Comparison of 2.4m dishes

[deepbluesky]

I see. Thank you

 

[weagle]

just weird why people in cyprus with a pace 2600 (not panasonic) can get the horizontal channels on 2d on a 2.4m prime focus, which is more south east than athens greece. I think the tuner plays a big role here as well. there is a site in uk that sells the 2.4m prime focus for 284euro plus shipping maybe worth a try.

 

[deepbluesky]

Sure the Tuner plays a role as seen also in Veria west of Thessaloniki. So with the Sky+ Thomson 160GB he gets all the H channels of 2D without any interruption on his 2.4m Channel Master but no V at all. Therefore he will install a Jonsa 4.2m which he is awaiting from the Netherlands and we'll see if this is enough or not.

The signal in Greece is lower than in Cyprus, that's for sure. Only in the NW you can get some frequencies with smaller dishes. On any i know high sensitivity Tuners are beeing used.

By the way, what brand/model is this 284€ dish ? In Greece for a DH 2.40m PFA you pay about 1000€ and for the 3m 2500€.

 

[dxsat]

A 2.4 m dish for € 284 is probably a FortecStar and is to be avoided at all costs as it's probably the worst you can get. I bought one and immediately regretted it. It might make a good sandpit for my young son- or a paella dish for a large party.

 

[deepbluesky]

I see. Suppose you didn't get in Madrid with it any Thor 2/3, Sirius 3 frequencies that seem to be very weak in your region, right ?

 

[Likvid]

A 3M dish in one piece is a hell to move and transport, i prefer them in sections when it comes to these sizes.

 

[deepbluesky]

I can imagine Likvid but which sliced 3m or bigger are good in performance ?

The 4.2m Jonsa will travel to Greece just because a friend of him transports goods regularly between the two countries as he told me otherwise it would have been probably too expensive.

 

[Likvid]

Precision Antennas in the U.K manufacturers one of the best solid dishes in the industry comparable in performance to the DH Antennas.

Also the 3M dishes comes in two pieces or one piece, you can choose what you like.

The 3M dish doesn't come with polarmount from Precision, they have a dual-axis AZ/El mount though....

Anyway, their 2.4M dish with polarmount cost £1,159 excluding VAT and transport.

 

[deepbluesky]

I see. By the way, what is your opinion of Finnsat dishes ? They are also available as 2.4m and 3m PFA.

 

[Likvid]

I see. By the way, what is your opinion of Finnsat dishes ? They are also available as 2.4m and 3m PFA.

It's Aerial Oy, not Finnsat.

They are the best, i have only personal experience with the 2.4M.

But it's the best 2.4M dish ever made as prime focus.

Buy one if you need a 2.4M, fit it with a EGIS rotor and you are set.

 

[deepbluesky]

You mean them here: http://www.aerial.fi/ right ?

Better than Prodelin oder DH ?

How would you motorize their 3m Likvid ?

Well for the moment i'm just asking. I have neither the space nor the money for it but i think this is of interest for others here too.

 

[Likvid]

3M uses dual axis AZ/El mount with RCI-2000 controller.

The controller is about $2,000 and the 3M dish from Aerial cost 3,700 euro.

 

[deepbluesky]

Woohooo that's quite a sum
I think i would prefer DH 3m for less cost.

The RCI-2000 seems to be invented from Patriot. What a pity that it can store only 50 positions as they say: http://www.sepatriot.com/rci-2000.htm

If i would ever choose a 2Axis Controller it should store at least so many positions as are now active on the part of the Clarke belt that can be seen in maximum on a certain location.