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Have got a C/Ku band receiver... what now?
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<blockquote data-quote="AForester" data-source="post: 71870" data-attributes="member: 181748"><p>Hi Tom</p><p>I'm a bit further south than you in mid Suffolk. I'm running a 1.2m dish on a Moteck DG2100 motor with a Technomate 5000DA receiver. I can access satellites from 53east to 58west, restricted by trees/buildings outside those limits. Hundreds of Ku band digital and analogue FTA channels received plus numerous feeds also. In the UK the rules are you "should" get planning permission for a dish that is over 90cms, but I have good neighbours so have not been reported to the council. the H-H motor, as per Maplin, will take up to a 1m dish, others will take up to 1.2m as per mine. Over that size you have to use a different type of motor, other members will advise on this. There are also receivers that use cards and cams to enable encripted channels, not my scene either, other members should be able to help with this. The larger the dish the better margin you will have with weak transmissions and also will help to keep a signal in adverse weather conditions (rain). In addition the larger the dishes are more expensive and if you are in an open position you have to be carefull of wind moving the dish.</p><p>If you get a magazine called "What Sat" you will find numerous adverts from sat gear suppliers, or you could just start up with that set up from Maplin. I understand that they are opening a shop at Ipswich soon, so I might take a trip down there one day in the new year. Some of the sponsors of this forum might have gear for sale also.</p><p>Cheers AF.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AForester, post: 71870, member: 181748"] Hi Tom I'm a bit further south than you in mid Suffolk. I'm running a 1.2m dish on a Moteck DG2100 motor with a Technomate 5000DA receiver. I can access satellites from 53east to 58west, restricted by trees/buildings outside those limits. Hundreds of Ku band digital and analogue FTA channels received plus numerous feeds also. In the UK the rules are you "should" get planning permission for a dish that is over 90cms, but I have good neighbours so have not been reported to the council. the H-H motor, as per Maplin, will take up to a 1m dish, others will take up to 1.2m as per mine. Over that size you have to use a different type of motor, other members will advise on this. There are also receivers that use cards and cams to enable encripted channels, not my scene either, other members should be able to help with this. The larger the dish the better margin you will have with weak transmissions and also will help to keep a signal in adverse weather conditions (rain). In addition the larger the dishes are more expensive and if you are in an open position you have to be carefull of wind moving the dish. If you get a magazine called "What Sat" you will find numerous adverts from sat gear suppliers, or you could just start up with that set up from Maplin. I understand that they are opening a shop at Ipswich soon, so I might take a trip down there one day in the new year. Some of the sponsors of this forum might have gear for sale also. Cheers AF. [/QUOTE]
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