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Satellite Systems - What to Buy - What to install
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<blockquote data-quote="aceb" data-source="post: 1057204" data-attributes="member: 268811"><p>Hi Steve, I wonder how low your horizon is to the east, depending where you are in Kent (anything east of Tunbridge Wells) you may be one of the lucky few who will get 76.5E. Not that there's anything particularly exciting about it but it's a bit of a holy grail for a few of us in the SE <img src="https://www.satellites.co.uk/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>If you don't have one good spot where you can reach both ends of the arc I'd say look to position the dish so it has a lower easterly horizon because there's very little out to the west unless you put up something much larger and can get at the feeds on 55W C band.</p><p></p><p>FWIW I installed a 1.2CM on a CM polar mount on a flat roof not far from here and with a bit of brute force to the dish rim can cover 76E-63W on a 24" actuator.</p><p></p><p>I've bought quite a bit of stuff from hm-sat-shop.de/en Unless you want to spend serious money on an actuator their range is OK although they could do with extra magnets placed on the wheel to improve positioning resolution. Both my 36 and 12 are still working fine after four years and little if any maintenance. Don't even consider putting a 1.2CM on a diseqc motor, especially if you are thinking about putting on a flat roof.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="aceb, post: 1057204, member: 268811"] Hi Steve, I wonder how low your horizon is to the east, depending where you are in Kent (anything east of Tunbridge Wells) you may be one of the lucky few who will get 76.5E. Not that there's anything particularly exciting about it but it's a bit of a holy grail for a few of us in the SE :) If you don't have one good spot where you can reach both ends of the arc I'd say look to position the dish so it has a lower easterly horizon because there's very little out to the west unless you put up something much larger and can get at the feeds on 55W C band. FWIW I installed a 1.2CM on a CM polar mount on a flat roof not far from here and with a bit of brute force to the dish rim can cover 76E-63W on a 24" actuator. I've bought quite a bit of stuff from hm-sat-shop.de/en Unless you want to spend serious money on an actuator their range is OK although they could do with extra magnets placed on the wheel to improve positioning resolution. Both my 36 and 12 are still working fine after four years and little if any maintenance. Don't even consider putting a 1.2CM on a diseqc motor, especially if you are thinking about putting on a flat roof. [/QUOTE]
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