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Sensitive receivers. I have used a Konig receiver for many years. They appear to have vanished.
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<blockquote data-quote="mad mac" data-source="post: 1157967" data-attributes="member: 418205"><p>You would probably be horrified at my methods to get it working. History. I did some work with dishes as an apprentice at the GEC, but was not taken with it. Standing about in all weathers adjusting things for backscatter, side lobes etc was boring. I ended up as an RF engineer. Designing radars and other silly stuff. Mainly at high frequencies. up to 18 G<strong>hz. Any way fitting it and getting it working was a challenge. The LnB is </strong> fitted to a great big LNB holder. No pic right then. any way , i fitted the LnB, to a metal plate, split in the middle to attach the LNB. I then fitted 4 m6 rods to the holder. With 4 holes in the plate, i can move the <LnB back and forward so i find the focal point. My first try, i had one of the Astra sats, but none of the channels i wanted. So crawled the LnB up the rods towards the dish. Finally I found one of the strong 2F , 2G signals. I then spend several days, standing on scaffolding, with a Konig and a small TV, fiddling mm by mm, until I found them all. I then locked it all in place. </p><p>What this dish cost to make and set up, is probably beyond belief. aluminium leafs, rivited together on galvanised arms. The centre at the back is 2 to 3ft in diameter, with a 13 mm locking screw, for each leaf. Sadly i had to dismantle it all the take it down and transport it. A huge bottle jack to alter the vertical alignment. A plate on the support pole, with screws either side to set the horizontal alignment. </p><p>I guess my main problem is the size of the LnB flange. I guess a 6 inch one would not look out of place. mine is about 2 inches. But I am 76. I guess who has my house after i am gone will want shot of the eyesore.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mad mac, post: 1157967, member: 418205"] You would probably be horrified at my methods to get it working. History. I did some work with dishes as an apprentice at the GEC, but was not taken with it. Standing about in all weathers adjusting things for backscatter, side lobes etc was boring. I ended up as an RF engineer. Designing radars and other silly stuff. Mainly at high frequencies. up to 18 G[B]hz. Any way fitting it and getting it working was a challenge. The LnB is [/B] fitted to a great big LNB holder. No pic right then. any way , i fitted the LnB, to a metal plate, split in the middle to attach the LNB. I then fitted 4 m6 rods to the holder. With 4 holes in the plate, i can move the <LnB back and forward so i find the focal point. My first try, i had one of the Astra sats, but none of the channels i wanted. So crawled the LnB up the rods towards the dish. Finally I found one of the strong 2F , 2G signals. I then spend several days, standing on scaffolding, with a Konig and a small TV, fiddling mm by mm, until I found them all. I then locked it all in place. What this dish cost to make and set up, is probably beyond belief. aluminium leafs, rivited together on galvanised arms. The centre at the back is 2 to 3ft in diameter, with a 13 mm locking screw, for each leaf. Sadly i had to dismantle it all the take it down and transport it. A huge bottle jack to alter the vertical alignment. A plate on the support pole, with screws either side to set the horizontal alignment. I guess my main problem is the size of the LnB flange. I guess a 6 inch one would not look out of place. mine is about 2 inches. But I am 76. I guess who has my house after i am gone will want shot of the eyesore. [/QUOTE]
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