Moonbounce EME Dish Feed Install with the Elevator

How do you get a large, heavy, EME dish feed up to a mount that is 16 feet above the ground? With an elevator of course... This is how I built an elevator and use it with my moonbounce dish.

[@migalito1955]

Only if you were closer, I'd be volunteering at every opportunity because of too cool to miss.

[@scottdunbar4898]

Just beautiful.

[@AlexCausey]

Your dish and all its components is a work of art, Kudos.!

[@dougtaylor7724]

Talk about a shoot for the moon system. Nice gear!

[@paultomlinson528]

Amazing work well done

[@uppner147]

Coax looks like hydraulic hose 😅

[@randynelson4472]

GREAT video! I just picked up a 3.7m mesh surplus TVRO dish and am just starting the long process of building my 23cm station, I have a long long way to go! I won't need the structural size of the mounting you built but liked seeing your mechanical design details. I did a lot of C-band dish installation back in the 80s & 90s using a polar mount to track the geostationary belt. There appears to be pros and cons to either polar or az/el. My intent is to go the polar mount direction with a linear actuator to adjust the polar axis inclination to match the current path. Should I be talked out of this thought and move toward az/el? Randy WB0VHB

[@stargazer7644]

One difference to keep in mind is with a polar mount your polarization will be constant on the moon. An az/el mount goes through about 180 degree polarization rotation from horizon to horizon. Rotation is not problem with circular polarization, but with linear polarization it can be a problem if it doesn't match the station at the other end.

[@ronhd9913]

Love your counterbalance weights, can't tell you how many of those we tossed in the bush in Russia, Russians can break anything!