Canadians, what's the minimum I need?

[Remington]

I know many use 36'' dish. But it seems to be the minimum no? I'd like to have some opinions from Canadians, I live in the Ottawa area. (lat 45.4)
The prices go up fast bigger than 36" too.

I just saw a GeoSatPro 90cm + Invacom SNH-031 at a good price I think... anyone knows if its a good dish?

Also, dish motors : they all look the same for me 1- DM910 2- SG2100
3- Stab HH90 There's one more reliable, universal, etc. ?

Thanks for your help.

 

[Mr Tony]

Remington,
Although I'm not in the home of hockey
a 36" should work great in Ottawa to get everything. a 30" is the minimum and will work, but those weaker transponders won't come in.

 

[maddawg]

I need to upgrade to a 1m from my winegard and of course a better lnb.

 

[JonStevo]

I (now!) recommend the QPH-031 LNB.. I have the SG-2100
rotor (motor) and a 32" winegard (I think)

 

[suibuliu]

I am in Calgary, I have a 30" Winegard, everything else is fine, but tp1 on G10R is too weak for my setup.

 

[Wholeshoe]

Yes a 30"should work I am above the 45th in Michigan and so are some others in Minnesota and Wisconsin and I use a 30'" and with it fine tuned I can get all of the transponders on G10R and have even gotten the NBC on AMC4 but not lately.

I need to bring the spectrum analyzer home from work and fine tune it for the AMC4 feed to get it again. I think...
Wholeshoe

 

[Mr Tony]

Remington
45th parallel here (MN) and using a 30" just fine. Get most everything (except for the NBC on AMC4)

 

[drhydro]

44.44 parallel here, with a 76 cm winegard and a .5 lnb i can get all the channels on g10, tho a couple of the transponders BARELY lock. I would go for at least a 30" dish, preferably a 32" or larger, and a low noise LNB. While a 76cm (such as the winegard 76cm) dish will probably work, you will be happier with a larger dish.

 

[Remington]

Thanks all of you, I was wondering if the 36'' was enough, seems yes

Except for a small expressvu dish (on the wall) I never installed a dish on a roof (thats what I need here), Is it solid enough to put anywhere? Or I have to find some wood and use long screws ???

 

[PSB]

The bigger the dish the more it will flex in the wind, and may even end up in the next state. The only reason to put a KU dish on a roof is if there is problems with line of sight to the satellites. Wind "fade" can be as bad as rain fade, but like me I guess you have no choice but to install on a roof. Just make sure you hit a stud with at least 2 of the lag bolts in the middle of the mast foot, then 4 lag bolts in each corner.

 

[Remington]

ok thanks, I will make sure it's solid

yeah I have no choice here right now... and the roof is so high! But stubborn I am.

 

[Shawn95GT]

I was originally planning on putting mine on the roof (35'-40' up) but as was mentioned, the wind really would have been a problem. If you're planning on motorizing it make sure that you aren't going to have any interfeerence problems with the roof. It was definately going to be a problem for me going West. Add to that the idea of standing on the end of an extention ladder 40' up juggling a dish and tools and a pole in the ground starts looking like a real attractive option .

I surveyed the yard and found that even shooting over the peak of my roof I was able to to track 61.5 to 148 without issue.

Once I actually got it up and tracking the arc I had good luck all the way to 58w. Any further East and I think I need to get the dish a bit higher up.

Good luck with the roof mount. I hope it works out good for you!

 

[Mr Tony]

roof is usually a last option but if you have to do it that way (because of line of sight issues) two words

BE SAFE!!