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Best 1.2m Dish?
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<blockquote data-quote="archive10" data-source="post: 911423"><p>Best option: A Channel Master 120 on a non-rusty CM polarmount, 18" actuator and a V-box.</p><p>As others have written, get a CM off e-bay, they pop up regularly (albeit with the polar mount in various states of deterioration - be prepared to refurb the mount as other have documented on this site).</p><p></p><p>Second best option: Any of others - but do get a proper polar mount or h-to-h motor. The polar mounts are IMHO more sturdy (and simpler to fix when they wear out or go bust), but the H-to-H motors have better resolution at the extremes.</p><p>SMC dishes last longer and withstand handling damage better, but alu dishes are easier to find.</p><p>And remember, by-and-large you get what you pay for. Get a DiSEqC motor and a steel dish - not the same as a SMC on a polar mount.</p><p></p><p>Re mounting: Get a proper (right size, e.g. 3" for CM + Gibby) steel pole put in - it will make sure the dish stays, and stays in alignment.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="archive10, post: 911423"] Best option: A Channel Master 120 on a non-rusty CM polarmount, 18" actuator and a V-box. As others have written, get a CM off e-bay, they pop up regularly (albeit with the polar mount in various states of deterioration - be prepared to refurb the mount as other have documented on this site). Second best option: Any of others - but do get a proper polar mount or h-to-h motor. The polar mounts are IMHO more sturdy (and simpler to fix when they wear out or go bust), but the H-to-H motors have better resolution at the extremes. SMC dishes last longer and withstand handling damage better, but alu dishes are easier to find. And remember, by-and-large you get what you pay for. Get a DiSEqC motor and a steel dish - not the same as a SMC on a polar mount. Re mounting: Get a proper (right size, e.g. 3" for CM + Gibby) steel pole put in - it will make sure the dish stays, and stays in alignment. [/QUOTE]
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