Conical Scalar ring for offset dish c-band

[linuxman]

I just received the entire kit!

90CM Off-Set Dish
Conical Scalar Ring
65 MM Holder
DMX741 C/Ku LNBF

I am going to test the DMX741 on my 10 foot Unimesh Scanning/Testing dish first and hope to put together the Mini-Bud setup for testing by the weekend.

Will have results soon!

 

[cracklincrotch]

If you get good C off a 90cm I'm gonna have a happy wife! (not that I'm gonna trash the BUD that I have yet to put up)

 

[Mr Tony]

I've got one coming here too

 

[badreligionnc]

My dmx741 and conical scalar ring from Galaxy Marketing arrived late yesterday afternoon. I was able to test it a little before it got dark. The only offset dish I have is a 90cm fortec. The holder attached perfectly to the dish without any modification. I was able to quickly locate Shepards Chapel on G16 @ 99w. In fact I was able to get that channel(which is analog) with no static at all. I switched to my pansat 3500sd receiver and was able to get World Harvest TV locked in with 32% quality. I couldnt get anything else to lock, but it was getting dark and rain was coming. I will hopefully have some time this weekend to test some more. I may need to get a 1.2 meter dish for better results.

 

[scottc98]

Ice,

Can I make a formal request?

Whenever you test your 1.2m out with your new ring, can you also provide some DCII readings?

Anything 4dtv and the skyvision stuff on 105w would work.

 

[Mr Tony]

yep will try that when it comes and I get everything set up

 

[Mr Tony]

review is up for both the 1.2m dish and the conical scaler ring
review

 

[Mr Tony]

Anything 4dtv and the skyvision stuff on 105w would work.

bad news

I tried to see if I could lock 105. As most know there is a subscription offering on 105W and I thought if I could get that satellite with decent results maybe folks could subscribe. Well my curiosity turned to sadness. The best I could lock on a music channel was +3.0 which is just barely above threshold. If it was a video channel it would pixelate a lot. Audio channels play fine. So much for that idea.

 

[guapoharry]

$60 shipped. That is some righteous aluminum.

How much is that per pound? $250?

 

[cracklincrotch]

I could lock LESEA and an HD feed on G16 fine on my one meter Winegard. But I could do that with a regular scalar ring, an even LESEA without one. I would expect better results with a 1.2M.

 

[ACRadio]

$60 shipped. That is some righteous aluminum.

How much is that per pound? $250?

My thoughts exactly. I would love to have one but I will pass...

 

[Mr Tony]

I could lock LESEA and an HD feed on G16 fine on my one meter Winegard. But I could do that with a regular scalar ring, an even LESEA without one. I would expect better results with a 1.2M.

same here. I was able to lock World Harvest on the 40x30 Primestar but at a very low quality. Havent tried the conical on the P* yet

 

[Cascade]

Holy crap, this mini-bud thing is still alive?

 

[Mr Tony]

yes it is

 

[Tron]

Welcome back, Cascade!

 

[Cascade]

Just a flying visit
Nice to see some of the old faces, I finally moved to a place with lots of open space so I can see the full arc - the mini-bud with the conical scalar is still alive, although stationary for now.

Keep at it!

 

[Mr Tony]

Could you imagine C band on a small 90cm Ku band dish....

Any volunteers??

I just tried on my 90cm dish (Geosat dish)..since it was at my true south I moved the dish to 91 qand locked Word Network at 40-45 quality and a scrambled feed at 30. But couldnt get a sniff of CW.

Tried a few of the "stronger" sats like 97, 99, 101, 121 and the really strong stuff I could get with a 15-20 signal. Not enough to keep it stable.

I wonder if an oblong dish would work better to reject side interference?

 

[Anole]

for a minute there . . .

I wonder if an oblong dish would work better to reject side interference?

That's a very good idea.
Anyone with a DirecWay dish want to give it a try? - :up
I believe they're 39x23 inches. Might perform like a 1m for beamwidth.

Also, how wide are those rectangular Prodelin dishes you see on gas stations?

Oh, wait. You know the problem?
We don't have conical scalars to match the non-round dishes.
You know what the scalar looks like on a Primestar 84e dish?
... well, we'd need a C-band version of that!

Still worth a test drive, though.