The 1.2 m Andrews Channel Master heavy duty, high gain dish with
big 1224 Supermount Horizon to Horizon motor and 0.2 dB LNB.



The Channel Master 1.2m dish. "Probably the best 1.2m dish in the world"
The 12-15 Kg 1224 motor. "Probably the best H to H motor for 1.2m dishes in the world"
The Titanium 0.2dB LNB. The lowest noise LNB available.



These are the new Titanium second edition 0.2dB LNBs that are widely praised on many web sites.
The second edition has the gold connections and is very low noise. An ultimate performance LNB.
The 1224 H to H motor is shown above. (Twin Titanium 0.2dB LNB is an option - see above)
(Fits a 3 inch pole (76mm) / wall mount or ground stand.) See Wall mounts & ground stands.
The 1224 motor comes with our own assembly instructions (in addition to the manufacturers).
These instructions include 20 photos (taken by us) detailing each stage in the assembly of the motor
with tips and shortcuts on setting it up. (Notes and photos produced by the Satellite Superstore)
This is a motor that we have sold for about 10 years, it is a demonstration item of superb reliabilty.
Our experience with this motor is vast and this is reflected in our customer support.
Andrews Channel Master 1.2m dish, 1224 H to H Supermount with Titanium 0.2dB LNB
UK mainland delivery, Choose the £20.00 option
Delivery to N Ireland for this complete motorised dish kit is £95.
Delivery to S Ireland for this complete motorised dish kit is £95.
Order code CMHH12M
IN STOCK £349.95

Motor Option,
1224EL Supermount inclined orbit tracking option.



By adding this option to your 1224 Supermount motor dish kit purchase, a special inclined orbit version is supplied.
This option can be added to any of the 1224 choices on this page. (above or below)
You will then be supplied with,
The 1224 with the vertical jack for up & down adjustment, INSTEAD OF the standard 1224.
(Fits a 3 inch pole / wall mount.) See Wall mounts & ground stands.
The 1224 motor comes with our own assembly instructions (in addition to the manufacturers).
These instructions include a large number of photos detailing each stage in the assembly of the motor
and tips on setting it up. (Notes and photos produced by the Satellite Superstore)
This is a motor option. Supply a 1224EL Supermount with inclined orbit jack instead of standard 1224.
Please note that the EL motor will not move as far to the west as the standard
1224 motor due to the position of the jack.
4 core motor control cable for the H to H and 5 core motor control cable for the
vertical jack can be found on the install page.
Order code, OPT12KI
£25.00

Dish option. Andrews feedhorn with Inverto 0.3dB C120 LNB



23mm to 40mm spacers included.
In stock and ready for immediate shipping.
Andrews (Channel Master) feedhorn for all Andrews (Channel Master) offset dishes
from 90cm to 1.8m. Highly recommended for Channel Master
1.2m & 1.8m dishes. Use this feedhorn with a C120 flange LNB
for better matching & higher gain than a 40mm clamp LNB of
equivalent noise level.
Why buy a high quality Channel Master dish and use a compromise
40mm mass market LNB where the feed is made for ANY dish?
Taking a 1.2m dish as an example.
A 40mm LNB may only illuminate 1.1m of dish area or perhaps 1.3m of dish area
(i.e. including noise round the edges)
But with a matched feedhorn, exactly 1.2m of dish area is illuminated.
This feedhorn is for offset dishes and can also be used on other makes of offset dish.
It comes with adapters for either 23mm or 40mm clamps.
And it comes with the ultimate 0.3 dB Invacom Professionsal LNB.
The best combination money can buy.
And YES !! We do have Channel Master feedhorns in stock.
Inverto LNBs are high output LNBs and work better than Invacom LNBs when the cable run is long.
(Under 20m the performance is the same but over 20m it is better)
Dish Option.
Include a matched Andrews Feedhorn with C 120 Inverto 0.3dB LNB instead of a single 40mm LNB
Discounted option price. To buy this feed and LNB separately, go to the Feedhorn page.
Order code SOFEOPT
ADD ONLY £69.95

Dish Option.
Andrews Channel Master matched feed option with Twin 0.3 dB C120 LNB.



