by a genuine person in a simple, candid, honest candor.
Thank you. From me.
"so instead of working on any of that, I have found something completely new to play with"
Are you me? I have so many projects going at the same time haha
Me too!
There's a lot of it about.
I grew up in Burlington, the home of Wine-O-Garbage. The only engineers they could get to work in that dump were rejects. They actually said that the customers liked the noisy drive!
Lol!
I love that going into stow position just smashes the feed arm into the ground to fold it😂
Very cool and educational programming.I love how you dissect things and make them your own.Please don't stop creating content so that you may share it for the rest of the world so that we can view it for the rest of our lives.Thank you
Your project selection is always wild. Hello tuggy 1:07
This has the potential to be one of your best projects in a while. looking forward to see what you come up with!
5:32 your resourcefulness is valuable. Never let anyone tell you otherwise
we need to get you to 10 million
I am driving up from Detroit to visit Ax-man. I am happy to help you assemble the car port. I am a pretty fart smeller when it comes to building.
Fart Smeller aye? ^~^
Greetings from Anoka. Thank you for adding some squirrel footage. There is not enough of that on UA-cam these days and I could linger in squirrel world all day.
Making Minnesota squirrel. You the MVP brosef.
We have similar problems, being a pack rat and rather poor at organization. I pack rat slightly different items, mostly automotive related. But we appear to share very similar methods of garage organization. Keep it up, I'm with ya.
I caught you again. You put another new video in the playlist. As always this is a good video. Greetings from Greece 73
Im glad he does that because when I go to bed often I just want to 🔀 a good content creators stuff
@@MichaelOfRohan i absolutely agree and i like it when creators do this
8:13 the glare is actually neat and artistically frames the shot
This is a wicked nice dish set up. There is potential with this one for a number of projects.
It is good you tell us that you make less than minimum wage from the channel.
Because many people - myself included - have no real idea what you and others make on YT.
☮
Estou acompanhando seus vídeos do Brasil
Neat video, those motorized dishes would be fun to experiment with. For FTA TV channels you might have to change the LNB. The dish probably has a circular LNB, used for subscription TV. FTA channels require a linear KU LNB.
Only thing is, for linear, you need to adjust the skew, potentially for each orbital position?
@@jeremyloveslinux Correct.
@@jeremyloveslinux This dish has an adjustment for that. But it's not super critical.
I have so many projects too! All in time! Thank you for sharing
Hello from Burlington, Iowa Winegard HQ!
i am realy enjoy your content :) having similar issues with multible projects and nonstop "new" prjects joining me. Satellite / antenna is not my personal main topic but realy cool to see tinkering with it 👍
Another great video. I wish we had motorized satellite dishes in Europe.
USALS?
These sort of things exist here but they are expensive. What isn't expensive is a H-H motor - horizon to horizon...it moves the dish in an arc around the Clark belt. Decent TV satellite receivers will allow you to choose the satellite and will instruct the motor on which position to turn to, using USALS as mentioned.
As always - great content and something new is learned. Been keen to mess around with the FTA project thanks to your posts.
Can't wait for the next video!
If I had it, I'd take the dish off and attach a dummy zombie that pops up and looks around 😂😂😂
A Santa aroud Christmas, a bunny for Easter
"My therapist says I have ADHD which means that I have Attention Deficite.... Oh look, a squirrel!"
Something like that would be a great addition to my EmComm setup for not only receiving TV but for other satellite information services and LEO images.
So much cool potential.
You got me at experiments.
from the strings on the menus I can tell the outdoor unit is running on a Kinetis (freescale cortex arm mcu), probably a K64 from what I saw. Just a curiosity, nothing important lol
@3:57 - Maybe not relevant, but our old Verizon box had a 48VDC power supply. It's about 4 feet from me in a box. It's the wall wart variety with the barrel connector on the end.
Season 687 of oak island KILLED ME. 😅
That actually looks too easy for you! . You are
... Squirrel...
Really lucky with all that interesting stuff around you, I can't seem to find anything like that for 500 miles and I have no driver's license.
It helps being near a state capitol (for govt surplus) and large university, plus estate sales etc. And then just regular old Craigslist and Facebook. There can be lots of places to find junk if you look around!
You might want to consider a pilot's license with those distances!
@@andrewn7365 I have an ultralight, but will I need a new engine & prop
Definitely looking forward to when you do get hold of a maritime satellite antenna! They are way better at tracking.
I don't see too many here in the Midwest, but I'll keep my eyes open!
@@saveitforparts they usually run about 1k but that’s a mighty big investment for some, there’s a fairly big seatel internet antenna (I think it was a 4006 or 4009) on sale right now on eBay right now for about that much (gulf asset recovery) - I believe that’s somewhere in the central Midwest part of the country
And locally to Seattle someone’s selling a massive intellian for $350 but you’d have to be able to haul it so that’s unlikely.
I'm considering making an electric guitar from scrap bits and pieces that I have lying around. Save me Obi-Wan, you're my only hope :) :)
0:30 SQUIRREL!
