IRTE 1.5 Metre Prime Focus

[wod]

wonder if jontydog is sleeping in the shed as the missus has seen the size of it

its gone abit quiet from him

[andysly]

just seen this thread :O bloody hell its jodrell banks little sister innit :O.
you may be right wod.
or maybe he has picked it up.
and is playing ??

[jasper]

Originally Posted by jontydog

Arranging to pick it up either tomorrow night or Wednesday night but he has just informed me it has an analogue LNB so am I going to need a special lnb or will a normal mti blueline fit it ok?

From the photo it looks as if it has the original IRTE feedhorn and polarizer,but before you remove the polarizer from the LNB,and the LNB from the holder spray them with WD40,or dip them in diesel so as not to strip the threads.Also have a look inside the feedhorn for spiders etc (somehow they get into mine every year!) I have the 1.2 dish been up there for 17 years,did bid on yours,upto £35.00,as it would have fitted straight onto my mount.
Have fun with it

[BGonaSTICK]

Good stuff. Maybe it would help Jontydog if you could post some pictures of your setup in our gallery?

[jasper]

Yes will have a go,or should i say will try and get the kids to do it for me! ops:

[BGonaSTICK]

That would be great. Our gallery is here:

http://www.satellitehelp.co.uk/forum...oard,19.0.html

You can attach the pictures directly to your post by opening the 'Additional Options...' underneath where you type your post.

[jontydog]

Bit of a bummer didn't get chance to pick it up but have got the bosses permission to pick it up tonight if I get to work an hour early which is better than waiting til weekend I suppose.

Originally Posted by Gav

Isn't it your birthday today?? Get her to buy a feedhorn :P :

EDIT: Lol, different Jontydog, my mistake ops:

Believe it or not that is me I had to lie about my birthday due to getting cable under an assumed name and birthday. Also apparently my account on that board is still open just logged straight in.

It would be great if you could post some pics of your set up Jasper so I will at least have a clue what I am doing and thanks for the wd40 advice and spider advice. Nothing worse than feeling a big spider running up your arm

[jontydog]

Okie doke now the fun begins. Picked it up tonight the pics on ebay seem totally the wrong colour its acually more green than the purple tinge no damage to it very sturdy ground stand (weighed a bloody ton) not had a proper look yet as it was collected in works time it was just a case of bung it in the van take it home and get back to work. Will probably take me a week to sort out how to fit the bloody thing together (the guy did try to tell me but I was in a rush due to work) Will post pics in the picture section tomorrow as I go along. It seems a lot of faffing about I thought I could just put the dish on the motor I already have and that would be it.

[BGonaSTICK]

I would definitely use the polar mount and actuator that came with it, and plug it into your vbox. It's too big for your little H-H motor.