Which dish is best?

[damaan]

Some advice please guys. I currently using a 90cm dish which I've had for my years in is now in bad repair. It points 13oE and i have a monoblock 0.3dB on it. I need a new dish. I have seen the Triax TD78 and TD88 as well as the Orbital 80cm. Which one would you recommend for my set-up? Is the smaller dish OK - especially for weight purposes. However i don't want to lose any signal - so maybe the bigger dish is better.
Any advice greatly received!
Thanks,
anesta.

 

[Lazarus]

I have an Orbital 80cm and find it excellent. Light in weight but robust. But others have expressed disdain. Each to their own!

But one thing I would say is that it's actual size (and I've lost the bit of paper I wrote the dimensions down on and can't be bothered to go up the ladder to re-measure it!) is not generous. It's scarcely bigger than an old Sky "Analogue" Dish. Mind you, my wife has one of those with a Monoblock on it and it's "perfick"!

Nowt wrong with the Triax's either.

If all you are going to use it for is 13/19E, then the Orbital or the TD78 will be fine.

If you want to motorise at any point, go for the TD88.


Assuming by "UK" you are somewhere sensible ................ ??

 

[satelliteman]

Will also depend on budget. If you want to spend more, the higher grade dishes will perform well - FR Penta85cm, Gibertini85cm, Visiosat75cm, Visiosat BISAT to name a few. The latter having the same gain for both slots. Given the satellites you want, most 70/80cm dishes would suit.

 

[yongii]

Hello,
I think Orbital 80cm is best. i am also using it and it works great some of my friends 70 cm and that also working right.i will collect some more information about it then i will tell you.

thanks!!

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