Where Is The New SlimLine Dish?

[OneBigJedi]

Well it has been some3 months and no new news about the AT9 replacement dish. It was even in the rumor mill about techs seeing the training video. But, I have not been able to confirm it.

Does anyone know when this puppy is going to make it to market?

 

[realplaya3tn]

don't know about when it's going to hit the market but the tech that came and installed the dish in my house about a month ago said that they had their training video on it just that same morning that's why he showed up at 2:30 instead of anywhere between 8am and 12pm....that is after rescheduling. first it was on a tuesday, then on thursday, and he came on thursday about 4 hours late ....nevertheless, he drilled additional holed on my house b/c he didn't know how to use a tape measurer and he couldn't turn the dish to the right azimuth when he drilled the first holes, so he was there until about 6pm, but he did get it done...i guess that's all that matters, the water running into the bricks of the house is nothing important apparently.

 

[charper1]

Well it has been some3 months and no new news about the AT9 replacement dish. It was even in the rumor mill about techs seeing the training video. But, I have not been able to confirm it.

I have consistently heard late fall, but after the supply of the current version have dwindled down.

 

[kds64]

it show a video of it on channel 578 but it doesn't show the dish

 

[Jimbo]

it show a video of it on channel 578 but it doesn't show the dish

It also is a training channel for the HR20-700

 

[tech007]

I hope new dish will get as good of a signal as the old one. I kind of worry about it because with a smaller dish there is less surface to catch a signal. I hope it works as good as it looks.

 

[realplaya3tn]

well...it can either get a signal, or it can't, and the way you adjust your alignment and azimuth and elevation and tilt is what matters, it will be able to get signal, and pretty good signal, anywhere between 85 - 95 i believe

 

[charper1]

And just because the SlimLine is not going to be as tall, its width will be more, thus the overall surface area in square inches will likely be the same and could even be more. It is also possible that there could be better LNBs included. It has already been explained 3 or 4 times in many of the other SlimLine threads; they can be found with the search tool.

One example is:

Current 5LNB dish size: 25.5" (h) x 29.5" (w) = 752.25 sq in reflector

One possible SlimLine size: 22" (h) x 34.5" (w) = 759.0 sq in reflector

Current Dish1000 dish size: 23.8” (h) x 30.9" (w) = 735.42 sq in relector

 

[tech007]

There must be some reason they designed 5lnb dish in a square ugly size. Normally dish would be round. So square design should have had a reason. Now Slimline design is completely different. How can it get same signal from a bunch of satellites? And I understand that in ideal no-wind-perfect-alignment situation it would work great but in real world we have winds, misalignments and obstructions thats why the bigger dish the better.

 

[Teronzhul]

edit: scratch my whole post, after closer examination of the pictures it appears that the 101 still is in the center slot.

 

[Jimbo]

Anyone with pictures of this yet, recient ?

 

[charper1]

re you looking for a "real deal" or the marketing photo? Ahh, I see you are offline right now so I will post the one I have. It is not an install pic, but a marketing pic.

 

[Digital Dude]

http://www.satelliteguys.us/showthread.php?t=76808

 

[Jimbo]

re you looking for a "real deal" or the marketing photo? Ahh, I see you are offline right now so I will post the one I have. It is not an install pic, but a marketing pic.

I was actually looking for one that is being used in the field .....

Jimbo

 

[charper1]

Ahh, not happening yet.

 

[Jimbo]

Ahh, not happening yet.

That was my point, but others seem to think that they are being used already...

 

[Mtnmike]

Some may think that but the proof is in the pudding and there ain't no "pudding" yet.

 

[PoitNarf]

2 users over at DBStalk have posted that they have had Slimline dishes installed in the past few days. One actually posted pictures to prove it. It really is the slimline.

http://www.dbstalk.com/showthread.php?p=684113#post684113

 

[charper1]

Here are the images. Sure looks like a residential install, but what is it mounted on? Doesn't look like a OEM foot/mast. The LNB "head" looks like it is designed to be expandable; meaning maybe two open spots on the right that are "aimed" toward the reflector for future spots. Anywhere on that thread did they post the reflector's dimensions, composition, and weight?

 

[PoitNarf]

Here are the images. Sure looks like a residential install, but what is it mounted on? Doesn't look like a OEM foot/mast. The LNB "head" looks like it is designed to be expandable; meaning maybe two open spots on the right that are "aimed" toward the reflector for future spots.

He said the installer mounted it on one of the exhaust pipes on his roof, heh.

No weight or dimensions yet.