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DISH SETUP: Single sat, Multi-Sat & Motorised
DisEqC Motor Standoff
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<blockquote data-quote="Malk51" data-source="post: 355067" data-attributes="member: 247693"><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Hi guys. I am in the process of getting rid of Sky, cancelling the subscription was an ordeal in itself, and want to start exploring other satellites.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">To date I have bought a Technotrend 3200 to allow me to decode HD transmissions on my computer. I have also ordered a Technomate 1500CI+ receiver and a Moteck 2100 motor from Ebay. I hope to use already owned T&K brackets which give a standoff of about 25cm from my wall, and a sturdy 2 inch diameter steel pipe.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">I would like to get as many satellites between about 40E and 30W as possible. Where I may have a problem is with wall clearance when the dish is turned West. According to a helpful web page, the dish has to turn to 35W magnetic in order to reach 30W from my position (55.9N, 3.52W).</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">The wall on which I will be mounting the dish faces approximately 10E magnetic and using my rudimentary math skills, I have calculated that the dish mount arm of the motor must be about 40cm away from the wall for an 85cm wide dish or about 35cm for a 75cm wide dish.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">At last. some questions! How much extra standoff will the motor provide? I know I could what until the motor arrives, but I lack the patience.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">If the standoff is not enough for an 85cm dish would a dish like the Triax TD78 be good enough to receive a decent signal from the popular satellites? Or should I invest in longer brackets to allow me to get a bigger dish?</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Finally, I’d like to thank all the contributors to the forum who have helped me get this far through reading their posts.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Stephen</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Malk51, post: 355067, member: 247693"] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Hi guys. I am in the process of getting rid of Sky, cancelling the subscription was an ordeal in itself, and want to start exploring other satellites.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]To date I have bought a Technotrend 3200 to allow me to decode HD transmissions on my computer. I have also ordered a Technomate 1500CI+ receiver and a Moteck 2100 motor from Ebay. I hope to use already owned T&K brackets which give a standoff of about 25cm from my wall, and a sturdy 2 inch diameter steel pipe.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]I would like to get as many satellites between about 40E and 30W as possible. Where I may have a problem is with wall clearance when the dish is turned West. According to a helpful web page, the dish has to turn to 35W magnetic in order to reach 30W from my position (55.9N, 3.52W).[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]The wall on which I will be mounting the dish faces approximately 10E magnetic and using my rudimentary math skills, I have calculated that the dish mount arm of the motor must be about 40cm away from the wall for an 85cm wide dish or about 35cm for a 75cm wide dish.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]At last. some questions! How much extra standoff will the motor provide? I know I could what until the motor arrives, but I lack the patience.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]If the standoff is not enough for an 85cm dish would a dish like the Triax TD78 be good enough to receive a decent signal from the popular satellites? Or should I invest in longer brackets to allow me to get a bigger dish?[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Finally, I’d like to thank all the contributors to the forum who have helped me get this far through reading their posts.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Stephen[/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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