10' Kaul-tronic (KTI) Mesh Dish

[iBoston]

I wanted to find out if this is considered a good quality dish? I got it about 6 months prior form a neighbor a mile down the street for $100.oo . He was so close, i just lifted off his pole with my tractor, and lowered it on my pole.

Would love input about this dish? Any Specs, background info etc....

 

[Magic Static]

I have a dish that looks very much like that, only it's been converted to a quad-leg.
http://www.satelliteguys.us/xen/threads/laser-c-ku-dish.282649/

 

[StarScan]

I also had one that looked like that but it was an orbitron. Panels kept coming out due to lack of support ribs and gusty winds.

 

[Jason S]

I'm pretty sure there is a better way to attach links... However, here is a somewhat relevant post from DK_Sat on my 7.5' Echostar/KTI.

Echostar dishes were made by KTI and some by Channel Master. What you have there is made by KTI and it is a 7.5'

View attachment 101993

and here is the thread on my 7.5' Echostar/KTI http://www.satelliteguys.us/xen/threads/echostar-dish-rescued.342569/

The Echostar/KTI is my first C-band dish and I've had it in back in service for about 7 months now. Since then, I have had one panel that had popped out because of me (not wind) and took a while to get back into it's channel. The polar mount itself is much heavier than that on my 10' SAMI.

When I first got mine, I wound up removing all the mesh panels for straightening and repair (as well as replacing a portion). Thus far, I've been very happy with the 7.5' KTI and have been hesitant about swapping it out for the 10' SAMI.

 

[Radioguy41]

I 've had a 7.5 foot KTI for 20 years now and still have the original catalog for KTI dishes. There is no KTI with a buttonhook, they all have a 4 point mount for the co-rotor/lnb. That's not a KTI mount either. Note too there are no panel support rings on that dish. Could be a Kaul-Tronics but that's not the same as KTI.

 

[iBoston]

I 've had a 7.5 foot KTI for 20 years now and still have the original catalog for KTI dishes. There is no KTI with a buttonhook, they all have a 4 point mount for the co-rotor/lnb. That's not a KTI mount either. Note too there are no panel support rings on that dish.

That's interesting. Thats the brand that was stamped on the lnbf CONE. I thought I saw that embedded faintly on the antenna itself. But, ill get out there and look again. Any thoughts on what brand it might be?

 

[Radioguy41]

Cones can be misleading in that they can be replaced since essentially all the co-rotor mounts have about the same diameter. Come to think of it, that looks an awful lot like a Radex.

 

[iBoston]

Cones can be misleading in that they can be replaced since essentially all the co-rotor mounts have about the same diameter. Come to think of it, that looks an awful lot like a Radex.

I will take a closer picture of the mount.

 

[Cosmo Blatz]

As StarScan said, looks like an Orbitron. Here's the Orbitron Manual. Compare the pictures to your dish. Same???

http://www.satelliteguys.us/xen/attachments/orbitron-bud-manual0003-pdf.99262/

 

[Radioguy41]

No buttonhook on Orbitron.

 

[beavs2112]

No buttonhook on Orbitron.

That's odd cause the manual in the post above specifically mentions the buttonhook.

 

[iBoston]

As StarScan said, looks like an Orbitron. Here's the Orbitron Manual. Compare the pictures to your dish. Same???

http://www.satelliteguys.us/xen/attachments/orbitron-bud-manual0003-pdf.99262/

No, the mount is very different. Let me upload pics.

 

[Radioguy41]

If you Google "orbitron dish" images you'll see 3 arm or 4 arm LNB mounts on the Orbitron dishes. Why that manual shows a 4 arm mount and then describes a buttonhook is a puzzle. However, after more than 20 years with C-band if there's one thing I've learned it's never to say never. Here's a thread that shows the different Orbitron dishes along with their specs:

http://www.warunasat.com/thread-1126.html

 

[Radioguy41]

No, the mount is very different. Let me upload pics.View attachment 106076 View attachment 106077 View attachment 106078

The polar mount is the same as the KTI mount on my dish but the way the dish itself is attached almost looks homemade. I would think that dish would shake like jelly in the wind. KTI dishes have a large ring on the dish.

 

[iBoston]

Yea, I did the google search, and noticed the same thing. The polar mount looks like a KTI. But, your right that the big ring where the polar mount attaches to the antenna is not there.

 

[Cosmo Blatz]

If you Google "orbitron dish" images you'll see 3 arm or 4 arm LNB mounts on the Orbitron dishes. Why that manual shows a 4 arm mount and then describes a buttonhook is a puzzle. However, after more than 20 years with C-band if there's one thing I've learned it's never to say never. Here's a thread that shows the different Orbitron dishes along with their specs:

http://www.warunasat.com/thread-1126.html

I bought my 10' Orbitron brand new in 1988 and it came with a button hook.

 

[Radioguy41]

Photo?

 

[Titanium]

I also remember Orbitron dishes being with both buttonhook and 3/4 arm configurations. The button hook design was not sold in later years.

 

[bobvick]

Seems like by the early 90s, best I can recall, most if not all manufacturers had went to the 3 or 4 leg arm design. I think that the buttonhooks were bad to sag and cause the feed to get out of alignment.

 

[Cosmo Blatz]

Photo?

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