mapperuo
Specialist Contributor
- Joined
- Aug 16, 2012
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- Age
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- Location
- Fife, Scotland
- My Satellite Setup
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2x 1.8m Raven
1.5m Gibby
2x 1.2m Gibby
- My Location
- Fife, Scotland
Afternoon!
Bit of a tough one here. I have a 1.3m dish, I couldn't even tell you what brand it is, it's off fleebay. I use it to get feeds for various space launches for a project I work on. The dish is fine for these - usually - there have been occasions where the feeds are weak, especially during rain. I live in Fife, Scotland so reasonably north.
Feeds are usually on 10e, 4.9e. I also have a bit of a hobby of scanning for other feeds when I'm not working so I can't lie, having a larger dish to play with sounds exciting.
I've been thinking of what to upgrade to and I see two options but with big price differences:
1.5m Gibertini - Could risk putting that on a diseqc as I have a sheltered location. Dish, motor, concrete etc probably £380 range.
1.8m Raven - This is the tricky one, All the second hand ones on ebay are pick up only and I've yet to see one in Scotland, so the option I see if buying one from a certain store that does a complete package - £1600 range.
HUGE difference clearly. Both within budget however.
Question I have is, am I likely to see a huge difference between these dishes?
I have no experience in installing a polar mount with V Box motors etc, I like the sound of it though, And the photos of other folks installs they look very solid compared to a diseqc.
Bit of a tough one here. I have a 1.3m dish, I couldn't even tell you what brand it is, it's off fleebay. I use it to get feeds for various space launches for a project I work on. The dish is fine for these - usually - there have been occasions where the feeds are weak, especially during rain. I live in Fife, Scotland so reasonably north.
Feeds are usually on 10e, 4.9e. I also have a bit of a hobby of scanning for other feeds when I'm not working so I can't lie, having a larger dish to play with sounds exciting.
I've been thinking of what to upgrade to and I see two options but with big price differences:
1.5m Gibertini - Could risk putting that on a diseqc as I have a sheltered location. Dish, motor, concrete etc probably £380 range.
1.8m Raven - This is the tricky one, All the second hand ones on ebay are pick up only and I've yet to see one in Scotland, so the option I see if buying one from a certain store that does a complete package - £1600 range.
HUGE difference clearly. Both within budget however.
Question I have is, am I likely to see a huge difference between these dishes?
I have no experience in installing a polar mount with V Box motors etc, I like the sound of it though, And the photos of other folks installs they look very solid compared to a diseqc.