Advice Needed Visiosat Big Bisat dish?

[sonnetpete]

I'd look at the Alps narrow feedhorn LNB's if you think you could get away with them. I have four on my set up (plus a narrow Opticum Red Rocket). Granted that's 16 LNB's split between 4 dishes (80cm to 1M). Alps LNB's at HM Sat are €8.90 each but they don't seem to stock quads. What are you after on 7E? The Turkish channels?

Additional info : I can get 42E and 39E on a Triax TD88 using two standard LNB's...there's even some space between them...

 

[daro2096]

Am just looking into the possibilities sonnetpete. Basically just thinking out loud.

 

[daro2096]

Housing ass. said yes. So it will be this dish just as soon as I got enough credit on a card.

 

[archive10]

Yes, about £156 at todays exchange rates.....only thing I can add is that HM Sat are very reliable, I've bought receivers and switches etc from them for over five years now and they've not let me down.

Hmm. They have twice sent me the wrong product, first they shipped 75-ohm terminators instead of DC blockers (forgiveable), which they promptly rectified when I objected. Sometime later they sent me a Super Power Jack instead of the Superjack that was (and is) pictured and described in text on their website...
But still very cost effective on P&P, so I still buy odd bits from them.

 

[daro2096]

I think having four 10 way diseqc switches each feeding 10 lnbs would be over kill. I think what I will do is have a mixture of twins and quads instead. Tuners A and B feeding 10 lnbs through two 10 way diseqc switches and tuners C and D feeding two 4 way diseqc switches feeding four lnbs so 6 lnbs would be twins and 4 quads. 28, 19, 13 and 9 being quads.

I think this would make way more sense and cheaper.

Then again I might just have one quad for 28 and feed two for tuners c and d.

What you guys think?

 

[Ghostleader]

I'd say a mixture of twins and quads is a good compromise, I'd definitely have a quad on 28E & probs 13 & 19E, and twins on the rest.

 

[daro2096]

Well I have bought the visiosat bisat dish from HM Sat. Got some 23mm lnb clamps at the same time.

 

[RimaNTSS]

Too late, but there is one for sale. Asked 90 EUR, but, perhaps, after some bargaining, price could go down (sometimes it happens, it is not shop here )
http://www.marktplaats.nl/a/audio-t...bad54c6700be11ff2d898a4d529b1&previousPage=lr

 

[daro2096]

I needed some 23mm brackets too though. The whole lot was just over £183(€238).

 

[RimaNTSS]

Instead of 23 brackets, sometimes is more convenient to use 40-23mm adapters, like on picture. So, when you decide to change your 23mm-necked LNBs to normal ones than you will not need to look for another brackets, could be expensive.

 

[daro2096]

Need 23mm brackets for 19.2, 16 and 13.

 

[hvdh]

Receiving 16°E on a big bisat with a narrow LNB? Wonder if that will be a success (on all transponders).
Maybe you can test 16°E already with just a single narrow LNB?

 

[daro2096]

23mm brackets and slim narrow lnbs allows satellites 3 degrees apart.

 

[daro2096]

9 days later still no delivery from HM Sat. Looks like I may have to call my credit card company and have the transaction cancelled.

 

[Captain Jack]

Have you tried mailing them? 9 days from Germany for a big dish isn't something I would worry about... and I am the paranoid one.

 

[daro2096]

I placed the order a week ago on Sunday. It took them until last Thursday to send a confirmation email. UPS is usually next day. I mean I can buy a dvd player from America and get it the next day by UPS.

If you placed an order with Hisat(based in Wales) would you be happy if they took 4 days just to send out a thank you for your order email?

 

[Captain Jack]

If it's by UPS then you should have a tracking number.

Noone I know has had issues with HM Sat...

 

[daro2096]

It was a choice of UPS or DHL.

Sent them another email. If I hear nothing...

 

[daro2096]

Well its 4pm and no sign of delivery. Another day wasted waiting.

 

[sonnetpete]

HM Sat have always been very quick with confirmation emails and tracking numbers when I've placed orders. It's possible that their service is not as good as it was (it's over a year since I ordered from them). Late or poor communication is unforgiveable, but I think the delivery problem may lie with the UK carrier.