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Hello all,

Has anyone come accross these Supral, Russian made dishes? The spec given HERE for the 1.8m shows what seems like a rather excellent gain of 46.3dB. This is listed as a 'midband' gain with a Ku band frequency range of 10.95 - 12.75.

I see these selling for local delivery in Moscow for around $300. Delivery, tax etc. to Eastern Europe is another story. However, technically does anyone know anything about these??

Liam O'BIGDISH - in pursuit of the best dish at the best price for the 2D fringe.
 

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I'm replying to my own post in an effort to stimulate a discussion.

It seems to me that the JSC Almet specification (makers of these Supral dishes) for their 1.8m dish is genuine. The beamwidth for example is 0.7 degrees which seems proportionally correct for the given gain. It's the same as that of, for example, a 2.4m Prodelin which has a similar gain - (There, I've said the magic word - perhaps Channel Hopper will show some interest :cool: ).

Jens Satre's efficiency calculator gives the efficiency at 84% for 11.9Gig, which I would say is not impossible to achieve mechanically. But is it true ??

Finally, I've seen these dishes for sale in Russia, the Ukraine, Cyprus (Exohos) and Malta.

:) - NickMT, have you seen a 1.8 Supral in Malta?

:) - onpiste, you said in a posting last August that you were going to compare Supral, Laminas and Hollstar - How did it go?

:) - stuzeeuk, you're in the Ukraine, have you come accross a Supral dish there?

All comments appreciated...
 

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Prodelin 1.8 series antenna - gain 45.5dB at midband

Prodelin 2.4 series antenna - gain 47.0 dB

Since the Supra is a solid aluminium (compared to the mesh inside fibreglass design) then there is little doubt the gain would be marginally higher. I would tend to agree with the figures.

The only problem may be shipping to ensure the reflector remains undamaged or distorted.
 

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SVEC (all steel) prime focus - gain at 12.5GHz - cheapest on the market by a very long way

1.5 m ground or pole - 43.93 dB
1.8 m ground or pole- 45.54dB
2.0 m pole - 46.46 dB
2.1 m ground stand version - 47.28 dB
2.1 m pole version - 47.26 dB
2.4 m ground or pole- 48.04dB
3.0 m pole - 48.04 dB (much better than 2.4 m on C band, but poor on Ku band)
3.2 m pole - 48.56 dB
3.5 m pole - 49.24 dB
4.0 m pole - 51.42 dB
4.5 m pole - 54.21 dB
6.0 m pole - 56.11 dB

DH (all steel) prime focus - gain at 12.0GHz - all polar mount

1.8 m - 45.6 dB
2.4 m - 48.2 dB
2.7 m - 49.2 dB
3.0 m - 49.9 dB
3.7 m - 51.1 dB
3.9 m - 51.9 dB
4.2 m - 53.0 dB
4.5 m - 53.3 dB
5.0 m - 54.2 dB

Hollstar offset - gain

1.5 m epoxy / pole mount - 43.6 dB at 11.7GHz
1.85 m aluminium / pole mount - 43.9 dB at 10.95GHz, 45.0 dB at 12.5GHz
2.53 m epoxy (they say it's 2.7 m but it isn't) / AZEL mount -
46.7 dB @ 10.7GHz
47.2 dB @ 11.3GHz
48.2 dB @ 12.6GHz
 

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am new to this game - how do i post a question on this site?
 

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Thanks fo the info there bradle01. Still leaves the Supral 1.8m in the lead.

Does anyone know how to get one?
 

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@Bradle01. Know anyone selling SVEC dishes in Europe?
 

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I may be wrong, but you'll probably find that Bradle01 sells these dishes ;)
 

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Delicately put rolf, grasshopper is there too, after 30 years talking to machines i can feel the white noise...
 

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rolfw said:
I may be wrong, but you'll probably find that Bradle01 sells these dishes ;)

Not any more - well not from Bradley Wood anyway - in receivership
 
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