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<blockquote data-quote="moonbase" data-source="post: 1058767" data-attributes="member: 178786"><p>[USER=404003]@airbourne[/USER]</p><p></p><p>Check out posts 14 and 15 in the topic I have linked to below. They present the mobile structure I bodged together for a dish. There is nowt the local authority or your neighbours can do about it.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.satellites.co.uk/forums/threads/precision-2-2-metre-antenna-install.171616/" target="_blank">Precision 2.2 metre Antenna Install</a></p><p></p><p>I would just get on with the install with the tripod stand you have, forget about this top heavy malarky and see how it goes. If you have movement you can revisit options for anchorage. The channel master 1.2m is not a big dish and the wind load aint gonna be that great. It's just my personal opinion but you seem to be overthinking and theorising almost every aspect of the install.</p><p></p><p>On the subject of receivers, the TM-5400 ws a decent SD receiver in its day, it is old and will be missing the HD channels but it has easy to use menus and will get you started. Once you get the dish installed and start scanning with the TM-5400 you can then look out for an HD receiver that meets your needs. Technomate have fallen behind a bit in the world of satellite receivers, however, there is still the TM-5402 (M3) HD box from them. It is missing some of the functionality that the latest receivers have but for blind scanning satellites for feeds it is easy to use and gives a good quality picture.</p><p></p><p>The Octagon SF8008 is a new receiver about to be released. There will be probably be reviews of this box on the forum in the comings days/weeks. It might be worth reading the below topic to see if it appeals to you? It is a 4K capable UHD box and has aroused interest on the forum.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.satellites.co.uk/forums/threads/octagon-sf8008-e2-4k-uhd.174449/" target="_blank">OCTAGON SF8008 E2 4K UHD</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="moonbase, post: 1058767, member: 178786"] [USER=404003]@airbourne[/USER] Check out posts 14 and 15 in the topic I have linked to below. They present the mobile structure I bodged together for a dish. There is nowt the local authority or your neighbours can do about it. [URL='https://www.satellites.co.uk/forums/threads/precision-2-2-metre-antenna-install.171616/']Precision 2.2 metre Antenna Install[/URL] I would just get on with the install with the tripod stand you have, forget about this top heavy malarky and see how it goes. If you have movement you can revisit options for anchorage. The channel master 1.2m is not a big dish and the wind load aint gonna be that great. It's just my personal opinion but you seem to be overthinking and theorising almost every aspect of the install. On the subject of receivers, the TM-5400 ws a decent SD receiver in its day, it is old and will be missing the HD channels but it has easy to use menus and will get you started. Once you get the dish installed and start scanning with the TM-5400 you can then look out for an HD receiver that meets your needs. Technomate have fallen behind a bit in the world of satellite receivers, however, there is still the TM-5402 (M3) HD box from them. It is missing some of the functionality that the latest receivers have but for blind scanning satellites for feeds it is easy to use and gives a good quality picture. The Octagon SF8008 is a new receiver about to be released. There will be probably be reviews of this box on the forum in the comings days/weeks. It might be worth reading the below topic to see if it appeals to you? It is a 4K capable UHD box and has aroused interest on the forum. [URL='https://www.satellites.co.uk/forums/threads/octagon-sf8008-e2-4k-uhd.174449/']OCTAGON SF8008 E2 4K UHD[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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