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HighlandLaddie · 29-01-07, 08:16 PM

Hi all, looking to get into this motorised sat hobby so that I can get away for time to time from "Uncle Rupert".
Only have Sky Digital at the moment but have had BSB and Sky analogue.
Zone two mini dish with Quad LNB(running 1 sky+ and 4 freesat box's at the moment).

What size of dish would you good people recommend for a "usual" system bearing in mind that 70mph winds up hear are quite normal and the prevailing wind would be hitting my dish face on. Mind you having said that only lost one sky dish in over 10 years (100mph wind that night!!).

Looking forward to many a happy hour learning what is needed to do this properly.

Analoguesat · 29-01-07, 08:28 PM

Hi there and welcome to our happy family.

If you regularly get storm force winter gales and the dish location is is exposed you dont want a normal basic disecq motor for multisat - they arent robust enough.There were no end of reports of motorised dishes pointing in the wrong direction after the new year gales. Either go for a well bolted down single dish with multiple lnbs or two or a heavy duty 36Volt motororised kit

HighlandLaddie · 29-01-07, 08:41 PM

Thanks for the welcome Analoguesat.
Yes I was thinking of getting a 36 volt motorised system for as you say the disecq motor just could not put up with the winds here (and not only during the winter).
If I went the other way and used a fixed dish with 2 or 3 lnb I could always add a motor to the dish later could I? (minus the extra lnbs of course)

Analoguesat · 29-01-07, 09:01 PM

Yes you could

A nice 1m dish could give you a decent range of the most common sats to begin with 13E, 19E, 28E and possibly 5E

HighlandLaddie · 29-01-07, 09:24 PM

Thank you Analoguesat

BGonaSTICK · 29-01-07, 11:14 PM

Hello HighlandLaddie, welcome to our insane little alcove on the Internet.

You might just be our most northerly member yet! :?

Loads of your countrymen on here. I'll have to knock up a flippin' tartan logo for the place soon! :roflmao:

Anyway, you're most welcome, and we look forward to helping you kit yourself out and share a few laughs along the way.

STICK

barr6868 · 29-01-07, 11:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BGonaSTICK

I'll have to knock up a flippin' tartan logo for the place soon! :roflmao:

Or a Saltire or Lion Rampant.

HighlandLaddie · 30-01-07, 12:38 AM

Thank you BGonaSTICK.

And barr6868.

29-01-07, 08:16 PM	#1 (permalink)
HighlandLaddie Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hello from the Outer Hebrides Hi all, looking to get into this motorised sat hobby so that I can get away for time to time from "Uncle Rupert". Only have Sky Digital at the moment but have had BSB and Sky analogue. Zone two mini dish with Quad LNB(running 1 sky+ and 4 freesat box's at the moment). What size of dish would you good people recommend for a "usual" system bearing in mind that 70mph winds up hear are quite normal and the prevailing wind would be hitting my dish face on. Mind you having said that only lost one sky dish in over 10 years (100mph wind that night!!). Looking forward to many a happy hour learning what is needed to do this properly.

29-01-07, 08:28 PM	#2 (permalink)
Analoguesat manic midlander retired mod Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Scottish Borders Posts: 11,668 Thanks: 21 Thanked 1,334 Times in 985 Posts	Re: Hello from the Outer Hebrides Hi there and welcome to our happy family. If you regularly get storm force winter gales and the dish location is is exposed you dont want a normal basic disecq motor for multisat - they arent robust enough.There were no end of reports of motorised dishes pointing in the wrong direction after the new year gales. Either go for a well bolted down single dish with multiple lnbs or two or a heavy duty 36Volt motororised kit __________________ Basic forum rules for both satellite & cable: no keys no patches no offering or asking for card shares Anyone pm'ing me for details of card sharing or anything to do with hacking cable will be banned immediately Analogue forever!!

29-01-07, 08:41 PM	#3 (permalink)
HighlandLaddie Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Hello from the Outer Hebrides Thanks for the welcome Analoguesat. Yes I was thinking of getting a 36 volt motorised system for as you say the disecq motor just could not put up with the winds here (and not only during the winter). If I went the other way and used a fixed dish with 2 or 3 lnb I could always add a motor to the dish later could I? (minus the extra lnbs of course)

29-01-07, 09:01 PM	#4 (permalink)
Analoguesat manic midlander retired mod Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Scottish Borders Posts: 11,668 Thanks: 21 Thanked 1,334 Times in 985 Posts	Re: Hello from the Outer Hebrides Yes you could A nice 1m dish could give you a decent range of the most common sats to begin with 13E, 19E, 28E and possibly 5E __________________ Basic forum rules for both satellite & cable: no keys no patches no offering or asking for card shares Anyone pm'ing me for details of card sharing or anything to do with hacking cable will be banned immediately Analogue forever!!

29-01-07, 09:24 PM	#5 (permalink)
HighlandLaddie Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Hello from the Outer Hebrides Thank you Analoguesat

29-01-07, 11:14 PM	#6 (permalink)
BGonaSTICK Dodgy Geezer Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Brighton Posts: 9,718 Thanks: 3 Thanked 163 Times in 57 Posts	Re: Hello from the Outer Hebrides Hello HighlandLaddie, welcome to our insane little alcove on the Internet. You might just be our most northerly member yet! :? Loads of your countrymen on here. I'll have to knock up a flippin' tartan logo for the place soon! :roflmao: Anyway, you're most welcome, and we look forward to helping you kit yourself out and share a few laughs along the way. STICK __________________ Dreambox 7000, Skystar2 PCI, Skystar USB, Fibo 90cm on Moteck SG2100, Triax TD110 multi-LNB. Sky + ART cards. 45.0°E - 58.0°W

30-01-07, 12:38 AM	#8 (permalink)
HighlandLaddie Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Hello from the Outer Hebrides Thank you BGonaSTICK. And barr6868.