@5:09 "my droid is alive" 😅
Johnny 5… is alive!! 😂
0:28 THIS BIT SLAYED ME 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
2:14 this dish reminds me of a smaller version of the dishes that are on top of our DSNG vans.
I want to find an old news van, that would be awesome!
@@saveitforparts heh. You’d think so but most are beat to hell by the time they’re retired. That said, they do come up on auction occasionally. I’ll let you know if I see any pop up lol.
Hi Gabe, Looks like an amazin dish you have there!
I bought a stationary dish from 1 mtr diameter, but didn't started with it yet. As an ex phone company/cable internet technician I have plenty connectors and lots of white (75Ohm?) coax laying around :D
I have a bit of an off topic question, SDR++ On the PI 4, or 5....
It's a hazard, digging trought outdated tutorials on the interwebs, and none of them is working anymore, for one or the other dang reason..(Not compatible anymore/OS upgrade on the PI, stars didn't allign) I'm still trying with all them old Raspi images, but it's a mess :(
If you would be able to do the honors, and create some tutorial. Thousands of people will be eternally grateful to you. ! And many new subscribers for sure! (That's a given!)
PS: I'm trying to download the Dragon OS now for te Raspi4, but for some reason the download speed is mid 90's on that
I've actually had some issues with Raspberry-NOAA myself, I think I have an older version and it's not 100% compatible with the latest Meteor satellites. I haven't had time to update it!
Seems this has potential!
some guy is selling one for 350$ cad around here...I don't think he knows not that many people need those anymore. But now I want it!
You made me feel much better about my multiple failed attempts to pick up a signal with a v8finder2. At least I didn't instantly kill it. Lol
That said, I'm confident it has a memory issue anyway.
Gabe, I haven't watched TV, per se, in probably 25 years. I don't miss it. IF I'm traveling (which is rare these days, sadly), I might turn the TV on in the hotel room,, see that it's the same old banal nonsense as 25 years ago, and turn it off :)
Sounds about right! Netflix can be ok, UA-cam has good stuff, but actual broadcast / cable / satellite TV seems to be one giant advertisement occasionally interrupted by a TV show. Kind of the same way parts of the internet are going!
@@saveitforparts However TV satellite "DX-ing" is reasonably interesting, especially here in the UK/Europe as there are all sorts of channels and feeds from all sorts of different countries which are able to be picked up from here.
You can install OBS on a USB so it works from one device to the other. It's free, and honestly it's pretty decent, it even supports Linux too (I heard this is your preferred OS). I'd still record with camera too using this method as it could crash. If USB ports are an issue you can pick up a fairly decent USB-C hub for cheap too.
Proprietary connections are the best.
I had one on my RV set up for Direct TV which I didnt want or need... I gave it away as I got an in Motion KVH antenna, using Dish that antenna can be upgraded though even old ones can as the mechanics are very heavy duty and are pretty reliable you can sell that mounting plate for money as most dont use it mine had it and i re used it.. and yes its loud...if you are in an fringe area..it will drive you nuts. my KVH which is military grade equipment and in motion
This would be cool for picking up cell service like hook up the booster antenna to it and check the best single then let it be.
Hey I got one of those! Well...the smaller dome ones. Don't think I ever used it.
very cool
I've got an old Cisco G band access point that uses a 48v power supply. It's got a barrel jack and is the same size as a normal laptop power brick.
Those connectors on the back of the remote control box look suspiciously like Molex "MiniFit Jr" sockets, actually a pretty standard plug these days. Your PC PSU Plugs are the larger normal Molex "Minifit" (Not Jr) variety. So with a bit of searching you should be able to source some new plugs to suit.
Not much you can get with circular polarity Ku band. A 1M dish and a linear LNB you could get a few FTA channels on 93w and 97w. I have an old Alliance Tenna Rotor. The gears slip in 15-20 mph winds
I hope the squirell is okay
3:15 "DO NOT REMOVE" - you know you're going to!
Squirrel at 0:28 !
48V DC power adapters would be perfect from POE type stuff
8:28 Those stats confirm your previous assertion. There's nothing on TV.
What will it take for your to make videos on these projects full time? Patreon and more sponsors?
Probably more Patreon and more UA-cam subscribers. Sponsors haven't been a big part of my channel so far, I get a knock-off product here and there but no one has offered real money for that.
Do you know which of the smaller radome covered models will allow the dish to be elevated to 0 degrees (i.e. pointing at the horizon) ? I have an idea for amateur radio use, which would need to be able to do this.
I'm not sure, most of the commercial TV models are limited from something like 5 degrees to 70 degrees. I don't think I've come across one that does a full vertical range.
@@saveitforparts yep, thanks, just as I suspected. Might need some hardware adjustments. Btw, I suspect you could detect a 12 GHz maser with one of the larger dishes, if you haven't tried already, search for small dish methanol maser detection.
adhd approved #osha approved #polarity
Good shit. Do you have your HAM license?
