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<blockquote data-quote="mad mac" data-source="post: 1149146" data-attributes="member: 418205">It came with this huge ring at the end of the arms.. No where obvious to fit an LNB. So I took an aluminium plate, and made a mount for an LNB. Then took 2 stainless rods, M6, and mounted it on the huge ring. After i found Astra 2, E, F, G, , I then moved the LNB back and forward, to tune in the channels I wanted. The main problem is a 5 meter dish has such a narrow beam, I have to decide whether I want to watch at 8 in the morning, or 8 in the evening. Astra has a sinusoidal track.&nbsp; I know it is not perfect. The rear plate, has many screws to adjust each segment for perfect alignment. These were all changed when I dismantled it to move it. It is too big to fit under many road bridges. So I had to rivit all the sections together as best I could. I guess it cost thousands when first made. And very special kit to set it up perfectly. I also had to build a special brush to reach up to remove snow on winter. Ideally I should have a fibre connection, as the loss in 75 meter of cabling is very high. But the only fibre LNB i found, was rubbish. Very high noise figure.&nbsp; A better solution would be using the old LNB; then proffesional fibre converter, both ends, then my Konig.&nbsp; But the cost was very high, and as a 75 year old pensionar, not viable. My VPN is a lot easier and cheaper, and i do not mind my mad reputation.&nbsp; Plus it was an interesting challenge. I used to design radars for missiles. This was a lot harder.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="mad mac, post: 1149146, member: 418205"] It came with this huge ring at the end of the arms.. No where obvious to fit an LNB. So I took an aluminium plate, and made a mount for an LNB. Then took 2 stainless rods, M6, and mounted it on the huge ring. After i found Astra 2, E, F, G, , I then moved the LNB back and forward, to tune in the channels I wanted. The main problem is a 5 meter dish has such a narrow beam, I have to decide whether I want to watch at 8 in the morning, or 8 in the evening. Astra has a sinusoidal track. I know it is not perfect. The rear plate, has many screws to adjust each segment for perfect alignment. These were all changed when I dismantled it to move it. It is too big to fit under many road bridges. So I had to rivit all the sections together as best I could. I guess it cost thousands when first made. And very special kit to set it up perfectly. I also had to build a special brush to reach up to remove snow on winter. Ideally I should have a fibre connection, as the loss in 75 meter of cabling is very high. But the only fibre LNB i found, was rubbish. Very high noise figure. A better solution would be using the old LNB; then proffesional fibre converter, both ends, then my Konig. But the cost was very high, and as a 75 year old pensionar, not viable. My VPN is a lot easier and cheaper, and i do not mind my mad reputation. Plus it was an interesting challenge. I used to design radars for missiles. This was a lot harder. [/QUOTE]

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