First Strike FS1 Meter

[Irishsatguy]

Hi,

I am thinking about buying one of these meters, its priced at £199 , looks pretty good , I was wondering if anyone has used one and are they any good spec is here

_http://www.firststrikemeters.com/
was going to buy the Horizon HDSM USB second hand but for the price the First strike is very tempting.

 

[rolfw]

Looks good for that money.

 

[chavo]

DId you buy this meter? i have also looked at it.

Would appreciate a review.

 

[CROSSBONES]

It does look like a good meter, but the only thing that is off putting is that you have to insert your long and lat settings.

 

[chavo]

you do with most sub £500 meters, the thing that looks bad to me is it doesnt looklike it will move a motor

 

[BombedOne]

I have original manufacturer's leaflet somewhere, but it's only in chinese. this is chinese company product, quite strange name ZDXC or something like that. Their retail price is around US $138, bulk discounts apply. My leaflet mentions Diseqc 1.1, so seems that it will drive motor.

 

[satcatcher]

Hi Guys , another cheaply made meter from china, wont move a motor with diseqc 1.1 you need a minimum of 1.2 . Only satcatcher will give all the commands correctly and work without fault for diseqc motors. It is not important to add your long and lat to any meter for it to work , only important if you use USALS command to move the motor and only satcatcher has this function in its meter . Other claim to have similar , but they do not work. Moving motors uses a large current and is not easy to add to a battery operated product ,m it took me 2 years to sort this .