Just Sharing This Dish Spotted on Substation

[JacketPotato]

I spotted this Dish on top of a Substation (its a UK Power Networks building with danger of death signs - so educated guess?)
Its pointing at Astra 28.2° (compared to the blocks of flats nearby in the carpark)
Any ideas what it might be being used for/was used for? I'm guessing some kind of data stream.

 

[ozumo]

Offsite telemetry/monitoring of the substation.

 

[RimaNTSS]

That, for sure, is Channel Master 1.2m. But somebody replaced original sideatrms and LNB holder by ones from another antenna. New sidearms fixed to additionally drilled holes.

 

[Channel Hopper]

Dishes on holiday

Yesterday was nice weather, so decided to wash some dishes. For obvious reasons, could not wash the upper part of this one :unsure Perhaps the power washer can not create enough pressure :-doh what a beautiful beast

www.satellites.co.uk

 

[JacketPotato]

At some point, I should take my digital camera that has optical zoom, instead of my phone (iPhone 12 mini) and see how many dishes I can get pictures of. One person near me has their dish pointing at 30W for "meo" (portuguese pay TV), a few others have bulsatcom/Булсатком dishes. My local corner shop seems to have a very old looking LNB on a dish. There are a set of houses near me that all seem to have 60cm+ technomate dishes for some reason.

 

[Channel Hopper]

At some point, I should take my digital camera that has optical zoom, instead of my phone (iPhone 12 mini) and see how many dishes I can get pictures of. One person near me has their dish pointing at 30W for "meo" (portuguese pay TV), a few others have bulsatcom/Булсатком dishes. My local corner shop seems to have a very old looking LNB on a dish. There are a set of houses near me that all seem to have 60cm+ technomate dishes for some reason.

A hobby with no end.

Once you start spotting them, more appear.

satellite dishes in north african cities, photographed by manuel alvarez diestro

www.designboom.com

 

[JacketPotato]

Don't worry, I've been spotting the things for at least a year at this point. It amazes me how many houses have at least two dishes, one clearly broken but not taken down. I should try and get a picture of the big Technomate visible from the local allotments.

 

[mike1]

The lnb is not KU looks like VSAT

 

[JacketPotato]

It now occurs to me that the dish on top of my local corner shop is probably VSAT for the lottery machine and/or card payments.