The dish is done. Two components replaced; the controller and the modem. The D2 is now a D3. The 6000 is now a 7000. A completely different mechanism for finding the satellite is now in play. It should be more reliable.
We didn’t expect the KOA in Albuquerque to be as nice as Santa Fe Skies in Santa Fe, but it’s not so bad. We thought our proximity to the airport might be a problem. We thought maybe the airplane noise might be an issue as the departing flights turned right over our heads, but it’s hardly an issue at all. We can barely hear the jet planes over the freeway noise. And they haven’t had any more drive by shootings since that one before we got here. And besides, it wasn’t even actually in the KOA campground. It was in the apartment complex on the other side of the chain link fence.
So, back to the satellite dish. We had to get out of the way while they worked on it, so we took a drive to the top of Sandia Peak. 10,600 feet. Nice views. Cool weather. Took a couple walks in the forest. Drove back down and reunited with the motorhome while Mike and Steve finished up making sure all the parts talked to each other. They finished by five and we’re back in our favorite Albuquerque KOA for the night.
Tomorrow, points east…. Or south…. Something south or east.
We’ll let you know.
