Nilesat with 2.4m fortec star?

[wozer]

would i be able to get nilesat in east lancashire with a 2.4m fortec star petal dish? , are the fortec star 2.4m worth the money? , thanks in advance:bowing-036:

[Keano]

Nope. I have a 240 channel master dish near Wigan and can only get a few H transponders on the limit. If it rains like it does in Lancashire then no chance. You need to be looking at 3 meters.

[wozer]

does anyone know if fortec star do a 3 metre?

[satwyn]

that's what i thought but some are claiming h transpondere in the midlands with andrews 1.8m as for the fortec 3m i think not but don't quote me get yourself a nice elite antenas 3.7m spun alloy if you have the wonga

[wozer]

just checked fortec star homepage & the max size they do is 2.4 , channel master /andrews £1000 for a 1.8m!!!!!

[satwyn]

well £1000 is too steep you just missed one on e bay for £140+ with polar mount try elite antenas for a 3m prime focus spun alloy dish i don't know the price but i personally would not pay anything like £1000 for the 1.8m andrews not even for the 2.4m

[wozer]

yes mate , i know about the e bay one had it on watch and forgot about it , gutted !!!!!! , will check out the other dish though cheers mate:respect-055:

[wozer]

just checked out the elite antennas website ........very very nice dishes but no prices so i have asked for a price list!!! better sit down when i get the prices i think!!!

[satwyn]

yes they are top quality dishes but you will need to discuss polar mount options with them the dishes come with az/el mounts fixed not really what you need unless you only need 7w also consider 25e if you are after p league football again 3m+ dish needed for reception for football i had to make my own polar mount adaptor to fit the 1.8m precision dish now elite antenas

[wozer]

yes they are top quality dishes but you will need to discuss polar mount options with them the dishes come with az/el mounts fixed not really what you need unless you only need 7w also consider 25e if you are after p league football again 3m+ dish needed for reception for football i had to make my own polar mount adaptor to fit the 1.8m precision dish now elite antenas

they said they will get a polar mount in for me , how much was your dish mate?

[satwyn]

they promised me a polar mount 3 months ago still waiting they do not have these in stock i had to make my own with some help bought my dish new off e bay for £150 for a 3m i don't know have they not given you a price they wanted £500+ just for a polar mount for the 1.8m

[TJLOWE1]

i've got a channel master 1.8, i'm in Stoke on Trent,i can receive "on a clear day,during the day " a hell of a lot of the H transponders,WITH A LOT BETTER SIGNAL STRENGTH AT NIGHT but grantted NOT all of the H's on there.
(the signal strength is only in the 35/40 % range, but its enough to give a stable picture)

I've also got ready a channel master 2.4 which was too good an offer not to buy, (new) still waiting to be put in the place of my 1.8, but its gettin the time to do it.
On a side note, on a clear day the 1.8 will pick a couple of middle east beams up on 25.5, but not many. !

TJ

[wozer]

i've got a channel master 1.8, i'm in Stoke on Trent,i can receive "on a clear day,during the day " a hell of a lot of the H transponders,WITH A LOT BETTER SIGNAL STRENGTH AT NIGHT but grantted NOT all of the H's on there.
(the signal strength is only in the 35/40 % range, but its enough to give a stable picture)

I've also got ready a channel master 2.4 which was too good an offer to buy, (new) still waiting to be put in the place of my 1.8, but its gettin the time to do it.
On a side note, on a clear day the 1.8 will pick a couple of middle east beams up on 25.5, but not many. !

TJ
looks like the elite antennas could be out of my price range , so heres thr big question does anybody think a 2.4m fortec star would give same performance as a channel master 1.8m? , would love a channel master 1.8 or 2.4 but nothing on e bay yet

[satwyn]

i would not go for the fortec probably your best option would be the channel master 2.4m as for the fortec giving same performance as the cm 1.8m without having the two side by side i would not know me personally would wait for something better did you get a price off elite antenas for the 2.4-3m dishes

[TJLOWE1]

just had a check at 1pm and on 7w 11958H is coming in at 32% and 11996H is coming in at 38% strength, with clouds in the sky

TJ

[wozer]

i would not go for the fortec probably your best option would be the channel master 2.4m as for the fortec giving same performance as the cm 1.8m without having the two side by side i would not know me personally would wait for something better did you get a price off elite antenas for the 2.4-3m dishes

yep i think your right mate the fortec star would be an impulse buy i would regret so will keep trawling e bay! , elite not get back to me yet with price , thanks for all your help mate:bowing-036:

[TJLOWE1]

DON'T DO IMPULSE, thats one of my downfalls, my cm 1.8 is great, i've got it set up smack on, (so i think) currently getting 11766 H on 7W,( fox movies coming through17.25 uk time) at 38/40 %,(with clouds), a little unstable, really need 42% to geta stable picture on this transponder.
I'm going to be changing it to a channel master 2.4 shortly,as i feel i can get more from a bigger dish (plus i've already brought it 6 months ago), the reason i haven't changed it as yet is, i've had a bracket made, as i want it to be motorised, !! PLUS would i be able to get it set up as good as my 1.8, as that took a lot of hair pulling out to get the set up right.
ALL in ALL ..... i'd recommend a "CHANNEL MASTER" dish.

