Dish size for 1w in south devon

[saint123]

Hi...should I be able to get 1w OK on a properly aligned 90cm dish...
At the moment, I have a 1m dish which is showing signs of age...rust...
and I lose 1w when it rains...other sats OK...30w to 28e although 16e is a bit iffy when it rains...actuator is also playing up...thinking of getting a90cm dish and disecq motor

[skomedal]

Location???????

[AJR]

90, 80.. even a zone II sky dish will give good signal from where you are (if properly aligned) with a 1/2 decent lnb.

skomedal .. the clue is in the topic title :D

[skomedal]

oooopps

[TonyO]

Friends of mine are doing very well on 60cms in the uk, keeping up with key changes is another matter.

[olivian]

60cm would definitely be too small in my part of the UK (N Lancs) especially in rainy weather!

Cheers!

Charles

[yesfan]

using 1m in North Cornwall, getting good signal rain or shine....unless its windy! Prob about 80% average signal

[saint123]

I have finally taken the plunge and bought a new 1 metre dish, a Technomate 2600 diseq motor and .2db lnb...because of back problems, I need an installer to change dish and motor over...Can anyone recommend a good installer in south devon area and roughly what I can expect to pay for this...thanks