Questions about sats in North America

Quote from take_two

My brother is closing escrow on a house, in the southwest of North America. Told me there is a big mesh dish in the backyard ( partial pic of dish ) and wondered if it's still an option to watch tv. I'm sure it's going to need work, and lots of reading to get up to date. Can someone post some links to read, that shows what is needed, and how to go about it. Thanks

C Band was used for these big US Antennas, there is surely a lot still around, used to feed to Cable Networks as well...

TS

Check here: https://www.lyngsat.com/america.html

The photo doesn't really show much. What is the diameter? How old is it?
Is it stationary or steerable? When was it last used to watch TV?
If you think it's going to be "easy". Well it aint.
But if it is a good dish of adequate diameter and you're willing to spend a few hunderd bucks to get it setup once moved and a new pole cemented in the ground. There are a lot of channels to watch. Your task will be to tear it down as carefully as you can and not bend anything at all.
Better photos would help.

For a big dish install from the ground up. Literally. A pole of correct diameter and length will need to be cemented in the ground below the frost line.
It will need to be plumb all the way around and allowed to set until the concrete mix has cured.
Might as well go and get a digital protractor, angle gauge. You'll definitely need that. One that resolves to at least 0.1 degree.
I have a Klein Tools digital gauge from Home Depot. Others like it can be found on eBay.
A clear view of the Southern sky. A phone app that allows you to view the sky and see the locations of the satellites in the Clarke belt.
A site in the US that you should visit is sateliteguys.us. Great bunch of fellows and tons of installation and setup threads there.
For satellite content and updated changes tvrosat.com is a good place. A bit more updated for here than Lyngsat.
Never mention anything except FTA reception in those places.
That info should get you in the right direction for planning.

Quote from supwiddiss

For a big dish install from the ground up. Literally. A pole of correct diameter and length will need to be cemented in the ground below the frost line.
It will need to be plumb all the way around and allowed to set until the concrete mix has cured.
Might as well go and get a digital protractor, angle gauge. You'll definitely need that. One that resolves to at least 0.1 degree.
I have a Klein Tools digital gauge from Home Depot. Others like it can be found on eBay.
A clear view of the Southern sky. A phone app that allows you to view the sky and see the locations of the satellites in the Clarke belt.
A site in the US that you should visit is sateliteguys.us. Great bunch of fellows and tons of installation and setup threads there.
For satellite content and updated changes tvrosat.com is a good place. A bit more updated for here than Lyngsat.
Never mention anything except FTA reception in those places.
That info should get you in the right direction for planning.

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I am perhaps wrong, but it looks like that the Dish is already installed, or I missed something ? Probably and hopefully all is in good shape, and it's more a reception gathering now informations, which satellites and what could be the best, that is missing for this guy, no ? Le Lyngsat link is very good, some experience from you about which satellites and which channels can be watched on them that are interested, could perhaps help him.

TS

My bad. I misread. If it's stabbed in the dirt already it would be a good idea to check if the pole is still plumb at the very least.