Dish going walkies...

**Llew** · 07-01-2007

After fifteen years in the same location, and no doubt growing roots, my SMW dish has to be moved to a different area in the garden, as it's now unable to see much of the arc now from 30W on, only 58W visible.

The problem is my neighbour's trees have been growing rapidly during the last year - he's willing to trim them, but his wife is not so inclined, no doubt not happy with a dish staring at her while she hangs out the lingerie.

I've managed to procure some masting, 12 foot of 3 inch diameter steel tubing, which I intend to T&K to my concrete garage at the bottom of the garden to clamp the dish on. This will give me a clear view of the arc from 60E - 60W. I'm going to lose a few dB's as it adds an extra 10M of cable to the overall length to the house (total will be now ~35M).

Just need a reel of Webro WF125. Anybody know the cheapest place to get a reel from?

Llew

***CROSSBONES*** · 07-01-2007

while she hangs out the lingerie

Are they nice? lol

Some people just dont understand Llew!

Record him some porn, he will soon change his mind

**shane77** · 07-01-2007

Originally Posted by CROSSBONES

Are they nice? lol

Some people just dont understand Llew!

Record him some porn, he will soon change his mind

you can get porn on sat

***CROSSBONES*** · 07-01-2007

you can get porn on sat

So ive been told

**Llew** · 07-01-2007

Originally Posted by CROSSBONES

Record him some porn, he will soon change his mind

I'll have you know this is a respectable neighbourhood - he's a fine upstanding member of the community

Shame I let down the area though

Llew

***EgyptDUDE*** · 08-01-2007

can you post some pics of the dish (i like to see old dishes) also the lingerie , so we can judge how those things affect your dish
my intentions are purely proffesional so we give the right opinion

about losing few db as cabel length will be longer , have u tried RG11 cable , excellent in long distance connection .

was serious about the dish pics , waiting ...

**Llew** · 08-01-2007

Would like to have used something like RG11, but I have a couple of fairly tight bends along the run, it might be hard to manoeuvre this cable.

Here's the dish as it stood a couple of years ago, with an old Grundig twin LNB (now has an Invacom C120 twin). Despite a little surface discolouration, there has been no obvious ageing of either the dish or the polar mount since new. A tribute to the fine workmanship of this Swedish manufacturer.

Llew

***CROSSBONES*** · 08-01-2007

also the lingerie

What about these? wernt you serious about them too?

nice dish

**Llew** · 08-01-2007

Nah. That's my point - trees hide them as long as they're of decent length. Trees I mean. Not the nick- nacks

***EgyptDUDE*** · 09-01-2007

sorry m8 , cant give my my opinion
no lingerie = no verdict

**Llew** · 16-01-2007

Dug out Wotsat's test report for my dish. Check out those 1992 prices for the whole pack

Cost me even more with a 0.8dB LNB. State of the art then. I exchanged the tiddly actuator for a larger one and associated range extender.

(Copyright OK'd with Wotsat)

Llew

***Yeshi*** · 16-01-2007

Shame about that.. you could drill an hole in the base of the tree and pour some bleach or something in the hole.. would soon discolour and die

the owners would then chop it down

***wod*** · 16-01-2007

390 not too bad a channelmaster and 1224 supermount costs nearly that much

Likvid · 16-01-2007

Originally Posted by Llew

Dug out Wotsat's test report for my dish. Check out those 1992 prices for the whole pack

Cost me even more with a 0.8dB LNB. State of the art then. I exchanged the tiddly actuator for a larger one and associated range extender.

(Copyright OK'd with Wotsat)

Llew

There has been several OA-1400 for sale here used very cheap.

Here is some pics of the OA-1600 which is the best dish of them all.

I would take the OA-1600 any day over my motorized Fibo.

No motor and the dish covers 40 degrees and each position equals a 1.1m dish.

***2cvbloke*** · 16-01-2007

Originally Posted by Likvid

There has been several OA-1400 for sale here used very cheap.

Here is some pics of the OA-1600 which is the best dish of them all.

I would take the OA-1600 any day over my motorized Fibo.

No motor and the dish covers 40 degrees and each position equals a 1.1m dish.

Cor!!! Look at that chimney mount!!! What a monster!!!

Likvid · 16-01-2007

Originally Posted by 2cvbloke

Cor!!! Look at that chimney mount!!! What a monster!!!

It's no problems here as our buildings are built to very high standards.

That dish is about 1.65x1.2m

There are a few of them around here on houses.

Goodbye Wavefrontier

***wod*** · 16-01-2007

they just look alittle strange

Likvid · 16-01-2007

Here are two more nicer pics of the OA-1600 multidish.

***2cvbloke*** · 16-01-2007

Originally Posted by wod

they just look alittle strange

Not as strange as some of the dishes sat ontop of OB TV vans...

**Llew** · 29-01-2007

Originally Posted by Llew

After fifteen years in the same location, and no doubt growing roots, my SMW dish has to be moved to a different area in the garden, as it's now unable to see much of the arc now from 30W on, only 58W visible.

The problem is my neighbour's trees have been growing rapidly during the last year - he's willing to trim them, but his wife is not so inclined, no doubt not happy with a dish staring at her while she hangs out the lingerie.

I've managed to procure some masting, 12 foot of 3 inch diameter steel tubing, which I intend to T&K to my concrete garage at the bottom of the garden to clamp the dish on. This will give me a clear view of the arc from 60E - 60W. I'm going to lose a few dB's as it adds an extra 10M of cable to the overall length to the house (total will be now ~35M).

Just need a reel of Webro WF125. Anybody know the cheapest place to get a reel from?

Llew

Here's the repositioned dish. Despite the garage in front, I now have a perfect view of the arc from 60E to 60W, and with new WF125 cabling it's now all systems go

Llew

***CROSSBONES*** · 29-01-2007

Good job m8!

Still no underware visable though?

***wod*** · 29-01-2007

looks good liew did you have to mod the brackets for the pole then

that aerial in the background would have been better on the chimney with a small pole

**Llew** · 29-01-2007

Yes wod, brackets needed holes widening to take the 3 inch u-bolts - couldn't find any others suitable.

Opposite neighbour's pole had been there for yonks, I suspect he took the easy option and added the new aerial to it.

Llew

**Llew** · 29-01-2007

Originally Posted by CROSSBONES

Good job m8!

Still no underware visable though?

I suspect Arnold Layne has been at it again

(Obscure reference to the fetishist who used to roam this very neighbourhood)

Llew

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