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    Default C Band Hardware required Sydney Newcastle

    Guys I'm on a mission to install a FTA C Band setup with in the next couple of weeks...

    I'm after a good supply of equipment around Newcastle and Sydney...
    No Chinese imports must be quality gear.... things I need are as follows..

    3.7mtr mesh dish and polar mount....
    36" heavy duty actuator.....
    Positioner (thinking Strong at this stage but advice here would be greatly appreciated build quality and reliability is what I'm after).....
    Norsat LNB and Free horn to suit......



    Advice and input from the seasoned free to air junkies would be greatly appreciated…

    Cheers all….



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    Hey old mate,
    have you had a look here?


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    Most of the C Band dish stuff is Chinese. Not too bad. Your 3.7m diameter is a great start!!

    You might have a bit of luck with US made product $.

    Note that NZ has a few C Band dish suppliers. Let us know what dish brand you settle on....
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    Id say 3m should be more than enough, but 3.7 maybe an overkill.

    Any reason why you want to go so big?

    Remember with a dish that big you will need good footings, youd hate to get a big wind and watch it fly

    As keepleft mentioned most stuff is from china and nothing wrong with it if you know what your getting.

    US dishes and lnbf's are great quality and accuratly built but not cheap.....

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    I think you will get the same sort of info here as you did on recently.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Godzilla View Post
    Id say 3m should be more than enough, but 3.7 maybe an overkill.

    Any reason why you want to go so big?
    Not overkill at all. Larger the better if he can install so; at that size he stands much better opportunity to experience feeds and other weaker signals, and can enter the realm of satellite DX.

    I am hoping to go 3.7 - 4.5m for an NZ install soon. 3.0m won't do what I need.....

    Here @ home I am stuck with a feeble 2.4m, it will go to 3.7m.....
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    Smile id reccomend a patriot, orbitron ,or paraclipse

    hi there, im in newcastle not to far from lake macquarie anyway .i have a 3.7metre mesh dish here cband only on a mesh dish is the only way to go ku band on a cband dish is an instant 3 db loss to the cband signal plus being a mesh dish is an inaccuracy between 1 ssatellite to the other ,i used to have 2 motors on my dish but only 1 now only 1 all the good stuff and the old analog days are gone ,thanks hamguy2 been in sat tv since 1993 ,thanks hamguy2

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    Smile for a feedhorn etc id go for a adl

    hi there, id go for a adl from the usa there abit more expensive etc but they last for a lifetime nearly .i had a adl 400 once but the steel skew choke broke so i give it away. but that was my fault hope this helps thanks hamguy2 nsw

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