Work in progress... Gibertini 1.5m

Huevos

Work in progress... Gibertini 1.5m

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pedro2000uk

looks a 100% pro job there huevos ...

thanks for taking the time to post the photos...

satelliteman

Agree, first class huevos

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CROSSBONES

Great to see you have the Channel master feed and Quad Invacom lnb.

And mounted on a 1224 motor!

Very nice set up.

Huevos

If I started again I would probably have gone for an actuator. The way the triangular bracket is fastened to the motor shaft looks like a weak link to me. Have to wait and see once it gets some wind against it. The motor is the one with the steel plate inside.

pipino

hi huevos,
very nice job you did there m8 ..congratulations ,regarding the fitting please check my mod on the motor´s fixing system ,i´v discarted the original crappy triagles from the motor and used gibertini´s Plate instead..works much better and looks rock solid when fixed ..i will get the parametres you´v asked me soon as we get better weather ..been real bad and wet since saturday morning...regards

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rato

Great job. Very professional!

CROSSBONES

You wont be disapointed with the 1224, I have the same set up, but the non reinforced version.

Huevos

I think we are at cross purposes here. I mean the top bracket on the motor shaft (see photos). When the motor arrived it was all loose and that tapered pin doesn't seem to fit too well. I'll have to wait and see if it comes loose again.

That is a brilliant idea. The 100mm pole is too big for the motor. I had to grind the inside of the mount to get it to fit. I use a 100mm wheel so it is a perfect match. But with the universal U-bolts that come with the motor it is still a pain to adjust. Looking at yours I think I'll probably make the switch.

As for tracking the arc I think I'm getting pretty close now. My South was a bit off the other day. My meter comes back on Wednesday so I'm going to have another go at it then. At the moment, with the Lacuna meter, I can hit more than 20 satellites between 42E and 45W. The choice of transponders in the meter doesn't seem to good for this location. It can't see Nilesat at all. My receiver hasn't arrived yet either; I'm using a Darkbox at the moment (which can see Nilesat). It's pretty cloudy today but I'm still getting some Astra 2D (Transponders 42, 44, 46, 48, 52, 54, 56).

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park_gate

Hi,

I know this is an old thread but i'm interested in how good your BBC 1, 2, ITV and film 4 reception is?

How late in the evening can you get them?

How does it compare to the 1.9M and 2.4M dishes in your area?

Terry

Huevos

I'm bang smack in the middle of the Costa Blanca in Alicante. Horizontals are impossible here. Maybe a couple of hours day on a 2.4m. A bit farther north like Javea and a 2.4m will get horizontals from 9am to 6pm. Vertical reception is pretty good. Now I'm using a Black Ultra it is almost 24/7 in good weather. With the Invacom LNB not so good. Screenshot is half past midnight CET winter time.

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wod

would you get reception for a couple more hours if you upgraded to a 1.8 channel master or similar size dish ?

Huevos

You need to ask Pipino. He swapped from a Gibertini 1.5 motorised to a fixed mount 1.8 metre CM (not too far from here) and he's really pleased with the results.

pipino

yes the upgrade to channel master 1.80 made a difference for me ,and if you add Inverto Black ultra like Huevos sujested you get even better result ,now i have my gibertini back in action since last week ,i use it for pure C/KU band DXing and feed hunting ..if i get some time i will take some new snaps
...cheers