On 8/24/2012 10:26 PM, J.G. wrote:
For the record, quite a few solutions were proposed which should work.

The first approach I will is drilling & reversing the J.
However that greatly changes the geometry, and may need side braces.
(DTV-AT9-SB Standard Short Brace for DIRECTV Slim Line Dish DTV-AT9-SB)
http://tinyurl.com/9cmr8l6

So the second approach is to find a SECOND Dish-TV J-arm and mount them
both on the wall, one ABOVE the dish and one BELOW (in opposite
directions) with the "tops" of the mounts almost touching each other.

The third approach will be to shove 1 1/4" EMT electrical conduit into
the short end of the j-arm and then weld it on or bolt it on.




Why not get a piece of pipe that will fit the Rocket mount, clamp it,
then use two more U-bolts to mount that pipe to the direct TV mast.

I got two of those Starband and Hughes satellite internet dishes for
free on Craigs. They have a very strong mount. What happens is in the
Santa Cruz mountains, as soon as a wired internet service shows up, they
junk the satellite internet gear. You can convert them to FTA, though in
your case, just use the tripod.

The tripods that come with sat internet are really strong. The LNB and
BUC combo is mighty heavy. Often the satellite internet dishes are still
on the homes but not being used.

Satellite internet is terrible. You can't get around the latency problem
unless you can cut a deal with Einstein.