TJ

[Keano]

wozer m8 don't get your hopes up that you will able to pickup H transponders with a 180cm or 240cm channel master dish just because TJ can in Stoke. You would not believe how just 50 miles North can make a big difference.

If you can give us a clue to which Town you live near then it might help.

I also have matched channel master feed with a invacom c120 flange on mine and I still could only get a couple of H transponders, if I remember rightly the weakest transponder on 7.0w is the one which carries sky news.

[wozer]

wozer m8 don't get your hopes up that you will able to pickup H transponders with a 180cm or 240cm channel master dish just because TJ can in Stoke. You would not believe how just 50 miles North can make a big difference.

If you can give us a clue to which Town you live near then it might help.

I also have matched channel master feed with a invacom c120 flange on mine and I still could only get a couple of H transponders, if I remember rightly the weakest transponder on 7.0w is the one which carries sky news.

i live in burnley lancs if that helps you at all keano?

[TJLOWE1]

I agree, with you there Keano, altho i can receive a lot of H's , there are still some i can't, obviously the middle east beams are a no ago with a 1.8 , but even some of the Egypt (H), are a no go, PLUS YOUR LOCATION FROM ME HERE IN STOKE TO WHERE YOU ARE WILL MAKE A MASSIVE DIFFERANCE

TJ

[Keano]

Forget that sky news thing, just had a look and its now on V beam.

The weakest transponder on 7.0w ( or at least it was before I took my dish down ) is 11804H.

wozer can we ask why you so keen on 7.0w ? Its just that EPL is on Atlantic Bird 4 at 7.2w and this is no chance in UK and OSN have new card system in place so no nudge nudge wink wink will work, so unless you are from a Arabic Country I am a bit lost.

[wozer]

Forget that sky news thing, just had a look and its now on V beam.

The weakest transponder on 7.0w ( or at least it was before I took my dish down ) is 11804H.

wozer can we ask why you so keen on 7.0w ? Its just that EPL is on Atlantic Bird 4 at 7.2w and this is no chance in UK and OSN have new card system in place so no nudge nudge wink wink will work, so unless you are from a Arabic Country I am a bit lost.

ok keano so best to go for 7.2west? , would that be ok with my 1.2 or best with 1.8 or above? , thanks for all your help mate:respect-040:

[Keano]

No m8, forget 7.2w in the UK, not poss. I don't know of any member on here in the UK who can pickup 7.2w.

Just had a look at Lyngsat and if you are after ADMC Sport then this is now on Nilesat201.

This is a new bird that went up a few months ago, you will need to ask TJ if he can get anything from 12092V 27500 5/6. I took my dish down once Showtime lost the EPL.

[TJLOWE1]

12092V 27500 , is a NO NO for me . !!

TJ

[satwyn]

admc sport is possible on 26e southern uk with 2.4m i've been told but you need the card and receiver package this was using channel master dish

[wozer]

admc sport is possible on 26e southern uk with 2.4m i've been told but you need the card and receiver package this was using channel master dish

ok guys once again thank you very much for all your help its very much appreciated , will continue my channel master search & will keep in touch with how im getting on , cheers guys:bowing-036:

[spoons1]

ok guys if its the footy you want will it not be good to look at viasat 4.8e they got lots if you can get a card and box

[satwyn]

yes plenty on other sats 39e 19e 16e 13e 1w 30w amos on 4w also used to show football there must be more but i personally don't bother with football

[satwyn]

wozer have a look on e bay there is a 1.8m channel master listed under sat dishes

[munted101]

I think I won that, it's in my garden ready to be motorised :respect-050:

[satwyn]

I think I won that, it's in my garden ready to be motorised :respect-050: complete with polar mount if i remember correctly

[munted101]

Maybe it was another one then, as it has just the AZ/EL mount with it, and a 4.5" patio stand.

Cheapest I can get a polar mount for is £419, ouch!?

[satwyn]

you can use the polar mount used on the 1.2m channel master with an adaptor plate but i would personally only use in sheltered locations also if you look on e bay there is a 1.6m channel master for sale complete with polar mount this is a prime focus type but the mount should be ok for your dish i also had problems with a polar mount for my 1.8m precision dish no polar mount available but i managed to adapt another polar mount to fit