2.4 DH Antenna installation

[blademedia]

Decent price. I think the ID is a bit larger than the Tit but the dielectric plate might be ok with a bit of packing. Getting one of these? Just Sharing This - USB Servo Interface for Polariser etc

The listing has the wrong picture but Feedsat's friend seems to sell them for 72Euro POLAROTOR PRIE ADJ Pour bande C et Prime Focus Still a decent price.

Thanks for links G, as a temporary measure ive also ordered a new ASC1.

 

[Channel Hopper]

Just bagged this for testing, never used, correct F/D for my dish
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I tried one, couldn't get on with it (maybe I should have taken the scalar off.............)

Please post an image of what is right at the front end of the feed, if it has a little array of it's own in shiny chrome plastic then it's the same as mine.

 

[blademedia]

I tried one, couldn't get on with it (maybe I should have taken the scalar off.............)

Please post an image of what is right at the front end of the feed, if it has a little array of it's own in shiny chrome plastic then it's the same as mine.

Maybe you should have read the instructions and you will see it will work better with a scalar
Feedhorn Troubleshooting Guide | Chaparral Satellite Components

 

[blademedia]

maybe I should have taken the scalar off

In certain circumstances its wise , here is a picture of my sky dish with C band LNB

 

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In certain circumstances its wise , here is a picture of my sky dish with C band LNB
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Daft question but what do you watch with the "c-band" dish?

 

[Channel Hopper]

A toroidal Sky dish ?

 

[blademedia]

Please post an image of what is right at the front end of the feed, if it has a little array of it's own in shiny chrome plastic then it's the same as mine.

Will do when it arrives Channel Hopper, its in Texas at the moment.

 

[Channel Hopper]

I could have posted the spare I have

 

[Channel Hopper]

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[blademedia]

I could have posted the spare I have

Thank you, a few members kindly offered further back in this thread, I like to have my own gear but many thanks

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Thanks yes I posted this link here,
2.4 DH Antenna installation

Main thing we need to check when buying is the F/D range is compatible and frequency is 3.4/4,2 some are 3.7/4,2, the one ive bought ticks all the right boxes, its very important to get this correct, expect poor results if not,

This is the one ive bought
https://www.swidenonline.com/product/1550/c-band-polorotor-pri-e

There is a PDF file in link.

 

[Captain Jack]

Pretty sure I have one of those lying in the garage on the shelf. No idea what to do with it....

 

[blademedia]

Pretty sure I have one of those lying in the garage on the shelf. No idea what to do with it....

Buy a big prime focus dish

 

[Captain Jack]

I have a PF 1.8m CM... might spring it up one day.

 

[blademedia]

I have a PF 1.8m CM... might spring it up one day.

Nice dish, it would be interesting to see how it performs, you might be surprised.

 

[s-band]

Daft question but what do you watch with the "c-band" dish?

Looks like it is set up for terrestrial use. 9-centimeter band - Wikipedia if it is a C band LNB. However, it could be home made for another ham band.

 

[blademedia]

it could be home made for another ham band.

Its for something like this

 

[blademedia]

Dish update, the last few days when time/weather has permitted ive concentrated on lining the dish up on KU band, its still not perfect but my priority was to see how well it performed, its very very sensitive the slightest of adjustment on anything can result from having a very good signal to a very bad one,

Anyhow its performing very well its certainly a keeper for KU band,

Issues I have now, the runway is placed in the best location for the satellite arc, at the moment I can get to 62E before a building blocks the view any further E, I don't really have any issues going West just need to move the dish to avoid a tree at the end of the arc, main issue W is its too close to my fence, at the end of the arc fence is blocking the dish,

Not really a issue to rectify but I do need to raise the dish around 2ft, my intension is to move the dish further up the runway that should open up my easterly arc up, hopefully will be able to see 68.5E fingers crossed,

Then I will raise the dish base, my intension is to jack the base up and use sleeper of cuts under the wheels to raise it,

Please don't ask for pictures use your imagination

 

[Channel Hopper]

Not really a issue to rectify but I do need to raise the dish around 2ft, my intension is to move the dish further up the runway that should open up my easterly arc up, hopefully will be able to see 68.5E fingers crossed,

Then I will raise the dish base, my intension is to jack the base up and use sleeper of cuts under the wheels to raise it,

Please don't ask for pictures use your imagination

Is it the sort of runway Harrison Ford avoids ?

 

[PaulR]

There have been some posts which seem to be wandering off the subject so I've deleted them to forestall problems.

 

[blademedia]

There have been some posts which seem to be wandering off the subject so I've deleted them to forestall problems.

Thank you Paul.