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<blockquote data-quote="Corrigapp" data-source="post: 47060" data-attributes="member: 390950">&gt;&gt;I have contacted the seller in Helsingborg, and funny enough the price for the CM1.8m Offset dish has now dropped down to 8400:-. This might be because CM went into liquidation a couple of months back.&gt;&gt;Apparently this does not come with matching Feedhorn. I remember that you had bought a matching feedhorn...Was that from an outlet here in Sweden?Correct, it came with the dish which was supplied by the installer (from Barcom, the main agent in Sweden for CM).&gt;&gt;I have only managed to find one outlet for a CM Offset Feedhorn with C120 Invacom 0.3 LNB from Satellite Superstore in the UK for £150. Is this a good deal in your opinion? Yes and no, pricewise it's a good deal but you don't want the Invacom LNB. Can't you get the f/h separately? I've found the guy who runs that place to be quite reasonable. Explain your dilemma and he might do you a deal with the APW instead, who knows?&gt;&gt;I know also from your experiences the MTI AP82-TW 0.6dB is better, but do you know how much better? All I can tell you is that on my old dish (Gibertini 1.5m) the APW got me almost an hour more of ITV every evening.&gt;&gt;I am unable to find the feedhorn alone, and this must be bought with the Invacom LNB. Do I also need a feed support boss in your opinion?Don't know what a feed support boss is. My CM came with all the stuff included.&gt;&gt;One other question...What size pole did you need for the Az/El mount to slide onto? I have read 4.5&quot; and 4&quot;. I know for a fact 4.5&quot; Pipe is not commonly available.The installler had a wall-mount specially made for me which is 4.5&quot; diam and the dish mounting fits snugly onto this. I think all this was done through Barcom.&gt;&gt;I hope your system is working satisfactory since last year. Have you had any problems, and do you see any need for improvement?After slightly repositioning the dish (and tightening it!) after the installer, the picture is now quite stable and provides constant service, apart from during really bad weather, which was my objective. Going above 1.8m would have been too costly vis-a-vis the potential return, ie 100% coverage as opposed to approx 98%.Corrigap</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Corrigapp, post: 47060, member: 390950"] >>I have contacted the seller in Helsingborg, and funny enough the price for the CM1.8m Offset dish has now dropped down to 8400:-. This might be because CM went into liquidation a couple of months back. >>Apparently this does not come with matching Feedhorn. I remember that you had bought a matching feedhorn...Was that from an outlet here in Sweden? Correct, it came with the dish which was supplied by the installer (from Barcom, the main agent in Sweden for CM). >>I have only managed to find one outlet for a CM Offset Feedhorn with C120 Invacom 0.3 LNB from Satellite Superstore in the UK for £150. Is this a good deal in your opinion? Yes and no, pricewise it's a good deal but you don't want the Invacom LNB. Can't you get the f/h separately? I've found the guy who runs that place to be quite reasonable. Explain your dilemma and he might do you a deal with the APW instead, who knows? >>I know also from your experiences the MTI AP82-TW 0.6dB is better, but do you know how much better? All I can tell you is that on my old dish (Gibertini 1.5m) the APW got me almost an hour more of ITV every evening. >>I am unable to find the feedhorn alone, and this must be bought with the Invacom LNB. Do I also need a feed support boss in your opinion? Don't know what a feed support boss is. My CM came with all the stuff included. >>One other question...What size pole did you need for the Az/El mount to slide onto? I have read 4.5" and 4". I know for a fact 4.5" Pipe is not commonly available. The installler had a wall-mount specially made for me which is 4.5" diam and the dish mounting fits snugly onto this. I think all this was done through Barcom. >>I hope your system is working satisfactory since last year. Have you had any problems, and do you see any need for improvement? After slightly repositioning the dish (and tightening it!) after the installer, the picture is now quite stable and provides constant service, apart from during really bad weather, which was my objective. Going above 1.8m would have been too costly vis-a-vis the potential return, ie 100% coverage as opposed to approx 98%. Corrigap [/QUOTE]

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