Recent content by Andyboy90

Would you be able to ship the feedhorn to Canada? I am looking for a orthomode feedhorn and haven’t been able to find one. I will pay all the shipping and handling expenses :)

For a 12ft fiberglass dish 36” ballscrew would be the best choice. Its been over 2 weeks and Von Weise still hasn’t responded yet while I already have the Venture actuator set up on my dish.

I installed the actuator yesterday and as of now it can cover 87-137. It wont go much east of 87 because of risk of breaking the arm and dish flop. I will be working on making something to move the actuator centre away to be able to cover the complete arc. I am amazed at the actuator accuracy...

I read on tvrosat that a 10ft dish receives 56% more power than 8ft dish. I live in the North (Canada) where I have weaker footprint for a lot of satellites and I’ve never had any issues locking onto S2 5/6 or 9/10 signals

Update: I powered the actuator to test it and it works as intended. I’ll say that its a little louder than my Von Weise acme actuator but nothing too bad. You have to be in the vicinity to hear the noise. Before I install it I need to punch holes in the back cover for water drainage...

Thanks for the input primestar31 and FTA4PA. Based on your suggestions I will buy the 14/2 wire from home depot for +/- and use the shielded 18/2 wire I already have for pulse control.

I am aware about that :) Now i just need to find someone who will make this part for me.

If I understand correctly the outrigger extension on the mount where the heim joint of the actuator connects with mount will only help with increasing accuracy of the actuator because essentially the actuator will have to travel longer for the angle to change. What I need is a plate to move the...

I got the Venture 36” ballscrew actuator and boy oh boy its huge and heavy. I will install it tomorrow but theres a slight problem. I could mount my 24” actuator on the left to get 55 & 58 but it wont be possible with the new venture 36” because it needs more clearance for the accordion boot...

I have a shielded 18/2 wire which I can double up and use. Wasn’t sure if 18 AWG would be enough for power wires over 50ft.

I am looking for ribbon cable to hook up my actuator to asc1. The cable I have is falling short for permanent routing. I looked on ebay and other online sources but wasn’t able to find anything

Received a call from Venture today. The actuator is ready and will be shipped on Monday

I was successfully able to go to 55W by mounting the actuator to left. I am thinking about making something to move the pivot away from the centre.. probably next year. Its not a priority for me as I cannot see anything below 55W anyways. I have ordered a 36" actuator for better wind resistance

24" would have has sufficed for my 10 footer but an actuator is a long term investment and 36" provides better wind resistance. Right now i have a 24" Von Weise actuator which covers 55-133. When its windy outside its easy on the actuator with the arm being not fully extended.

Von Weise still haven’t gotten back to me and Venture replied to me instantly and were very helpful with all my questions so I went ahead and order a Venture 36” ballscrew actuator