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Pros & Cons
Pros
The lmr-400 coax is big and heavy but that's not a problem. An antenna aiming program, again, on the internet is very helpful in aiming the antenna. Add a low noise amplifier (lna) just at the end of the feed of the parabolic antenna.
It comes in pieces which overlap and bolt together. The one thing is i wish instructions for assembling the dish were included. It took some guess work to assemble the dish in a semi-proper way.
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Quality
The included hardware makes the installation straightforward and nearly painless
My goes16 receiver was built three years ago from assorted parts and has worked well
After 3 days of work troubleshooting it turned out to be nothing to do with this kit but with the goestools software which appa... Read More
This unit comes with a mounting unit that is only capable of rotating in 45 degree increments thus in the worst case youll be o... Read More
Price
It is a fantastic bundle for the price
For under 200 i setup up a goes weather satellite receiver with this package
Everything but the computer is provided and you probably cant beat the price if you bought the hardware individually
Shipping
Oh and of course the amazon free shipping free no hassle return policy really helped
Packaging/appearance
I put the dish together figured out the skew direction of goes17 and elevation and with some small tweeks with the dish elevati... Read More
Overall its a great bundle that works and gives great satisfaction when that first packet is decoded and written and becomes an image
During my inspection i found that all required piecesparts were included in the box and everything seemed to have arrived safely
Competitiveness
You might even get images from the old goes15 sat and the japanese himawari 8 satellite which orbits over australia and relays ... Read More
Compared to the more familiar and easier to receive low earth orbit satellites such as noaa apt and meteor m2 lrpt the geosynch... Read More
I tried it and some cheap coax and didnt see really any difference
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- This product had a total of 79 reviews as of our last analysis date on May 7 2024.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
It solves so much hassle trying to modify other dishes to work
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I already have mine setup receiving regular transmissions from goes16
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Ive tried to receive this before with various antennas and sdrs in the past with no luck
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
With a few click youll up and running
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
First off not a big fan of the included mounting bracket making fine adjustments to the alignment can be finicky however diy mounting is feasible so its not that big of a deal
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
As others said just takes patience to straighten it out and a bit of space to wrestle with it
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I ran with just electrical tape for a bit before i got a 34outdoor power cord protector34 from another amazon order and used that to protect the sawbird another waterproof project box for the raspberry pi 4b hosting goestools with the smartee sdr plugged in
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Its a noisy ball of fire in the sky
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