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<blockquote data-quote="hexah" data-source="post: 841827" data-attributes="member: 333852"><p>Reading this thread had got me looking at dish prices again. Being oop narth bigger is always better so I was looking at the generic LH / Orbital / ISS / etc style dishes (my LH 1m has served faithfully for over 20 years). I found you can get two generic 1.1m for a bit more than one smaller Gibertini 1m, and perforated 'mesh' 1.1m are going for as little as £38 before post. As they are easily camoflauged with a bit of spray paint and are see-through enough to start to become invisible I began to have ideas. . .</p><p></p><p>Anyway, all that thinking reminded me of another thread, which I eventually found after a fair bit of searching. </p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.satellites.co.uk/forums/topic/113397-1m-gibertini-motorised/#entry720984" target="_blank">http://www.satellites.co.uk/forums/topic/113397-1m-gibertini-motorised/#entry720984</a></p><p></p><p>If you look there you can see that shamone got a used 1.2m dish for only £13 <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite6" alt=":cool:" title="Cool :cool:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":cool:" /> in The Toon. You can see in the photo how much bigger the 1.2m is compared to the Gibertini 1m.</p><p></p><p>Of course you may say you are happy with your TD110. But if you think about it a 1.2m, especially a 1300 x 1200 would give an edge which is essential up here with so many footprints fading out over this area. (Pity that no one makes a 1300 x 1200 perforated dish at say £48, lightweight enough to go anywhere, I'd get it in a flash - anyone in China reading?!). That fade has become more annoying over the last couple of years with the pathetic weather, it is enough to make me consider upgrading more of my fixed dishes to larger sizes like the easily camoflauged perforated ones. </p><p></p><p>1.2m would be the largest you could realistically have in your current setup without major engineering works. Not to mention a useable elevation bracket, I can see it going on a pole and resting on the tyre to give a bit of stability and ease of swinging round.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.satellites.co.uk/forums/topic/97238-gibertini-150-or-cm120/#entry617638" target="_blank">http://www.satellites.co.uk/forums/topic/97238-gibertini-150-or-cm120/#entry617638</a></p><p></p><p>This could also be of interest to <span style="color: #0000cd">Tivú</span> as IIRC he has his TD110 on a patio mount and shamones other photo shows his 1.2m installed near ground level on a diseqc motor.</p><p></p><p>A bit of patience checking the usual second hand places could prove lucky some day.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hexah, post: 841827, member: 333852"] Reading this thread had got me looking at dish prices again. Being oop narth bigger is always better so I was looking at the generic LH / Orbital / ISS / etc style dishes (my LH 1m has served faithfully for over 20 years). I found you can get two generic 1.1m for a bit more than one smaller Gibertini 1m, and perforated 'mesh' 1.1m are going for as little as £38 before post. As they are easily camoflauged with a bit of spray paint and are see-through enough to start to become invisible I began to have ideas. . . Anyway, all that thinking reminded me of another thread, which I eventually found after a fair bit of searching. [URL="http://www.satellites.co.uk/forums/topic/113397-1m-gibertini-motorised/#entry720984"]http://www.satellites.co.uk/forums/topic/113397-1m-gibertini-motorised/#entry720984[/URL] If you look there you can see that shamone got a used 1.2m dish for only £13 :cool: in The Toon. You can see in the photo how much bigger the 1.2m is compared to the Gibertini 1m. Of course you may say you are happy with your TD110. But if you think about it a 1.2m, especially a 1300 x 1200 would give an edge which is essential up here with so many footprints fading out over this area. (Pity that no one makes a 1300 x 1200 perforated dish at say £48, lightweight enough to go anywhere, I'd get it in a flash - anyone in China reading?!). That fade has become more annoying over the last couple of years with the pathetic weather, it is enough to make me consider upgrading more of my fixed dishes to larger sizes like the easily camoflauged perforated ones. 1.2m would be the largest you could realistically have in your current setup without major engineering works. Not to mention a useable elevation bracket, I can see it going on a pole and resting on the tyre to give a bit of stability and ease of swinging round. [URL="http://www.satellites.co.uk/forums/topic/97238-gibertini-150-or-cm120/#entry617638"]http://www.satellites.co.uk/forums/topic/97238-gibertini-150-or-cm120/#entry617638[/URL] This could also be of interest to [COLOR=#0000cd]Tivú[/COLOR] as IIRC he has his TD110 on a patio mount and shamones other photo shows his 1.2m installed near ground level on a diseqc motor. A bit of patience checking the usual second hand places could prove lucky some day. [/QUOTE]
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