Some of you will remember the discussion on what I should do having "had enough" of the dreadful lacl of performance with the Omni 315. I bought a (cheap) Maplin's satellite kit. I also bought a maplins electronic compass and satellite finder. My first trip out this weekend and I was up and running in 10 minutes !
Admittedly I hammered the satellite platform into the ground and this made it very secure. I like Garry's idea of mounting it on a pole but securing it into the ground seems possibly the most secure way to mount the dish.
I did notice that most of my fellow caravanners had fancy satellite tripods but mine was certainly secure. The only concern is that the dish is small at 39cm and I was unable to achieve more that 75% signal strength and 40-60% quality. (Why is it that different stations on the same satellite have varying signal and quality strength??)
My thanks to all on ths forum who helped me in my deliberations.
John
Admittedly I hammered the satellite platform into the ground and this made it very secure. I like Garry's idea of mounting it on a pole but securing it into the ground seems possibly the most secure way to mount the dish.
I did notice that most of my fellow caravanners had fancy satellite tripods but mine was certainly secure. The only concern is that the dish is small at 39cm and I was unable to achieve more that 75% signal strength and 40-60% quality. (Why is it that different stations on the same satellite have varying signal and quality strength??)
My thanks to all on ths forum who helped me in my deliberations.
John
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