1.5 Precision dish install

[Archived-1]

Thanks again, if it does well with C band i will spend good money on a set up for it, i need to mod/make new arms first, one of my next jobs.

 

[Vipersan]

Ah ..here it is ..
'claims' made but never proven by me at any rate ..
C Band Waveguide Polariser | Av-Comm

 

[Vipersan]

Thanks again, if it does well with C band i will spend good money on a set up for it, i need to mod/make new arms first, one of my next jobs.

Oh ..it will work mate ..
I expect it would certainly match or even outperform a petalised 1.8 like Christina ...
Assuming the dish has retained it's shape..
Just dont expect miracles ...
there aren't any ..
lol

 

[Archived-1]

Oh ..it will work mate ..
I expect it would certainly match or even outperform a petalised 1.8 like Christina ...
Assuming the dish has retained it's shape..
Just dont expect miracles ...
there aren't any ..
lol

Thanks Evan, i doubt that, i have no fear of it retaining its shape, if it is out i will spoke it up like a bicycle wheel and pull it were it should be

 

[Channel Hopper]

if it is out i will spoke it up like a bicycle wheel and pull it were it should be

Concentrate on the reflector Martin.

 

[Archived-1]

Concentrate on the reflector Martin.

On your Bike .

 

[Archived-1]

I've found a plan for a polar mount , i will make this for it this week

http://www.satsig.net/pol_ex1.htm

 

[CROSSBONES]

Ive not long binned a 1.2m precision with polarmount! You could have had the p/m. I have a feed horn spare here if you want it Martin?

 

[Captain Jack]

If it's the same Precision PM as mine was then it's a seriously heavy duty thing!

 

[Archived-1]

Ive not long binned a 1.2m precision with polarmount! You could have had the p/m. I have a feed horn spare here if you want it Martin?

Thanks for the kind offer CB but I am fine thank you I have 3 now.

Finished painting the dish today and fitted the arms, ive also bought a few more actuators and a roll of coax and another ground stand and a new set of arms.

 

[Archived-1]

Well my mirrors have turned up, I just need the sun to come out now to check she's focusing as she should .

 

[sonnetpete]

I just need the sun to come out now to check she's focusing as she should .

......and have a solar barbeque...

 

[Archived-1]

Hi, I now have a plan for the dish arm mod, the end result will look something like this.
View attachment 83936

Hi ive picked the material's up for this and will make a start later today, they did not sell 90 degree nuts so I will weld them up .

 

[Archived-1]

Stage one complete i will finish this tomorrow .

 

[Archived-1]

Thanks for the kind offer CB but I am fine thank you I have 3 now.

I have 7 now

 

[moonbase]

I've found a plan for a polar mount , i will make this for it this week...

Martin,

If you need the specification of an original Precision heavy duty polar mount I have one that I can take the measurements from. It's rated for at least a 2.4 metre Precision dish and I think it may also rated for up to 3 metres or larger. The only reasons I can think of why it would not be suitable for larger than 2.4 metre would be if the circular steel fixing ring on the back of the dish did not match the polar mount fixing points. Or, if the ground stand pole diameter was too large for the polar mount to slide onto.

I have pasted a few pictures of it below, let me know if you need any measurements if you decide to fabricate one.

Rgds

 

[Archived-1]

Thanks again, the stuff they made for these dishes are way over the top the ground stands I have for the 90cm will be fine for a 1.2 and the fixed mount on the 1.5 will be fine for a 2.4 ally dish, I don't need to work to measurements I just visualise what will be strong enough and make it to suit, but yet again many thanks for the information and taking time out

 

[Captain Jack]

Yeah, that's the same PM I have... it's proper stuff. I was going to mount my 1.8m CM on it - it would drive it without issues. And might put my PF CM on it...

 

[Archived-1]

What size pole do these take ?.

 

[Captain Jack]

3" pole.