Solid or Mesh dish?

[mixin247]

Hi, I am literally just about to order an 80cm motorised dish kit for my Viark 4K box, but mesh or solid dish? It will be for 28.3e 16e and 19.2e mainly.

 

[goofy115]

Personally I would go for the mesh dish as I think there is virtually nothing in between them regarding performance and it’s going to be less time up the ladders making adjustments after we have strong winds.

 

[mixin247]

Thank you, yes I looked at the spec on both the mesh and solid Technomate dish and the gain is almost identical like you say so I've order the mesh one. The mesh ones look better too IMO.

 

[weimaraner95]

Could be wrong but can you get 16east on a 80cm dish along with 19.2 and 28.2 in a multi lnb.

I have 28,19,13 on mine , no room for for 16 .


Assume others will add their knowledge.

Didn't you get the 1m dish

 

[Ferret.]

OP post does say motorized dish kit mainly for those positions, so if that is the case a 80 will do what he wants.

 

[weimaraner95]

OP post does say motorized dish kit mainly for those positions, so if that is the case a 80 will do what he wants.

My bad , read so many multi lnb queries on the viark thread recently.

 

[manic01]

Depending on location 80cm may suffer on 16e with rain fade

 

[mixin247]

Could be wrong but can you get 16east on a 80cm dish along with 19.2 and 28.2 in a multi lnb.

I have 28,19,13 on mine , no room for for 16 .


Assume others will add their knowledge.

Didn't you get the 1m dish

Hi, no didn't end up with the 1m dish. Not looked into anymore until the forever server problems on 28.2e at the minute.

 

[mixin247]

Depending on location 80cm may suffer on 16e with rain fade

South Lincolnshire so east midlands

 

[mixin247]

I have ordered an 80cm mesh dish with TM-2300 M3 Motor off World of satellite, I will let you know how I get on with it. Always wanted a motorised set up since the analogue days. It's the push I needed.

 

[manic01]

I have ordered an 80cm mesh dish with TM-2300 M3 Motor off World of satellite, I will let you know how I get on with it. Always wanted a motorised set up since the analogue days. It's the push I needed.

I'd of gone for 90cm

 

[mixin247]

I'd of gone for 90cm

I struggled to find anything over 80cm that's readily available. Looks like triax, technomate etc have stopped making them.

 

[bmitie]

Here's tip to make up for dish size and to avoid hiccups, ie low signal get this lnb
Golden Media GM201 Universal Single Full HD PLL 0.1 dB LNB Gold-Plated Contacts. Look on ebay. £9.99

 

[mixin247]

Here's tip to make up for dish size and to avoid hiccups, ie low signal get this lnb
Golden Media GM201 Universal Single Full HD PLL 0.1 dB LNB Gold-Plated Contacts. Look on ebay. £9.99

Is that better than the

Technomate TM-1 Super High Gain ULTRA 0.1dB Single LNB?​

• Low noise 0.1 dB
• Low power consumption
• Very high frequency Stability
• Very high cross pol performance
• Input Freq. 10.7 - 11.7 l Ghz Low band / 11.7 - 12.75 Ghz High Band
• Output Frq 950/1950 -1100/2150
• LO Freq Ghz 9.75 / 10.6
• CrossPolar isolation Typ 20-25 dB
• Accur & Stab Mhz +/- 1
• Gain 55-62dB
• Flatness 5dB Over Operating band
• Pol & Freq Band Control 13/18V 22Khz
• Phase Noise dBc/Hz @1 kHz -60
• @10kHz -80
• @100kHz -100
• Image Rejection dBm 40 dB
• Return loss at Output typ 10 dB
• Output VSWR 2.0:1 dB
• 1dB Compr. Point dBm 0
• Output Connector 75ohm F Type
• Op. Temp -40 + 60 C
• Current mA <110

 

[manic01]

Is that better than the

Technomate TM-1 Super High Gain ULTRA 0.1dB Single LNB?​

• Low noise 0.1 dB
• Low power consumption
• Very high frequency Stability
• Very high cross pol performance
• Input Freq. 10.7 - 11.7 l Ghz Low band / 11.7 - 12.75 Ghz High Band
• Output Frq 950/1950 -1100/2150
• LO Freq Ghz 9.75 / 10.6
• CrossPolar isolation Typ 20-25 dB
• Accur & Stab Mhz +/- 1
• Gain 55-62dB
• Flatness 5dB Over Operating band
• Pol & Freq Band Control 13/18V 22Khz
• Phase Noise dBc/Hz @1 kHz -60
• @10kHz -80
• @100kHz -100
• Image Rejection dBm 40 dB
• Return loss at Output typ 10 dB
• Output VSWR 2.0:1 dB
• 1dB Compr. Point dBm 0
• Output Connector 75ohm F Type
• Op. Temp -40 + 60 C
• Current mA <110

I have them both, GM is better imo.

 

[weimaraner95]

Most of the specs on these are identical
Tried various over the yrs inverto Blacks the one you have posted camexwith my pack,
basically
results on one type of LNB may be better focally on one dish make than on another.

Golden Media GM202+ twin using this
Smart Titanium very Good .

 

[thegeeza]

No issues getting 16 east on 80cm mesh dish in Newcastle with 0.1dB lnb

 

[mixin247]

Well its up, was far easier than I thought. Took about 5 minutes to fine tune Thor 0.8w and then all the rest were perfectly aligned. Now to get used to all these new channels to look through.

 

[mixin247]

Okay, so my 80cm motorised dish is up. Lack of clearing channels finally pushed me into making the jump to a multi-sat set-up. And wow, what a selection of things to watch...

Only regret is not doing it sooner.

 

[manic01]

Well its up, was far easier than I thought. Took about 5 minutes to fine tune Thor 0.8w and then all the rest were perfectly aligned. Now to get used to all these new channels to look through.

Well done👍