[NLRS] tripod for dss dishes on ebay

[Scott]

Yes, I have one of those transit type tripods from Menards (~ $69 for 
the CST/Berger brand.  They also have their in-house Tool Shop brand 
that I personally avoid like the plague.  In the past, I've seemed to 
average about 1.5 uses per tool before failure, so I wasn't taking the 
chance).  Anyway, I haven't really tackled the leg issue in earnest 
yet.  I have an idea, but have to think about how I want to implement it.

I have solved the issue of mounting the dish to it, although I think I 
am going to make a slight change with that as well.  The threaded 
attachment point that comes with the tripod looks like brass tubing with 
the 5/8-11 threads on the outside of the tube (to screw into a laser 
head or transit, etc.).  I'm going to take it off and replace with a 
standard 5/8-11 grade 8 bolt to beef it up.

Of course, none of this has been tested in the field yet, so the SBMS 
contest will be the real proving ground :)

Scott
N0EDV

Donn - WA2VOI/0 wrote:
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> I have one of the bare tripods (~$50 at Menards ~2 years ago); Tony also tried 
> one.  There needs to be something to prevent the legs from splaying out... one 
> of the auctions has a picture showing a chain... both Tony and I decided that 
> wasn't sufficient.
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> Now, Scott, N0EDV, has something similar, if not the same thing for his 10GHz 
> station.  I "think" he's using Aluminum tubing as the restraining device.
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> Scott ?
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