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[RimaNTSS]

Hi! I was reading this site many times, but was never registered and posting. I have got some USA product, such as Prodelin and Andrew antennas, so, perhaps this is right place to find some information and, if needed, to ask questions about them.
Little about me: Live across the pound. 9 years ago got my first sat antenna and receiver, and from that time consider SAT-TV as my hobby. Several years I did think that toroidal antenna is only one I need, but then discovered that there are many more interesting antennas. I still have my first antenna, have several antennas installed and many in the storage waiting to be installed.
English is not my mother tongue, so, please be tolerant to my spelling mistakes.

 

[dfergie]

Hi! I was reading this site many times, but was never registered and posting. I have got some USA product, such as Prodelin and Andrew antennas, so, perhaps this is right place to find some information and, if needed, to ask questions about them.
Little about me: Live across the pound. 9 years ago got my first sat antenna and receiver, and from that time consider SAT-TV as my hobby. Several years I did think that toroidal antenna is only one I need, but then discovered that there are many more interesting antennas. I still have my first antenna, have several antennas installed and many in the storage waiting to be installed.
English is not my mother tongue, so, please be tolerant to my spelling mistakes.

Welcome to SatelliteGuys! you might be more interested in our FTA forums. http://www.satelliteguys.us/forums/24-Free-To-Air-(FTA)-Discussion

 

[RimaNTSS]

Thanks, will look also there. I did not find common place for introduction, so decided to post here.

 

[dfergie]

It's cool.

 

[FaT Air]

I have got some USA product, such as Prodelin and Andrew antennas, so, perhaps this is right place to find some information and, if needed, to ask questions about them.

Let's see them. We like pictures. They're worth a 1000 when asking about them. I'll throw this one up as an example. (Not sure, but may need a few posts before you can "Go Advanced-Manage attachments". Otherwise you can insert from your existing online photo gallery)
to satelliteguys

 

[KE4EST]

Welcome Rima!!

 

[dfergie]

He did, this thread started in the Dish Forum, someone else moved it here (I left it there to leave him a marker ) here's the thread with pics. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/231887-1-8-Mts-Prodelin-0179-189

 

[RimaNTSS]

Thanks for welcoming and moving tread to more appropriate place.
I also like pictures, but, unfortunately have them in chaotic order. Also I have problems to take picture of all my antennas in one place at one time, they (antennas) behave as live organism - moving all the times . I started that SAT-hobby 2004 from toroidal antenna (it still present), and then just continued, some people say - too many
I do not have problems uploading pictures in this forum, so there are some of my hardware:

 

[FaT Air]

Cool! No HOA! (lol) Motorized Az-El Gregorian Andrew, wow.
Again I suspect the C band there is stronger than here as that looks to be a 5ft (1.6m) that the C LNBF is on.
?BTW, nice mural on it.

 

[RimaNTSS]

that looks to be a 5ft (1.6m) that the C LNBF is on.

You are right about size, it is 1,5m PFA, but wrong about C-band. LNB with scalar rings on for Ku-band, to exact GI-209P (Golden Interstar for prime-focus dishes). TBH, I have very little experience with C-band, just tried couple of times, but have plans to get better on it some time in future. When I've tried C-band I did it on same 1,5m PFA and, yes got some signals.
4,6 Gregorian Andrew is my pain..... it officially belongs to me, but I am not ready to spend time and money to move it. Perhaps this idea will be aborted

 

[KE4EST]

Making me drool over that 4,6 Meter Dish..

 

[eurosport]

I'm officially impressed. Nice dish farm! Welcome to SatelliteGuys!

 

[KE4EST]

I'm officially impressed. Nice dish farm! Welcome to SatelliteGuys!

Me also!

 

[madmadworld]

you are a cool new guy
nice pic's

just checked
not much c band in your area

got any local friends with a c band dish ?

 

[RimaNTSS]

I could be new, but site is not new for me at all. By now I was getting enough info even without registering. And, I think I was trying to register couple of times but process was complicated and I did not succeed to to pass entry form. Thanks everybody for this nice place for information. If I knew about satelliteguys online radio, I would probably register much earlier . Have a great weekend!

 

[RimaNTSS]

got any local friends with a c band dish ?

I've heard some local users still using C-band, but seems that is less and less popular nowadays. I have plans pay more attention to C-band, just do not know when. I have several C-band LNBs in stock, including combined C/Ku.

 

[madmadworld]

including combined C/Ku.

those with ku are not very good imo
the best for c band are these type
http://www.chaparral.net/feed-horns/dual-feed/

are you a sports fan ?

 

[RimaNTSS]

those with ku are not very good imo

Agree with you. Especially they bad in Ku-band.

are you a sports fan ?

Depending on what you mean by sports . In SAT-area my main sport is hardware installation, and, of course catching some signals from all available birds. Today I've managed to get signals from 44 K-band birds (6 of them had also C-band transponders) and 2 C-band satellites. Anyway, this is more hobby than sport