StarBand Outdoor Equipment Installation Options

Wall Mount, Pole Mount, and Custom Solutions

 StarBand provides a sturdy, three point wall/roof mount kit with every system at no extra cost. This kit can be used in a number of ways.

Wall Mounts

Typical wall mount.	Deck rail mount
Deck mount using customer-supplied support for the two StarBand mount arms.

The photographs shown above illustrate typical three-point wall mounts. In one case, a deck support has been adapted to accommodate the StarBand dish. StarBand provides this type of mounting kit, called a trimast mount, at no extra charge. The standard color is battleship grey, but for an extra fee, this mount can be powder-coated in any color the owner desires. NOTE: On no account must the dish itself be painted or otherwise coated with anything!

Pole Mounts

Pole mounts, as shown below are not provided by StarBand, and come at some extra cost over the standard installation fee. All StarLAN CS-designed pole mounts are heavily over-engineered to provide the utmost in stability and lightning resistance. Note the three 1/2" anti-rotation rods spaced 10" apart and at right angles to one another. Heavy duty copper ground clamps are standard, and 5/8" copper-clad grounding rods are used when warranted. PVC cable sweeps - to protect the transmit/receive cable pair from weed whackers and string trimmers - are provided as needed.

Custom Mounts

Custom dish mounts using either a StarLAN-provided pole or other custom means run extra. Examples are shown below.

The two photos as shown above illustrate how custom-made adapters allow the use of an older existing C-band antenna pole for a StarBand installation. These adapters are hand-machined, robust and absolutely straight, thus insuring extremely accurate antenna alignment.

So Custom You Wouldn't Believe It Mounts

Some installations require a certain amount of inventiveness. Here, we've hitched a ride for our StarBand dish on the mount of one of two massive C-band dishes. And yes, that's a windsock in the background. The owner of this installation operates several seaplanes and helicopters from this location on Lake Pend Oreille in Northern Idaho.

The bottom line: whatever your situation, StarLAN Consulting Services can provide the mounting solution that will meet your practical and aesthetic needs.