Good Dish?

[Scott Greczkowski]

I am looking for another C/KU band Dish as it appears it will be two month before Sadoun will have the Dish I ordered in stock.

I have been searching the net and will post some of the ones I find here for your opinion.

http://www.dvbhardware.com/product_info.php?products_id=84

Does the giant hole in the center of the Dish do it any harm? I have never seen a dish like that before. The model is a GeoSatPro 2.4 Meter Prime Focus Dish.

Here it is again, a little cheaper here.

GEOSAT PRO 240cm C and KU Band Satellite Dish

Here is a review of it... looks like maybe SatelliteAV stocks this dish... hmmm.

http://www.dvbresource.com/dishes/geosat2.4meter/geosat_2.4_meter_1.html

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

Yes SatelliteAV does have this dish...

I would rather buy this froma sponsor.

Hopefully Brian can chime in here.

 

[guapoharry]

That hole would be shadowed by the scalar ring. (a blind spot blocked by the scalar ring from seeing the satellite)

no problem there, IMO...

 

[brentb636]

Yes SatelliteAV does have this dish...

I would rather buy this froma sponsor.

Hopefully Brian can chime in here.

I thought you were getting a 6 footer from Sadoun, and now you're up to a 12 footer ? What a guy !

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

It's not a 12 footer

the one I ordered from sadoun is backordered for two months and there is no guarentee it will be in then.

I can't wait that long and only have limited time when I can put it in

 

[Anole]

the full kit:

There are a couple of favorable reviews of the GeoSat 2.4m dish on our forum.
I came within an inch of buying one last year, I was so impressed. :up

And, I believe DVBsource, is a dealer for SatelliteAV, so pretty much same difference.
(buy from Brian) -

You'll still need a motor to move it. Sadoun calls 'em Actuators.
Then, you'll want his Gbox v3000 to run the motor (accept no substitutes).
Link to Gbox in my sig.

For an LNB and feedhorn on C & Ku bands, get the Ck-1 from SatAV or Sadoun, or get the DMX741 from WSI/Galaxy.
Either will require a bit of delicate alignment for Ku, but both have proven themselves with forum users.

If you just wanted C-band only, then the C2 from SatAV is a no-brainer.
It can be expanded to multiple receivers in the future, quite simply.

If you need to feed multiple receiver from both bands, then an orthomode ADL, or Chaparral Bullseye II would need to be outfitted with two C-band LNBs and two Ku-band LNBs, and followed by a multiswitch.

 

[Mr Tony]

There is usually a plate that fits in the hole

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

I got everything but the Dish.

I got everything from Sadoun... here is what I got...

24 Inch Heavy Duty Actuator This was one part of the kit I upgraded. The kit was to come with a 18 inch unit.

GeosatPro C/KU LNB

V3000 GBOX unit

Diseq Switch with cover

The wiring is run to the dish and all is ready to go, just need the dish now.

 

[SatelliteAV]

Our staff will contact you with a shipping quote. Thank for considering the GEOSATpro 2.4M!

 

[vfrjim]

That dish is pretty decent, gains from what I observed ( I am local to DVB Hardware) and was able to see this dish personally and signal levels were very similar to my kinda beat up 10 foot button hook, definitely better on Ku.

 

[Zorak]

I have one. It is a very nice dish and Satellite AV is great to deal with.

 

[tdti1]

A buddy of mine purchased a 6' DH dish, it's pretty nice, a 2.4 meter DH would be a nice choice, that's another option to look into.