Recommended with Channel Master 1.2m and 1.8m dishes if you need maximum signal and 2 outputs.
A matched feedhorn can increase the amount of signal the dish collects.
Includes 40mm to 23mm spacers with the feedhorn.
If this feed option is ordered, an INVERTO Twin 0.3dB single C120 flange LNB is included.(see above)
Inverto LNBs are high output LNBs and work better than Invacom LNBs when the cable run is long.
(Under 20m the performance is the same but over 20m it is better)
Dish Option.
Include a matched Andrews Feedhorn with twin C 120 Inverto 0.3dB LNB instead of a single 40mm LNB
Discounted option price. To buy this feed and LNB separately, go to the Feedhorn page.
Order code TWFEOPT
ADD £85.00

The 90 cm Channel Master heavy duty, high gain dish with
big 1224 Supermount Horizon to Horizon motor and 0.2 dB LNB.



These are the new Titanium second edition 0.2dB LNBs that are widely praised on many web sites.
The second edition has the gold connections and is very low noise. An ultimate performance LNB.
The Andrews Channel Master 90 cm dish.
Channel Master dishes come with a Titanium 0.2dB LNB single output LNB.
The 1224 H to H motor is shown above. (A twin Titanium 0.2dB LNB is an option below)
(Fits a 3 inch pole (76mm) / wall mount or ground stand.) See Wall mounts & ground stands.
Channel Master 90 cm dish, 1224 H to H Supermount with Titanium 0.2dB LNB
The heaviest duty, highest quality, 90cm dish, LNB and motor available.
UK planning permission kicks in a 90cm. This is the ultimate "90cm" system available.
The 1224 motor comes with our own assembly instructions (in addition to the manufacturers).
These instructions include 20 photos (taken by us) detailing each stage in the assembly of the motor
with tips and shortcuts on setting it up. (Notes and photos produced by the Satellite Superstore)
This is a motor that we have sold for about 10 years, it is a demonstration item of superb reliabilty.
Our experience with this motor is vast and this is reflected in our customer support.
UK mainland delivery on this dish kit is £15.00
Order code CMHH90M
IN STOCK £329.95

Heavy duty Andrews 1.8m motorised dish kit.
including heavy duty actuator & Andrews matched
feedhorn with C120 0.3dB Inverto LNB





Andrews (Channel Master) 1.8m dish. Very high gain one piece proven design. This motor unit is
exclusive to the Satellite Superstore. Polar mount with aluminum adapter to fit Andrews
(Channel Master) 1.8m dish. Designed and built by the Satellite Superstore.
The polar mount picture above shows a standard 12 inch actuator but we include the HEAVY DUTY
18 inch actuator (also shown above) with this polar mount, - not the standard 12 inch.
The heavy duty actuator is, longer, thicker and much stronger.
The light-weigh (but very strong) aluminum adapter bracket fits onto the back of the Andrews
1.8m dish. The adapter bracket is made of unequal box and uses aluminum welding with bracing
gussets. This gives maximum strength combined with lightness. The lightness puts less strain
on the polar mount. The complete motor kit is available on our motors page
The polar mount collar fits a 3 inch (76mm) pole or ground stand.



Andrews (Channel Master) feedhorn. Highly recommended for Channel Master 1.8m dishes.
Using this feedhorn with a C120 flange LNB provides better matching & higher gain than a 40mm clamp LNB of
equivalent noise level. Why buy a high quality Channel Master dish and use a compromise
40mm mass market LNB where the feed is made for ANY dish?
Taking a 1.8m dish as an example. A 40mm LNB may only illuminate 1.7m of dish area or perhaps 1.9m of dish area
(i.e. including noise round the edges) But with a matched feedhorn, exactly 1.8m of dish area is illuminated.
High output 0.3dB C120 Inverto LNB included (good for longer cable runs.) The highest gain 1.8m dish on the market.
(Has more gain than many 2.4m dishes) An ultimate system for enthusiasts.
UPDATE 2008. