pjoslo
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- Dec 18, 2011
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- Age
- 55
- My Satellite Setup
- Sky HD 1tb
- My Location
- Nissedal, Telemark, Norway
Whilst it looks substantial, the H section steel is thin and has a tendency to flex in the wind. Similarly the dish surface is strong but riveted only to two light steel spars. Not really suitable for uplink work.Given the width and rigidity of that arm, I'm guessing that the dish is intended for uplinking/downlinking data to/from a sat, as opposed to just reception - that seems to be confirmed by the dish types (TDA, TDS) mentioned in the link posted by @Satspot, are not the "normal" TD type usually sold for domestic reception purposes.
Lnb came from my old dish. I was given the Triax by a neighbour to try and improve fringe reception. The dish was not in use, but mounted on a barn when i collected it. It had been in use for many years i was told…What does look interesting is there’s hardly any evidence of weathering on the dish or arm and the lnb is the only sign it’s been mounted outdoors with a bit of green mould around the base. Wondering was that lnb transferred from another dish at some stage
and if that dish was ever used. It looks quite new.
Any idea how old it is, or what the model name was? It’s a heavy beast.That dish was offered in two sizes, 1.0 and 1.2m confuguration, it predates the design with the 'crimped' elevation locking system.
I doubt you will find one unless you can locate a scrapped dish from somewhere.
Any idea how old it is, or what the model name was? It’s a heavy beast.