Fracarro Penta Satellite Dishes

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Just seen one of these on E-Bay (85cm) and they boast that they are better than a 1 metre dish.
What with the corner's missing I find this rather hard to believe, what do you think.
 

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You don't need the corners, the biggest concentration of signal is in the center of the dish so they cut the corners and made it bigger in the center parts.
 

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I would be very surprised if it were better than a 1m.:)
 

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Rob said:
Just seen one of these on E-Bay (85cm) and they boast that they are better than a 1 metre dish.
What with the corner's missing I find this rather hard to believe, what do you think.
Believe it when I see it Admin :-rofl2

would love to know how one makes it bigger in the middle though:cool:
 

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Believe it when I see it Admin :-rofl2

would love to know how one makes it bigger in the middle though:cool:

If you added the corners to the above dish you would have approx a 1m dish, by removing the corners they made the dish look smaller and perform almost like a 1m dish.
 

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I am aware of dish theory which is why I was questioning the statement
about making it bigger in the center parts
, I do not understand what you mean that is all
 

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Cant see how you come to that conclusion, as the overall diameter would still only be that of your average 80/90cm dish.

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Frequency Range 10.7 -12.75 GHz
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Dimensions 775 X 775 mm
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Offset Angle 22.1 degrees
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Efficiency > 70%
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Gain at 10.95GHz 39dB
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Cross Polarisation on axis >38dB
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First Side Lobe <-34dB
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Nosie Temperature 40degrees K at 30degrees Elevation
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F/D ratio 0.7
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3dB beam width 2.2degrees
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LNB Clamp 23-28; 40; 60 mm
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Elevation angle Maximum tilt 60degree - Base 41
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Mast clamp 35-80 mm
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Material Steel
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Supporting Bracket Material Steel zinc treatment
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Wind load at 150Km/h 81 Kg

The hirschmannFesat 85 cm claims a slightly lower DB gain and I would be slightly more inclined to believe their figures, as the dish is far better built than the Fracarro, which looks a tad on the flimsy side, particularly the AZEL bracket.

Reflector Ø: 0.85m
Colour: Light Grey
Frequency Range: 10.7-12.75GHz
Gain at 10.95 GHz: min. 38.3dBi
Half-value aperture 3 dB: 2.1º
Offset angle: 21.1º
Noise temp. at 30° elevation: 40 K
G/T: 22.3 dB/K
Mount for mast Ø: 40-89mm
Adjustment range, elevation: 15-45 degrees
Wind load: 600 N1)*
Width/height: 85.5x90.5cm
Weight: 9kg
Packaging dimensions: 90x95x24cm
Scope of delivery: Reflector with back/supporting arm with feed mount. Mast mounted with el/az adjustment

* Wind load calculated in accordance with EN 50083 Part 1 with q = 800 N/msq and c = 1.2
 
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