I have a tech license, I just don't get on the air much (too busy with other nonsense!)
I admire you.
The real question, is the used subaru oil filter still sitting on the garage floor?
Another project
I've been meaning to cut it open to see how many metal filings are in there :-P
@@saveitforparts no one enjoys the search for forbidden glitter. FYI There are some reasonably priced filter cutter/openers on the big box site that will save your fingers.
Also, please start working 9on the Vintage PCs NOW. Parts are getting REDICULOUSLY expensive. I'm trying to source a 286 mainboard right now, and the ones that have the features I want and are tested working are like 100s of dollars.
good video
You NEED to get your hands on a StarLink and dissect it/hack it!
Have you ever attempted to setup a vinegars or other systems guys to a solar panel that tracks the sun’s movement for continual charging?
I haven't, that could be fun.
Do I need RS -232 to 485 adapter or can I go straight from USB to 485/DB9?
I haven't found a USB-485 adapter but there's probably one out there.
FYI you can use VLC to record your screen.
I think he tends to use kinda junky old garage PCs where screen capture wouldn't be an unsubstantial amount of load on the system. I kinda like it as more like, filming the whole process, much of it being working with other components and things. A lot of it pretty pick up and go.
48v is common solar/battery value, the RV probably had some solar power
It’s very common for RV’s and tour buses. They usually use 4 12-volt or 8 6-volt deep cycle batteries.
Sonar dish for Tug Boat?
😂😂😂 Save it For PARTS, Can you Please, Mass Produce, The Very Cool *Tuggy the TUG BOAT* with Jimmy, you will make MIllionS
I think I'd get sued by Little Tykes :-P
Maybe grease on the inside gear to quiet it down maybe.
Rig a shroud over the computer screen to see it when outdoors.
And hack it you did! Well done 😅
OTG satellite dish, micro USB?
📡👍
Too bad othernet is going offline at the end of the year, you might have some fun with it for a day or two with your new antenna.
Damn, I thought it was already offline! I emailed them last year to ask if it's still available and they never replied.
Squirrel! 🐿
How is your dome going?
I still need to finish the door and some other details, but I'm trying to figure out a motorized dish mechanism for the inside.
Hi Ya & best wishes. SuperB! Thanks for work. Be Happy. Sevastopol/Crimea
Craigslist, Facebook Marketplace, Auctions, State Sales
They call a Motorhome a Caravan in the UK?
In the Netherlands a caravan is what you pull behind your car, and a camper is what u guys would call an RV. So many words for houses on wheels!
In the UK it's the same as you, the caravan is the thing you pull behind a car.
Do I spy an SX-64 at 0:24?!
And if you need help with the computer. Lmk. Lol. Those are my era of machines.
Yep, there's an SX-64 that I need to play with, just haven't had time. Also ordered some missing parts months ago and have yet to get them :-(
@@saveitforparts what are you missing? I have a parts breadbin on hand if you need chips. Not sure how much of them work as I got it with another system I bought with the note it was a parts machine.
9:12 Linux Mint spotted! Nice!
Before you replace the dish you should spend a while trying to find situations that make it faceplant unexpectedly
If you were to paint that thing OD green, you'll either never have a problem with the public, or the military is going to raid 😂
I remember setting up a Dish antenna in a HOA neighborhood that claimed to not allow them, ( rattle canned it to match arbor vitea plants adjacent to it). When customer was moving, I was confronted by a Karen screaming"you can't put that here!" I replied" I am removing it, you never noticed it for the past 5 years, what's your point, now?" Crickets.
OBS is a good screen capture App
Those plugs look a lot like molex minifit junior connectors
early AE-35??
linux mint 21.1 virginia?
SQUIRREL!
oOoOoOH A VIDEO
9:20 crotch shot to scare away the nonbelievers
I didn't know dishes need to be twisted in 3rd dof
Depends how far East or West you are from the satellite!
Sometimes it's just possible to twist the LNB. In fact, most LNB holders I've seen have degree marks on them for doing just that.
Gabe, maybe use ffmpeg in a pinch. I'll paste the command below.
ffmpeg -f x11grab -s $(xdpyinfo | grep dimensions | awk '{print $2}') -i :0.0 -r 30 -c:v libx264 -preset ultrafast output.mp4
This command captures the entire screen at 30 frames per second and saves it to output.mp4. Adjust the -r option for a different frame rate if needed.
wish i knew u needed a 48v power supply i have 3 brand new ones from a scooter.
Season 687 of oak island 😂
A TREE? In the WOODS? Could this mean that Ben Franklin collaborated with Vikings and the Knights Templar to hide Blackbeard's gold?
@@saveitforparts There was a stone found on the beach in the sudo-shape of a triangle. An expert (grad student) on Ancient Egypt said it could be remnants of a pyramid so clearly the Egyptians were on Oak Island at some point. There's only one way to find out: 250, 8" core samples each going 500' deep. They hit water? More secret collapsed tunnels? Next week on Oak Island...
im the 500th like 😀