Captain Jack
Burnt out human
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Hello,
So today, I picked up my Fibo Gregorian 1.2m dish. The dish is in decent condition - there's a dent on the edge but this shouldn't affect reception. I strung the dish and it doesn't seem to be warped, which is good news. The guy I got it from paid £750 for it back in the day - that's a HUGE amount of money, even now, for a dish of such a size. He said he got it to watch football from some satellite but he wasn't sure which. Thor 1 maybe when it was very weak here in UK? But 1.2m wasn't really enough for that anyway. He said he was going to take it to the dump(!) if it didn't sell on eBay....
It does need some work. The motor I think it's a throw-away. I could try and sort it but I don't think it's worth it as it's missing the elevation bit and there's a crack in it as well. Plus I would need to modify my VBox to get 5V out of it for the pulse sensor. I will probably put it on my Channel Master polar mount but this will need some metal work as the back of the dish for the mounting isn't flat. I will use a combination of the original mount for the curved bit, then cut it half way, attach a steel plate to the back using angle iron and that would then go on the PM. The whole thing will probably go on a K-T-K bracket on the wall.
By the way, where can I get a 3 inch pole? I looked everywhere on the net but more people only have 1.5" or 2". The CM polar mount has a 3" mounting. I *could* fit it on a 2" pole using my adaptor rings but I'd prefer doing it properly.
The LNB needs to be replaced as there's an old Grundig-type one on there - of a C120 variant. Any recommended models out there that would match the performance of a Black Ultra?
The dish is at my parents. When I brought it in, the neighbour was like "oh - more junk".... I nearly threw some junk at her. Silly woman.
Here are the pics.
CJ
So today, I picked up my Fibo Gregorian 1.2m dish. The dish is in decent condition - there's a dent on the edge but this shouldn't affect reception. I strung the dish and it doesn't seem to be warped, which is good news. The guy I got it from paid £750 for it back in the day - that's a HUGE amount of money, even now, for a dish of such a size. He said he got it to watch football from some satellite but he wasn't sure which. Thor 1 maybe when it was very weak here in UK? But 1.2m wasn't really enough for that anyway. He said he was going to take it to the dump(!) if it didn't sell on eBay....
It does need some work. The motor I think it's a throw-away. I could try and sort it but I don't think it's worth it as it's missing the elevation bit and there's a crack in it as well. Plus I would need to modify my VBox to get 5V out of it for the pulse sensor. I will probably put it on my Channel Master polar mount but this will need some metal work as the back of the dish for the mounting isn't flat. I will use a combination of the original mount for the curved bit, then cut it half way, attach a steel plate to the back using angle iron and that would then go on the PM. The whole thing will probably go on a K-T-K bracket on the wall.
By the way, where can I get a 3 inch pole? I looked everywhere on the net but more people only have 1.5" or 2". The CM polar mount has a 3" mounting. I *could* fit it on a 2" pole using my adaptor rings but I'd prefer doing it properly.
The LNB needs to be replaced as there's an old Grundig-type one on there - of a C120 variant. Any recommended models out there that would match the performance of a Black Ultra?
The dish is at my parents. When I brought it in, the neighbour was like "oh - more junk".... I nearly threw some junk at her. Silly woman.
Here are the pics.
CJ
