Dish vandalism. Anyone been a victim?
I can't remember if there is a thread about this matter. Here goes with my story. In 1998 when I lived half a mile further down the road than I do now, I had a 1m solid concentric dish aimed at 13e for...
View ArticleChannel Master 1.8M
A member, on another forum, has picked up one of these dishes but it has no feed arms, and he requires the measurements, to get them made. Can anyone who owns a Channel Master 1.8M dish please measure...
View ArticleInstall at work
Spent half the day on a roof at work with a freesat receiver, a squeak box sat finder and a telly. I know it looks like the dish face is looking down but it's not lol View attachment 66936
View ArticleDish warped?
I've noticed this summer reception on my 80cm clear plastic dish has been a lot worse than usual but it doesn't seem like it's moved however if I pull the dish together from the sides to make it more...
View ArticleH2h diseqc
View attachment 66947 Hi I am trying to locate one of these diseqc mounts. Made by Metronic. It is a diseqc motor in a h2h body. I did see them I. Maplins a while ago. But not any more.
View ArticleHow close can you install 2 40mm lnb,s
What is the closest you can install 40mm lnb's? Eg 4degrees apart
View Articlepondering motor upgrade
Hi, I have a Moteck SG-2100 driving a Gibi XP 1m. I'm not convinced it performs particularly well at the extremities of its range; as described in other threads I'm pretty sure that everything is...
View ArticleProdelin 1.2m w. polar mount
Gents, Recently acquired this 120 cm Prodelin dish. It was advertised as a 150, but on-site inspection made it clear that this was not the case. It is labelled Echostar, but some browsing on the...
View ArticleCompass for sat dishes
Hi I am trying to find some sort of compass app/ digital compass that can used without a satellite dish affecting it.
View ArticleX band ...any point ??
As you guys know ..I get bored easily ..have little patience..and always looking for 'the next project'.. lol Casually cruising fleabay today I noticed X band LNCs have suddenly come down from the...
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New Shed - New Dish
HI ALL It seems my brick shed is slightly higher than I first thought (not a fan of heights). This is going to cause a bit of a problem as to getting my motorised dish set back up. I do have a south...
View ArticleJaeger 1224 restoration/modification
OK, have this motor laying on balcony already several days, but did not do much with it. First of all, motor is quiet old and has lots of oxidation and corrosion. Secondly, many screws, nuts and bolts...
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Good budget 1m dish
Anyone have views on these: Triax TD110 £64.95 http://www.triax.co.uk/upload/satellitereceptionjuly13.pdf Orbital Aluminium 1m £63.00 Gibertini 1m £90.00...
View ArticleBored...
As I had to work at 4am today, I took the afternoon off. Not feeling very tired, I got quickly bored and ran out of things to do. So, I came across this. I've seen these kinds of creations before but...
View ArticleDamaged dish, what should I do?
I just bought at new Triax TD88 from a web site in Finland and the dish is slightly damaged. Do you think I should return it? How badly do you think this is going to degrade my signals? It looks like...
View ArticleLNB Comparisons - IBU Single, Twin, Quad & Opticum Quad
I did a comparison of four LNBs on my new TD88 in Helsinki looking at 28.2E. I don't have a satellite meter so I'm just going by what the receiver shows. The LNBs I tested where a new Inverto Black...
View ArticleOh my God! What have I done???
HI GUYS. Well the Gibby 1m arrived today. But I think I'm going to get someone to install this beast as I can't see myself getting up any sort of ladder to try to install this. I didn't realize the...
View ArticleH180 Modding ?
Sadly rain stopped play today as I tried to retrofit another elevation bracket on my H180 motor.. I've looked at this many times and often wondered who designed a motor with adjustment from one corner...
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Install happening this week! :)
I have just spoke to an installer about 10 minutes ago on the phone. The job is going to get booked in for Wednesday morning which means I don't have to struggle with that wee beastie. Oh this is...
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