Televes or fracarro?

[Red alert]

@william-1 I just noticed there are a few versions of Octagon sx88+. Theres the combi, optima and just the Sx88+. I am looking at the SX88+ combo optima. Is the tuner the same on all of them??

 

[william-1]

I have no idea all I know is that the SX88+ & SX88 have excellent tuner sensitivity for my requirements I give them 100%,
So I cannot comment on the other versions as I do not watch much DTT.

 

[Red alert]

I have no idea all I know is that the SX88+ & SX88 have excellent tuner sensitivity for my requirements I give them 100%,
So I cannot comment on the other versions as I do not watch much DTT.

Just looked further. It seems the differences are the combi has dvb-c/T2 tuner with kodi and spdif. The optima has kodi and spdif. The regular sx88+ has only hdmi out and doesnt support kodi and no spdif. The tuner is the same on all of them.

 

[Red alert]

Has anyone tested the Octagon Sf8008 tuner against sx88+ ?

 

[Channel Hopper]

More TV found with the SX88+ that I cannot get on my other receivers (TM5402HD M1 & M3) Spiderbox HD9000 & HD9900 AZBox Premium+ & AZBox Elite,
I think I will throw these in the re-cycle next year as they are well past it now

TVP Polonia 23.5 east 11581 H 2400

I'll give you something for the AZBoxe(s).

 

[william-1]

£40 + P&P for the brace.

 

[Channel Hopper]

With PSUs ?

 

[william-1]

With PSUs ?

Yes for the P+ the Elite has it built in the receiver.

 

[Red alert]

I need to install the dish on a ground mount on a 2m or 2.5m pole. The ground isnt level. Does a ground mount exist where you can adjust the angle of the mount so the pole becomes straight. I found ideal spot in the corner of my garden but unfortunately ground not straight. Any ideas?

 

[Channel Hopper]

I need to install the dish on a ground mount on a 2m or 2.5m pole. The ground isnt level. Does a ground mount exist where you can adjust the angle of the mount so the pole becomes straight. I found ideal spot in the corner of my garden but unfortunately ground not straight. Any ideas?

Are you excavating the ground for a post or using something else ?

 

[william-1]

I bought a ground mount with 3 adjustable feet that may suit your needs,

 

[Channel Hopper]

I bought a ground mount with 3 adjustable feet that may suit your needs,

Going to need something more substantial for a 8' mouunting point.

 

[william-1]

Going to need something more substantial for a 8' mouunting point.

True,
Maybe your local Blacksmith will be able to assist with making a ground mount to suit your requirements.
Blacksmiths - Google Search

 

[jeallen01]

Going to need something more substantial for a 8' mouunting point.

Maybe, dig a hole big enough to take a large plastic bucket, stand the pole in the centre of that, and then fill it with concrete (a little at a time!) whilst making sure the pole is still absolutely vertical - that's the difficult bit, and why I had to brace one of mine (on which the TD110 now is) against the garage wall to correct a "slight" discrepancy!

 

[william-1]

Post Mounting a Satellite Dish with diagrams (Materials & tools required for mounting dish sizes 100 cm to 2.4 mtrs)
Installation Training - Chapter 3 Monting a Dish On A Post

Not shown in the diagram above drill 2 holes in the lower part of the post that is in the concrete to stop the dish moving:
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I used 2 x 8 inch coach bolts on both my ground installations to make a cross & they have never moved even in high winds.

 

[Red alert]

I landscaped the garden this year and didnt count putting up a dish mount on the ground. So the place where I have good line of sight there is a triangular concrete area with decking trellis surrounding it. and the rest is artificial grass. The concrete area wont be wide enough to install the mount you posted earlier. So there isnt much chance either of digging the ground. Ill take photo of the area tomorrow and will make more sense.

Ideally what I am looking for that probably doesnt exist is a mount like This but something that swivels upto 45 degrees so even if the base is not straight you can swivel the pole to make it straight. That size base will fit into the concrete area I have and can bolt it down. The other thing is the pole has to be 2.2 m high so i can get a good line of sight on the arc.

I can install the one you posted on artificial grass to the left of the concrete area possibly bolt to the ground but then the pole will have to be 2.3 m high. The house is at weird angle so more north east facing but have good line of sight where the concrete area is. Hope this makes sense

 

[Channel Hopper]

Think carefully before settling for a 2" diameter post only, unless it is a scaffold pole. Nothing out there is going to give you rigidity without additional bracing to something immovable , or guy lines to the ground.

Search for 'steam-pipe' and 75 or 100mm diameters.

 

[jeallen01]

@Red alert

You said that the pole needs to be at least 2.2m high (from the ground) - have you taken into account the declination angle (around approx +23deg to the actual "beam" in most of the UK) inherent in an off-set dish as that might mean that it might not need to be "that tall" (as "evidenced" by the height of the off-set dishes shown in my "We see no dishes!" thread)?

PS: the poles for my Gibby and TD110 are 2"/50mm scaffolding poles, and even they bent slightly under the weights of those dishes & motors, and then "swayed slightly" in strong winds due to the wind-loading on the dish faces - and thus the bracing bars just below the motors to the fence and garage.

 

[Red alert]

@Red alert

You said that the pole needs to be at least 2.2m high (from the ground) - have you taken into account the declination angle (around approx +23deg in most of the UK) inherent in an off-set dish as that might mean that it might not need to be "that tall" (as "evidenced" by the height of the off-set dishes shown in my "We see no dishes!" thread)?

PS: the poles for my Gibby and TD110 are 2"/50mm scaffolding poles, and even they bend slightly under the weight of those dishes, and then "swayed slightly" in strong winds due to the wind-loading on the dish faces - and thus the bracing bars just below the motors to the fence and garage.

I calculated the 2.2 from dishpointer.com . Half of the semi detached house gets in the way from 3 west to 30 west. By putting the dish on a 2.2 m pole i will see the arc on the west side according to the site. I assume the site takes into account the declination angle?? East sats should be fine.

 

[jeallen01]

@Red alert - and others!

I don't know if dishpointer does take into account the off-set dish declination angle. OTOH some of those "others" may know that???