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Best 1.2m Dish?
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<blockquote data-quote="Captain Jack" data-source="post: 911396" data-attributes="member: 243342"><p>A 1.2m dish on a roof, especially on a Stab motor, is just asking for trouble. Yes, the Laminas and the Gibby 1.2m are relatively light dishes (lighter than a 1.2m Channel Master for example) but don't forget to take into account the brackets holding the dish. The one on the back of the Gibby is made out of steel and is very heavy.</p><p></p><p>Also, don't forget the fact that a 1.2m dish is an excellent sail in the winds, which is prone to basically snapping the tiny motor stub and landing on someone's head. These dishes are just about acceptable on a Stab-type motor in a sheltered location but not on a roof. </p><p></p><p>If the roof is your only mounting option, I would seriously consider getting a 1.2m Channel Master (or even a 1m one - an excellent performer) and putting it on a polar mount with a jack arm or an h-to-h motor such as Moteck 180 or one of those doing the rounds on eBay. A Channel Master dish, made out of fibre glass, will never warp and will outlast pretty much any dish out there. Prodelins are just as good but quite rare to find here in UK. A Laminas is another option but I don't believe they are as strong as a Channel Master/Prodelin.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Captain Jack, post: 911396, member: 243342"] A 1.2m dish on a roof, especially on a Stab motor, is just asking for trouble. Yes, the Laminas and the Gibby 1.2m are relatively light dishes (lighter than a 1.2m Channel Master for example) but don't forget to take into account the brackets holding the dish. The one on the back of the Gibby is made out of steel and is very heavy. Also, don't forget the fact that a 1.2m dish is an excellent sail in the winds, which is prone to basically snapping the tiny motor stub and landing on someone's head. These dishes are just about acceptable on a Stab-type motor in a sheltered location but not on a roof. If the roof is your only mounting option, I would seriously consider getting a 1.2m Channel Master (or even a 1m one - an excellent performer) and putting it on a polar mount with a jack arm or an h-to-h motor such as Moteck 180 or one of those doing the rounds on eBay. A Channel Master dish, made out of fibre glass, will never warp and will outlast pretty much any dish out there. Prodelins are just as good but quite rare to find here in UK. A Laminas is another option but I don't believe they are as strong as a Channel Master/Prodelin. [/QUOTE]
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