I just got a 10' Channel Master dish and one of the panels has a few holes in the mesh. They look like they might be bullet holes. They're not very big.
How critical is the integrity of the mesh on the C band dishs? Do the signals seek out holes in the mesh and try to escape through them to avoid being watched? I know the parabolic formation of the dish is important but will a few mesh holes here and there make much difference?
Overall the dish is in very good condition I would say. It came with a Gardiner model C95-45 LNB with 45 degree noise figure. What kind of performance might I expect out of that, assuming it is in working order? I hope to be able to get the Ku/C LNB from Sadoun some day but in the meantime I am going to see what I can do with the stuff I have for C band. I also have some kind of Chapparal LNB that came with another dish (Unimesh 7.5'). and it's noise temperature is 35. Any opinions on which one would be better to use?
How critical is the integrity of the mesh on the C band dishs? Do the signals seek out holes in the mesh and try to escape through them to avoid being watched? I know the parabolic formation of the dish is important but will a few mesh holes here and there make much difference?
Overall the dish is in very good condition I would say. It came with a Gardiner model C95-45 LNB with 45 degree noise figure. What kind of performance might I expect out of that, assuming it is in working order? I hope to be able to get the Ku/C LNB from Sadoun some day but in the meantime I am going to see what I can do with the stuff I have for C band. I also have some kind of Chapparal LNB that came with another dish (Unimesh 7.5'). and it's noise temperature is 35. Any opinions on which one would be better to use?