CROSSBONES
Specialist Contributor
- My Satellite Setup
- 1.2m channel master on a jeager 1224 motor. 55cm fibo Gregorian. VU solo2.
- My Location
- S.Wales
No i think its made from cast iron??
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Captain Jack
Retired human
- My Satellite Setup
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- My Location
- North Somerset
Maybe - it is quite heavy for what it is..
CROSSBONES
Specialist Contributor
- My Satellite Setup
- 1.2m channel master on a jeager 1224 motor. 55cm fibo Gregorian. VU solo2.
- My Location
- S.Wales
Nope its defo ali, just checked
- My Satellite Setup
- Some SAT-related hardware.
- My Location
- N-E from Riga
I think dish perfectly fits and almost invisible behind a car in the garage (they call it GARAGE 
). I do mot think wife, even is she see something will not understand what is that, maybe some decoration!
But seriously, this Prodelin is not so heavy than those I have in Latvia. Instead of 8 bolts to attach dish to mount, here is only 4.
). I do mot think wife, even is she see something will not understand what is that, maybe some decoration!But seriously, this Prodelin is not so heavy than those I have in Latvia. Instead of 8 bolts to attach dish to mount, here is only 4.
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- My Satellite Setup
- Some SAT-related hardware.
- My Location
- N-E from Riga
Moved antenna's stand little bit more East today, so now I have place for another antenna, perhaps Fibo55. Will enlarge stand using some wood.
Fibo120 looking now at 28,2*E, yes signal is obstructed by balcony's infrastructure.
Fibo120 looking now at 28,2*E, yes signal is obstructed by balcony's infrastructure.
- My Satellite Setup
- Some SAT-related hardware.
- My Location
- N-E from Riga
As an SOP for all dishes I give them good hand wash (please do not tell my wife I use her expensive shampoos ;) ). After all dust is gone the dish looks really great. So after washing I've strung it and found out that there is no issues with warpage. Measures more or less precisely, it is 1345mm x 1206mm and 131,8mm deep. That means it has 26,3* offset angle and 89* opening angle.
BTW: Thanks Wim for helping me out again.
BTW: Thanks Wim for helping me out again.
wasn't bad enough, you're using her shampoo as well! 
sonnetpete
Grumpy Old Retired Moderator and quiz inquisitor..
- My Satellite Setup
- Laminas 1.2M fibre dish with an IBU, on a Clarke Tech USALS motor, covering 57E - 24.5W to an Octagon SX88. Displayed on a 20" Dyon LED TV.
Seperate 80 cm dish on 28E with a Humax Freesat for SWMBO.
Free Sat V8 meter. Sony Bravia 46" LCD, Sony BluRay and Home Cinema.
- My Location
- Normandy, France
That's why he's head and shoulders above all of us...
Archived-1
Persona non grata
- My Location
- uk
Nice install Rima
, also nice to see you working with wood 
, don't forget my mount idea if you ever need any height for a dish.
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I thought it was a plastic dish? If it's metal, what're the ribs in the back made of?
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I see.
You really seem to find the exotic stuff! Nothing remotely like that here in DK... 8)
Trust
Specialist Contributor
- My Satellite Setup
- 1.2 m Echostar at Twotec twinrotor with lnb changer
- My Location
- Nijmegen Netherlands
Found a own (forgotten) note about that dish , writen :
Northern Satellite
Modell-SSA12
Coko-Werk
searching on that last name found a company in Germany making plastic products .
Northern Satellite
Modell-SSA12
Coko-Werk
searching on that last name found a company in Germany making plastic products .
- My Satellite Setup
- Some SAT-related hardware.
- My Location
- N-E from Riga
My DM8k lost bootloder somehow (does not want to boot), so it will take some time to get it work again. Problem is that I do not have any PC with serial out, ordered USB-to-Serial adapter from PRC.
My GB Quad is going to another owner, so I ordered and already received GB Quad Plus, by now I like it. It has 2 sat-tuners and one combo Terrestrial/Cable. Also installed 500 GB hard drive.
It was nice weather today, so started to tune Fibo55, started from my due-South satellite which is ~4,8* and easy got lock
, but to move antenna I need 5V from positioner. Maybe somebody can point me where is better place to take 5V?
My GB Quad is going to another owner, so I ordered and already received GB Quad Plus, by now I like it. It has 2 sat-tuners and one combo Terrestrial/Cable. Also installed 500 GB hard drive.
It was nice weather today, so started to tune Fibo55, started from my due-South satellite which is ~4,8* and easy got lock
, but to move antenna I need 5V from positioner. Maybe somebody can point me where is better place to take 5V?
- My Satellite Setup
- Some SAT-related hardware.
- My Location
- N-E from Riga
That was actually not so difficult to get +5V out of positioner. Thanks Trust for advice. Hardest in this process was to find soldering iron 
Replaced resistor R3 by direct wire (circled green), took +5V from JP3 (Red) and took ground (circled blue). So Fibo55 is already moving. If weather allows than during weekend will adjust arc and check limits and signal levels.
Replaced resistor R3 by direct wire (circled green), took +5V from JP3 (Red) and took ground (circled blue). So Fibo55 is already moving. If weather allows than during weekend will adjust arc and check limits and signal levels.
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- My Satellite Setup
- Some SAT-related hardware.
- My Location
- N-E from Riga
After today I made conclusion: It is easier to set-up small motorized antenna than big one, but, at the same time, it is much harder to perfectly set-up small motorized antenna than big one.
I mean, for small antenna put approximate declination and elevation, get central satellite and you are set. In this way got Fibo55 tuned today arc 53*E-30*W
Yes, 55cm antenna has surface about 19 times smaller than St1's new antenna
I mean, for small antenna put approximate declination and elevation, get central satellite and you are set. In this way got Fibo55 tuned today arc 53*E-30*W
Yes, 55cm antenna has surface about 19 times smaller than St1's new antenna