were there ever or are there such things as mini prime focus KUBand dishes?

[lost_mesa]

I inverted an offset dish for 30w. It is nowhere near being a birdbath. But I do have to bathe it, because birds landing on the feed support arms poop on the dish surface.

 

[sgs]

I inverted an offset dish for 30w. It is nowhere near being a birdbath. But I do have to bathe it, because birds landing on the feed support arms poop on the dish surface.

so it's a birdbathroom?

sgs

 

[cyberham]

Here is one for sale locally. It is a portable satellite dish that works with Bell & Direct TV. Asking US$100. Ad says it cost over $250 about 5 years ago.

 

[harshness]

Here is one for sale locally. It is a portable satellite dish that works with Bell & Direct TV. Asking US$100. Ad says it cost over $250 about 5 years ago.

Outside of the multi-sat dishes for DISH and DIRECTV like the Winegard Trav'ler series, most all of the domes and in-motion systems use a similar configuration. The in-motion versions tend to use much larger dishes.

Because of the dish orientation it doesn't make much sense to use a prime focus dish for Ku without a dome. Offset dishes are less likely to be put in an orientation that holds water.

 

[907TECH]

In the north of Alaska, there is no choice but to mount most offset dishes upside down. The mounts can't adjust to a low enough angle.