Galileo - VSAT Installation Training
CHAPTER 3
Hardware Installation
INSTALLING A GROUND MOUNTED POST
Sometimes the only way to mount the dish is on a post from the ground.
Cut bottom edge of pole at 45 degree angle to prevent pole from rotating over time.
For the 1.2 meter install, you will need to buy a length of Schedule 40 Galvanized Water Pipe 9 feet long. This pipe has an Outside Diameter (OD) of 2.88". The inside diameter pipe 2.5".
Post Hole dig a hole at 36" inches deep and 8" wide (wider is better).
In this picture, create a slope of concrete so that water runs away from the post.
Tools needed:
Post Hole Digger
Hack Saw - To cut the schedule 40 pipe.
Three 40 pound bags of Quick Setting Concrete.
A Wheel Barrow to mix the concrete.
A shovel to mix the concrete inside the wheelbarrow.
A level to keep the pipe vertical.
Place post in hole first, and then pour concrete in.
Use Rocks or Guide Wires to hold the pole in place while the concrete cures.
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