First time motorised buyer - on a budget - advice needed

[Lazarus]

thanks for the info mate, i was hoping someone would give the all clear for that spot on the wall.

will be using 12" T&K mount with pole from systemsat so i hope its going to be strong enough

Well at least you've got somebody to blame now

 

[bigup]

In addition, given the shallow roof height, you could also install the Penta on the rear with a TK / mast arrangement. If it was my house or installation I'd do just that. Maybe feed the cable through the loft and down

this certainly is more appealing as id rather have it in the back

ive attached a pic of the back of house and a ghetto drawing of what i think you mean, would it still clear the roof and have sight for the satellites?

 

[satelliteman]

Should do well by the looks of it.

You need an installation like attached which I carried out recently, although in this case the dish was facing away from the roof but you can see the general idea.

 

[Lazarus]

Still got one of those in mind should we ever get moved house.

 

[Channel Hopper]

Hive found one from a forum sponsor, the kit includes:

price is £95 + postage which i think its pretty good

When you say 'a' forum sponsor, which one ?

 

[bigup]

When you say 'a' forum sponsor, which one ?

Should of really said "Forum Supporting Advertiser", Sat Europa mate, link:

_http://www.sateuropa.co.uk/product_overview.asp?id=2322&catid=12&subcat=2

on another note, ive had an email from another forum sponser (High Definition Ltd) and they say that they dont stock the Penta dishes anymore

Pulsat sell it but its £81 delivered just for the dish which seems a bit steep to me.

if anyone knows of any online stores that sell them for decent price please let me know, otherwise i think il have to get a Triax TD88 which is my second choice dish.

thanks

 

[Lazarus]

Nowt wrong with the TD88, once fitted. It'll perform nicely.

 

[satelliteman]

Did you try MTD, they may sell to non trade?

 

[bigup]

Did you try MTD, they may sell to non trade?

still waiting for a reply from MTD. I also emailed FR them selves to ask who their official resellers were.

their online contact form doesnt work so had to google another email address for them.

 

[satelliteman]

MTD are Fracarro stockists but if you can't get one from there or the forum advertisers then the Td88 would do well as mentioned.

 

[rolfw]

this certainly is more appealing as id rather have it in the back

ive attached a pic of the back of house and a ghetto drawing of what i think you mean, would it still clear the roof and have sight for the satellites?

You have the ideal spot there, as the extension gives you a comfortable working platform, plus using a scaffold pole will allow you to have the dish sufficiently high to clear the roof ridge. Would rcommend and extra K bracket though, would give more stability

 

[bigup]

been doing another search today and it may look like i need to up my budget for the Penta dish as no one hardly has any stock. I may have found one place that has 1 Red penta 85 in stock for £68 delivered

This has now got me thinking, would it be worth paying a little bit more for a Gibertini 1m aluminium (£75 delivered) over the Penta 85?

would the inverto black ultra lnb work (already purchased this!) with the Gibertini 1m and a tm2600 motor be ok for it?

im just thinking about my options, id rather pay a bit more for quality and future proofing.

thanks all

 

[sonnetpete]

Just to throw in my twopenneth, I had good results from a motorised 1M Gibertini and Black Ultra combo. No experience of a Penta however.

 

[Lazarus]

Bigger is better .............. but although the Gibby is light, it will suffer from the wind more than the Penta.

But a stout erection should nullify that issue.

 

[sonnetpete]

Yes, I should point out that my dishes (past and present) have been mounted in quite a sheltered spot. The nylon geared Technomate motor I had previously did over time begin to suffer with backlash. I would suggest that a metal geared motor might be a better initial purchase.

 

[satelliteman]

Had both dishes here at some point in the past, although the Gibertini was driven by a 36v motor. The Gibby 100cm performs very well... as does the Fracarro. There will be an overall signal improvement using the Gibertini but unless your trying for weak satellites the FR will prove just as good for the popular satellites.

Recommend a set of K&K brackets, scaffold mast and a metal gear motor for the above installation.

Note# the FR Penta comes in steel or aluminium.

 

[jetkis]

Should do well by the looks of it.

You need an installation like attached which I carried out recently, although in this case the dish was facing away from the roof but you can see the general idea.

and may I say what a fine installation it was!

Still going strong Satelliteman!!

 

[satelliteman]

Ah, great news. Certainly a good advert for a professional solid dish

 

[bigup]

just to update his

decided on a penta 85 dish, TM2600 motor/T&K brackets, inverto ultra black lnb and vu+ duo receiver

getting it fitted on Thursday fingers crossed.

looking froward to it

thanks for the advice guys!

 

[Lazarus]

[Envy]Wow, that's going to be an impressive system.[/Envy}