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24 Feb, 2025
A+++ Best stuff I have some across. Prod...
A+++ Best stuff I have some across. Produces the orange peel finish out of the can. With standard application it matched my Peugeot paint perfectly. I thought that would be hard. Covers well and takes care of minor blemishes in the finish. Two coats are enough. Very happy with this purchase.
15 Nov, 2018
Read the other reviews, they are spot on. This is c**p!
Absolutely 100% with other critics of this. It is s**t! Do not buy!!! I'm a retired electronic engineer so I know decent cable. This is not the cable in the pictures. It is not as thick in the copper conductors, (if copper is what it is, see photos), less than even any cheap light mains cable. The over thick spongy insulation is awkward to deal with. It is unsolderable, even using old style lead solder and separate strong flux, a professional soldering station and a professional engineer! even though it is cheap it is no way good value for money. Ebay really ought to do something about this misrepresentation.
07 Oct, 2022
Great kit, Easy to fit, Happy with it!
Great item. It came with everything that could be required to fit it, right up to a couple of tie wraps to dress the cables. Everything goes together very logically and without fuss. The only tools needed were a 10mm spanner, a screwdriver and a Stanley knife. I used a decent compass for set up and a Humax box with the right signal tool included (that will become clear later). Rubber boots to cover the plugs, useful but not essential, are not included but can be had very cheaply elsewhere if you feel they are necessary. (Might be a nice add in to the next generation of the kit?)
Electrical connections are easy with the usual screw on F-type connectors. Add the rubber boots over the cables if you use them, fit the plug (no special tools required), connect up and slide the boot over the plugs to protect them against water ingress. I also added a couple of blank plugs with short cable pigtails to the unused sockets to protect them for future use too.
I was a little worried about alignment without a specialist signal strength meter. It was no problem, it seems the alignment range is wider than I imagined. In my freesat box there is a software signal strength and quality display which made it easy to get a signal and max it out. A search online found a great site which told me my bearing (direction), azimuth (upwards tilt) and polarisation angle (twist of the LNB head) for where I live in the UK. (Look for "Dishpointer satellite alignment tool".) The dish LNB has a spirit level to square things up and simple azimuth and polarisation indicators are stamped or moulded into the body. Adjustment of each is very simple. All it took then was to preset the polarisation of the LNB and the azimuth of the dish (upward tilt angle) to the site's calculation, fit to the pole and align according to a compass. It jumped straight into life.
With my wife watching the meter on the STB while on the mobile phone to me up the ladder, it took seconds to maximise the signal. Swing it to left and right a small amount and check where signal level drops off, then centre it between these points and nip up. Once alignment is set do the same for the vertical tilt. We have solid 100% Strength and Quality even in fairly high winds with no specialist experience. Specialist fitters will do a better job I'm sure, but it was easy for me to do a passable and working one myself.
This dish is a Zone 2 type and as such is 20cm larger than the older Zone 1 types. It will create higher wind loads which you should consider in choosing your mounting setup but it also gives higher signal levels giving you more leeway with the accuracy of your fitment.
If you have the slightest DIY skills, masonry drilling may be required, and you are SAFE UP A LADDER WHERE NECESSARY FOR YOUR OWN MOUNT, then setting up this kit is a very easy job. Based on my experience I'd definitely give it my highest recommendation.