1.8m Precision Prime Focus Dish With Groundstand, Polar Head And C/Ku Feedhorn

[moonbase]

Hi,

I have for sale a 1.8m Precision prime focus dish including original groundstand, original polar head mount, C/Ku band feedhorn with LNB's, 2 of the 3 C/Ku feedhorn support arms and a separate Ku band feedhorn.

Any purchaser will need to source the 3rd support arm if they wish to use the C/Ku feedhorn, however, the remaining 2 are available for dimensions etc. The support arms for the separate Ku band feedhorn are still in production and can be obtained from Elite Antennas who took over the Precision manufacturing. Alternatively, threaded rods of the correct length can be used as support arms for the Ku band feedhorn as it is very light being a machined aluminium block and the focal length is documented on the Elite Antennas website.

For the sake of accuracy in description, the dish has a very small dent/ding where it pivoted round into the polar head when being dismantled, I have measured this and the area is less than 1/300 of the reflective surface of the dish so it really is small.


Due to size, collection only (Croydon, Surrey, UK)

£250

 

[moonbase]

***Price Drop***

£150 collected for the whole without splitting, I need to shift it and it will be a pig of a job cutting it all up to get it in my car to go to the local tip.

 

[Vipersan]

Seriously ...a bargain ..
Surely someone wants it ...
If I handn't already got one ...I'd be drooling at that price..
C'mon guys ...someone rescue her from certain death on the tip.

rgds
VS

 

[moonbase]

VS,

Relax, the "...local tip" was a tongue in cheek remark, no way on this earth would I cut the dish up, I do need to shift it however, but not to the local tip.

Thx for your concern though


Rgds

 

[aceb]

Am I right in thinking that's the manual polar mount and not suitable to take a motor? What's the diameter of the support ring, presume there are four threaded inserts welded in the tube to take the two mount brackets?

 

[moonbase]

The ring on the back of the dish has two metal plates, the upper plate contains the fixing bolt hole for a linear actuator. Yes, there are 4 weld points on the ring, two points for each metal plate on the back of the dish, then, the polar mount has two fixing points that bolt to the metal plates on the back of the dish, the upper plate has the declination scale on it for adjustment.

 

[aceb]

I keep being drawn back to the this thread for some reason lol I can offer you £125 for it but can't deliver the cash and collect it till Sunday.

 

[Vipersan]

Tried to reply paul ..but your inbox for PMs is full..
rgds
VS

 

[moonbase]

I keep being drawn back to the this thread for some reason lol I can offer you £125 for it but can't deliver the cash and collect it till Sunday.

There is no problem with collection on Sunday but I am not prepared to sell it for less than £150, desperate as I am to reclaim the space it is taking up.

 

[Vipersan]

To be fair Paul ...everyone loves a bargain ..but He's already dropped £100
...fwiw ..No one can blame you for trying to get it as cheap as possible ...even Moonbase will admit to that ..
But thats a lot of dish and extras for the money ..
If you want it ..dont lose it for the sake of £25

If there were any way to get the extension wings for Christina.. offered by Montafon to the UK for that kind of money ...I'd pay it without question ...and thats only part of a dish..
rgds
VS

 

[DishDick]

I would like to say I recently bought the next size up precision dish, and I was very inpressed. Third hand, slight knocks, but it got Astra 2D over here quite well.

Anyone getting that is likely getting a bargain.

 

[aceb]

There is no problem with collection on Sunday but I am not prepared to sell it for less than £150, desperate as I am to reclaim the space it is taking up.

Oh go on then, you've twisted my arm I'll PM you tomorrow when I get in from work. Now this one definitely wont fit in a Vauxhall Corsa

 

[Vipersan]

Oh go on then, you've twisted my arm I'll PM you tomorrow when I get in from work. Now this one definitely wont fit in a Vauxhall Corsa

Wot No Roofrack ??? ;)

 

[Channel Hopper]

Oh go on then, you've twisted my arm I'll PM you tomorrow when I get in from work. Now this one definitely wont fit in a Vauxhall Corsa

The seller could always cut it into small enough bits beforehand.

That is a bargain, groundstand as well.

 

[Vipersan]

the seller could always cut it into small enough bits beforehand.

That is a bargain, groundstand as well.

 

[aceb]

Wot No Roofrack ??? ;)

Don't, I'm already getting grief from daughter about the impending drive back from Plymouth with the 1.2 tied to the roof. I've even forewarned her she'll probably have to get in through a window or the boot once the dish is on.

Interesting idea CH, if he cuts em up small enough he could post it all and save me a journey lol

 

[moonbase]

aceb,

If you are serious about trying to get this on the roof rack of a vehicle then please be advised it would not be safe to put the dish on the roof rack of a car, you would need a reasonable size commercial vehicle or van.

The dish is heavy due to the welded steel plates on the rear ring and it would need to go face down on any roof rack, the metal plate protrusions on the back of the dish would prevent it from going ring down on a roof rack. If the wind gets to it and it is not securely tied then you could have a disaster on your hands on a road or a motorway.

Before I agree to any collection can you please confirm how you intend to transport the dish, the reason I ask is that I do not wish to stay at home on Sunday only to find out on arrival that your vehicle is not suitable to transport the dish?


Rgds

 

[aceb]

We've got a Landrover Discovery which is 1.6m wide and I intended to ratchet on two scaffold bars to the existing bars to make them wide enough, it's the same way we've transported 1.8m fence panels.

 

[RimaNTSS]

Last summer I have transported 1,8M PF dish. It seems only 1,8 meters, but in reality it is big and heavy. I personally would not risk to do it in roof of Zafira, so I used trailer as on attached picture. If you do it on roof, than make sure it is not doing damage when flying.

 

[lanab]

No problems transporting a 1.8m dish on the roof, i've transported 2 meter dish back in the old days on the roof of my old Honda Civic, just tie it and put some blankets under so you don't scratch the paint.