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Zone 1 Mk3 Vs Mk4 dish size variation
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<blockquote data-quote="hexah" data-source="post: 815581" data-attributes="member: 333852"><p>This is a great improvement, the mini dish is now the size it should have been in the first place</p><p></p><p><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite13" alt=":-rofl2" title="roll on floor :-rofl2" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":-rofl2" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>A good alternative is the Orbital Platinum, which is a solid 'plastic coated' version of the Sly mini dish. </p><p></p><p>Orbital claim the performance is as good as a 70cm dish - what they actually mean is that it is the same kind of performace as the Sky Zone 2, but they I imagine they don't want moaning from Sly, who think their crisp packet dishes are great. </p><p></p><p>Hey, who wants moaning from Sly? :-Nooo</p><p></p><p>I have tested the Platinum against a Triax TD65, a quality 60cm dish, using the same LNB. There was only a 3-4% difference in Quality generally, and 0% difference in about a quarter of the transponders tested (the strongest ones). </p><p></p><p>From experience I know that is not really significant in the real world, unless the wanted transponder is already marginal on the 60cm dish. Testing was on all the stong sats - 28e 19e 13e and the strong transponders i.e. 51dBW on 23.5e, 9e, 7e (M6 fine), 4.8e, 0.8e (T1 & T2 though marginal), 5w, 30w. The very stongest signals on 16e were starting to break up under clouds but had a 3-4% margin on the 60cm. In the midlands and the south of England performance will be better than that :toke:</p><p></p><p>So it is a much more compact alternative at 45 x 58cm, compared to the 60 x 65cm TD64. The difference is bigger in 'real life' than the measurements suggest. I haven't tested a Technisat 45cm DigiDish or 45cm Multytenne (28e 23.5e 19e 13e on one dish), which are even smaller and so easier to hide away, but should have a similar performance, but I would not expect much from 16e using the DigiDish. (though I could be wrong, perhaps in London and the south the stongest signals may be recieved, especially when the new satellite is eventually introduced).</p><p></p><p>The Orbital Platinum will have a better rain fade margin compared to the Sly Zone 1 Mk4, though I haven't tested the MK4. The perforated dishes are always worse for signal Quality / BER due to the imperfection of the parabola resulting from the flattening introduced by the perforations.</p><p></p><p>You can always rely on Sly to get it right</p><p></p><p>Humping</p><p></p><p><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite13" alt=":-rofl2" title="roll on floor :-rofl2" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":-rofl2" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hexah, post: 815581, member: 333852"] This is a great improvement, the mini dish is now the size it should have been in the first place :-rofl2 A good alternative is the Orbital Platinum, which is a solid 'plastic coated' version of the Sly mini dish. Orbital claim the performance is as good as a 70cm dish - what they actually mean is that it is the same kind of performace as the Sky Zone 2, but they I imagine they don't want moaning from Sly, who think their crisp packet dishes are great. Hey, who wants moaning from Sly? :-Nooo I have tested the Platinum against a Triax TD65, a quality 60cm dish, using the same LNB. There was only a 3-4% difference in Quality generally, and 0% difference in about a quarter of the transponders tested (the strongest ones). From experience I know that is not really significant in the real world, unless the wanted transponder is already marginal on the 60cm dish. Testing was on all the stong sats - 28e 19e 13e and the strong transponders i.e. 51dBW on 23.5e, 9e, 7e (M6 fine), 4.8e, 0.8e (T1 & T2 though marginal), 5w, 30w. The very stongest signals on 16e were starting to break up under clouds but had a 3-4% margin on the 60cm. In the midlands and the south of England performance will be better than that :toke: So it is a much more compact alternative at 45 x 58cm, compared to the 60 x 65cm TD64. The difference is bigger in 'real life' than the measurements suggest. I haven't tested a Technisat 45cm DigiDish or 45cm Multytenne (28e 23.5e 19e 13e on one dish), which are even smaller and so easier to hide away, but should have a similar performance, but I would not expect much from 16e using the DigiDish. (though I could be wrong, perhaps in London and the south the stongest signals may be recieved, especially when the new satellite is eventually introduced). The Orbital Platinum will have a better rain fade margin compared to the Sly Zone 1 Mk4, though I haven't tested the MK4. The perforated dishes are always worse for signal Quality / BER due to the imperfection of the parabola resulting from the flattening introduced by the perforations. You can always rely on Sly to get it right Humping :-rofl2 [/QUOTE]
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