FaVal 1.25m Alloy Satellite Dish

[Satcat]

Anyone got one or know anything about them?

[Satcat]

No one????

[mp]

Well what do you want to know how they perform?

The only comment I would make is that the tri arm is essentail on large dishes therefore they seem to have got that one right.

The down side if its allow will be its wheight so you will need to take that into consideration when installing

Also with heavy dishes you need a decent polar mount (I assume you would not consider a diseq motor for this one!!)

Decent polar mounts are hard to come by for large sat dishes

Performance wise there will not be much in it compared to other offset dishes they are all much of a muchness the installation will determine how well it performs

There you go my two peneth

[Satcat]

Thanks for your comments MP.
With it being aluminum it is quite light and is recommended for use with DiSEqC motor as detailed below. I think it seems very good on paper but just wondered whether any one has one and could recommend it.

125cm Hi-Gain Offset with Arm, LNB holder & pole mount fitting manufactured in europe for quality & reliability. Light weight Alloy Dish specially designed for use with compatable DiSEqC 1.2 / USALS motor. Suitable for Arabsat and Nilesat from most areas of the UK. Designed for digital applications, for fixed / multi-feed and motorised DiSEqC systems and suitable for multiple satellite wide mast fitting range of 50 - 60mm the offset gives high concentration of signal to LNB without the need for a larger dish. The dish combines excellent electrical efficiency with strong mechanical performance.

Technical Specifications
125cm Alloy Offset Dish
AZ-EL Fitting: 50mm - 60mm for Mounting on Pole/Mast, Wall Mount or DiSEqC 1.2/USALS Motor
Offset angle: 23°
Focal length: 842mm
Overall diameter: 1345 x 1240mm
Reflector diameter: 1275mm x 1170mm
Reflector degree 23°
Gain (10,7GHz) 40,9dB
Gain (11,7GHz) 41,7dB
Gain (12,7GHz) 42,4dB
Elevation: 0°/90°
Beamwidth (-3dB) @ 12,75GHz
Reflector/Dish Weight: 4.9kg
Assembled Weight: 9.5Kg

[mp]

Couple of things I cant see where it says alluminum it says light alloy

Let me gurantee you one thing it will not perform as well on a diseqc motor as it would on a polar mount and after a year or two it will have rocked the stub arm that much the play in the arm will be the difference between having a picture with a polar mount and not having one with a diseqc motor Fringe reception channels will be lost and even strong ones will be break up for fun on very windy days

AZ/EL is a fixed dish bracket design not ideal for motorised setups

If your talking fixed dish I dare say it will perform well but I very much doubt the claims to get nilesat in most parts of the UK and especially not on a motor

I guess your train of thought might be to get showtime as for this I cant comment but I have a 1.2m channel master with feedhorn and Im 3 degress west and dont get a sniff of those channels

[Satcat]

I went on to their website and it is aluminium, but I understand what you are saying MP about putting strain on a diseqc motor especially in windy conditions.
No, you are right, I don't think I would get Nilesat with it, but at £90 +p&p it seems not a bad buy.

[burridge]

i'm using one in sunderland on darkmotor, no problems at all, can get city7 etc on nilesat 7pm on, the sharp .3 white case lnb works best with this dish