LNBF Hoodie

[wallyhts]

So DMSI got some GTP-SN101 Hoodie's I ordered a few to test them. I had to cut a little to get it to fit. They have a peel away film to help protect the plastic before install.

Perhaps the ice bucket lnbf test.

They sell for about $2.50 in RU.

 

[Titanium]

Tried those a few years back and they actually attenuated the signal more during rain! It improved when I applied Rain Shield to the shield, but the best signal during rain was with a naked LNBF (no hoodie) and Rain Shield applied to the LNBF cover.

Something's look good on the drawing board, but don't work in the real world.

 

[wallyhts]

Tried those a few years back and they actually attenuated the signal more during rain! It improved when I applied Rain Shield to the shield, but the best signal during rain was with a naked LNBF (no hoodie) and Rain Shield applied to the LNBF cover.

Something's look good on the drawing board, but don't work in the real world.

Lol well I guess its time to create some rain with the hose

Did you test one in the winter with a snow?

 

[Dee_Ann]

This past winter (the harshest we’ve had in decades) I actually was getting substantial ice build up on my dishes and was having to go outside and soak them down with (almost)hot water 2-3 times a day.
I finally had a brainstorm and I got some Rain-X from the trunk of my car, sprayed the dishes and LNBFs and that was the end of it.
Eight months later they are still shedding water like my windshield BUT dust doesn’t stick to them like other things I’ve tried in the past like olive oil which was a ~big mistake~..

Seriously, try Rain-X on a dish. If you have an old dish lying around try it on that first so if it doesn’t work out you have done anything to your working dish.

 

[Titanium]

Lol well I guess its time to create some rain with the hose

Did you test one in the winter with a snow?

No snow test. I would imagine that snow build-up would attenuate even more than streaming water in effectively blocking the feedhorn from illuminating the top 1/3rd of the reflector?

Ice and snow build-up on a reflector surface is much more forgiving than the face of the feedhorn. Definitely no bio oil (PAM, etc.) as it will go rancid. Other petroleum based oils like WD-40, motor oil, etc. will collect dirt like a magnet and make a BIG mess! Yes, Rain- works well!

 

[wallyhts]

No snow test. I would imagine that snow build-up would attenuate even more than streaming water in effectively blocking the feedhorn from illuminating the top 1/3rd of the reflector?
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I was thinking more along the lines of some signal then no signal after an ice storm. But then again if ice builds up on the dish then it would not matter. Will have to test when the Ice comes around boo!!!

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[jorgek]

Silicone spray lube seems to work well.

 

[Titanium]

if ice builds up on the dish then it would not matter.

Ice on the face of the dish has slight attenuation. Ice on the face of the LNBF ....POOF! Signal gone!

 

[wallyhts]

Anytime I get snow and ice on my dish 500 I'm outside freezing my nuts off. I need a drone with an attached blow torch lol


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[danristheman]

Thats why we have wives for hehe haha.

 

[KE4EST]

Thats why we have wives for hehe haha.

It is obvious from that statement that you are not married.

 

[danristheman]

It was a joke cmon.

 

[wallyhts]

It is obvious from that statement that you are not married.

Lol