Wanted Wanted 90-100 prime focus dish

[Chris James]

Hi Chris,

Where in Yorks are you?
I have a few CM 1m or 1.2m with polar mount and jack, not sure if jacks work though

Not in York’s I’m in Southampton

 

[Chris James]

Not the one I was asked to install, those sizes could be posted without too much difficulty. With a 90 or larger it becomes rather expensive.

Is the o/p on the south coast ?

Not the one I was after 60 cm prime focus spun aluminium do they still exist

 

[Channel Hopper]

What did you use before ?

Origin /country and/or model number / age

 

[Chris James]

Last system I had was trac90 motorised dish echostar 5500

 

[Chris James]

I’m based Aprox 2000 last analogue system

 

[moonbase]

Please yes I’d like this but comes down to price as I’ve no idea of where to find parts to make this work

If you are able to find a dish that comes with some type of motorisation included I think that would probably be your best option.

As you have expressed a preference for a prime focus dish you are limited in your choice.
If you were to consider an offset dish then there is lots of choice and at reasonably low cost.

To get the Precision 1.2m dish I have here onto a DiSEqC motor would need some type of adapter plate making that could accept a pole clamp.
The pole clamp part could then be used to secure the setup to the rotational part of the DiSEqC motor.

 

[Chris James]

If you are able to find a dish that comes with some type of motorisation included I think that would probably be your best option.

As you have expressed a preference for a prime focus dish you are limited in your choice.
If you were to consider an offset dish then there is lots of choice and at reasonably low cost.

To get the Precision 1.2m dish I have here onto a DiSEqC motor would need some type of adapter plate making that could accept a pole clamp.
The pole clamp part could then be used to secure the setup to the rotational part of the DiSEqC motor.

Thanks for reply I’m looking to use a polar mount with jack actuator I’d probably use an old receiver with built in positioner that has mechanical polarisation just in case
So if you have what I’m looking for that would be great

 

[Channel Hopper]

I'll check the shed, there just might be a prime focus dish slightly smaller than a 90 in there , but not by much.

What are you trying to catch with it ? Standard Ku or something else ?

 

[Channel Hopper]

Ah, scrub that . Southampton is quite a distance.

 

[moonbase]

Thanks for reply I’m looking to use a polar mount with jack actuator I’d probably use an old receiver with built in positioner that has mechanical polarisation just in case
So if you have what I’m looking for that would be great

Unfortunately I do not have anything that would be capable of securing the 1.2m Precision dish onto a DiSEqC motor.
Some type of adapter would need to be fabricated.

I mentioned it as a possible option in the absence of having a polar mount or some other means of motorisation.

 

[Chris James]

Ah, scrub that . Southampton is quite a distance.

Happy to pay postage/courier
Any pics not too bothered under 90 I’ve got to start somewhere

 

[Chris James]

I'll check the shed, there just might be a prime focus dish slightly smaller than a 90 in there , but not by much.

What are you trying to catch with it ? Standard Ku or something else ?

Only looking to start ku-band at the moment thanks

Happy to pay postage/courier
Any pics not too bothered under 90 I’ve got to start somewhere

Can anyone help me ?

 

[Channel Hopper]

I'm going to the shed later this week (I'm nowhere near the house currently)

I did clock the trac90 comment earlier, I may have one of those.

 

[Chris James]

I'm going to the shed later this week (I'm nowhere near the house currently)

I did clock the trac90 comment earlier, I may have one of those.

Thanks bud
Maybe a multi buy deffo want a precision though

 

[Channel Hopper]

A polar mount Precision reflector is your preferred dish ?

 

[Chris James]

A polar mount Precision reflector is your preferred dish ?

Yes what I’m really after

 

[Captain Jack]

I had a 90cm and 1.2m Precision dishes a few years ago that I basically gave away. Kept the PM that drove the 1.2m that currently manages my 1.8m Channel Master.

 

[purplemarina]

Good luck with the precision quest, if you decide to go channelmaster give me a shout i'm not far from you i have spare 1m and 1.2m dishes.

 

[moonbase]

I had a 90cm and 1.2m Precision dishes a few years ago that I basically gave away. Kept the PM that drove the 1.2m that currently manages my 1.8m Channel Master.

The Precision polar mounts were the best I have ever seen.
I assume anything from Elite Antennas would have been the same build quality.

 

[Channel Hopper]

The Precision polar mounts were the best I have ever seen.
I assume anything from Elite Antennas would have been the same build quality.

You have not used a Mk2 IRTE polarmount then.