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<blockquote data-quote="DonSE2" data-source="post: 1117747" data-attributes="member: 414325">Bit of an update.&nbsp; After a running a few tests on both dishes in the garden the signal was virtually identical. I was all set to go and mount the Kathrein on the roof but then I decided to have one more play with the Triax.&nbsp; By luck when I was tweaking the bracket I had the motor over at 15w. Well this made the difference because I managed to get another 0.5-1dB out of it.&nbsp; With it at 0.8w you're trying to support the dish, set the elevation and do up the bolts without skewing the dish.&nbsp; Over at 15w the bracket was taking some of the weight so with an eye on the meter I could slowly tighten the bolts maintaining optimal signal.&nbsp; When comparing the readings with the Kathrein I was getting up to an extra dB out of the Triax across all transponders.&nbsp; I'm aware the Triax might get blown out of line slightly come the first big winds and end up performing like the Kathrein but I can always realign it if needed.&nbsp; The extra dB will make all the difference on some transponders Unfortunately the professional I got to do the roof install (had some other cabling to run so thought i'd get him to do it all) wasn't qualified at all so i'm going to have to re-do it all</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DonSE2, post: 1117747, member: 414325"] Bit of an update. After a running a few tests on both dishes in the garden the signal was virtually identical. I was all set to go and mount the Kathrein on the roof but then I decided to have one more play with the Triax. By luck when I was tweaking the bracket I had the motor over at 15w. Well this made the difference because I managed to get another 0.5-1dB out of it. With it at 0.8w you're trying to support the dish, set the elevation and do up the bolts without skewing the dish. Over at 15w the bracket was taking some of the weight so with an eye on the meter I could slowly tighten the bolts maintaining optimal signal. When comparing the readings with the Kathrein I was getting up to an extra dB out of the Triax across all transponders. I'm aware the Triax might get blown out of line slightly come the first big winds and end up performing like the Kathrein but I can always realign it if needed. The extra dB will make all the difference on some transponders Unfortunately the professional I got to do the roof install (had some other cabling to run so thought i'd get him to do it all) wasn't qualified at all so i'm going to have to re-do it all [/QUOTE]

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