Got a 1.2m for free

[satpro]

Today i got offered a 1.2m ASC the old channel master branded one i have got to pick it up from a farm tomorrow the guy said he did use to use in on 1w for the d2mac channels and has been stuck on 1w for years the standard old lnb that is on there is full of water as the cap of the end is gone he also said he has the polar mount in his tool out house and i am welcome to it,

It is good what you can pick up if you ask now i do not have to buy one

 

[rolfw]

That's a result.

 

[GreenmanBelg]

Thats great, I'm very happy for you.

Take some pics to show it off warts and all, nice to see those old Channel Masters in use, great dish great design.

What are your plans for it?

Let us know.

 

[guest poster]

we got offered one on a farm installation a few weeks ago.... been used as a feeder or water for livestock.. (that one was too far gone)

 

[satpro]

Well picked the dish up this morning i got the dish with azel mount and ground stand also i got a box which had a polar mount that has never been used a old feedhorn another new feedhorn that has never been used a load of lnbs and a few other odd bits.

I will give the dish a clean up as it has loads of moss on it but i will have to do it in between decorating because i have just moved in to this house. The guy also said his friend may have some dishes he does not use and will ask him for me.

I will use the dish on 1w only untill i get the chance to sort a motor system out if i had a dish above the roof i am would get a full arc sweep but if i use a dish at the bottom of the garden i should get from about 57e to 72w but i do not want a dish above the roof so will go for a garden install i have a big tree cherry at the bottom of the garden but gave that a trim back will a chain saw yesterday

 

[satpro]

For now it will go on 1'w untill a get a motor sorted out what is the weakest transponer on 1'w at the moment would i be right in saying 12054 H on thor 3 is weak in the uk,

Thats great, I'm very happy for you.

Take some pics to show it off warts and all, nice to see those old Channel Masters in use, great dish great design.

What are your plans for it?

Let us know.

 

[GreenmanBelg]

Hi Satpro, really delighted for you.

You really hit the jackpot, throw up a pic or two to see all that treasure.

Well done.

 

[guest poster]

For now it will go on 1'w untill a get a motor sorted out what is the weakest transponer on 1'w at the moment would i be right in saying 12054 H on thor 3 is weak in the uk,

seems like it...

 

[wod]

i would put a jaeger 1224 on the dish but as you have a polar mount then why not use this with a 18inch actuator

on 1west i used the tv2 norge transponder to align up my dish as i have the smaller 90cm andrews till i get a 1.2m

 

[satpro]

I gave the dish a scrub today and repainted the ground mount and set it up on 1'w

 

[GreenmanBelg]

I gave the dish a scrub today and repainted the ground mount and set it up on 1'w

I would love to see some pics ?

 

[satpro]

I will take a pic today.

I would love to see some pics ?

 

[joekir]

For now it will go on 1'w untill a get a motor sorted out what is the weakest transponer on 1'w at the moment would i be right in saying 12054 H on thor 3 is weak in the uk,

Unused polar mount and feedhorn is result, well done! Try 11823H or 12149V, anything on the Nordic/Central Eu beam, most of the UK needs 1.2 or more for reliable reception.

 

[satpro]

Can receive thor 3 nordic beam i also tried 7w when i was seting it up on 1w i received all 7w V transponders but the signal on the h transponders is to low they lock on but the h transponders brake up in to blocks,

Unused polar mount and feedhorn is result, well done! Try 11823H or 12149V, anything on the Nordic/Central Eu beam, most of the UK needs 1.2 or more for reliable reception.

 

[wod]

excellent i find the nordic beam channels come in well up here in yorkshire but a 1.2m dish would be better

 

[joekir]

:-worship

excellent i find the nordic beam channels come in well up here in yorkshire but a 1.2m dish would be better

Do you get the Thor 3 horizontals OK with 90cm up there?

 

[wod]

yes i do quite well on 1west here with 90cm andrews dish , signals around 65% on my vantage receiver for a few of the thor 3 tps

a 1.2m dish would pull more signal i'm sure on these here

 

[satpro]

Still have not had a chance to take a photo yet but the lnb i was using died so i brought some lnbs off the net i tried the andew feed with a invacom quad and inverto c120 i got both c120s are people say they are good but they are not as good as the cheap £3 lnbf i got off ebay,

I also got some more free dishes that i was talking about got a 0.98cm channel master and 1.0m channel master the 1.0m is still in a box brand new i also might have a chance of a 1.8m dish from another person,

 

[GreenmanBelg]

they are good but they are not as good as the cheap £3 lnbf i got off ebay,
,

So which LNB was that?

Looking forward to the pics.

The 1.8m sounds interesting.

 

[satpro]

I got a smart lnbf and a incacom quad c120 and inverto and the smart is the better of the 3,

I had the other two dishes off a friend of a the guy who i had the 1.2m off he said that he might have a 1.8m dish which is old at his brothers home he said he will check if he still has it he thinks it is about 15 years old,

So which LNB was that?

Looking forward to the pics.

The 1.8m sounds interesting.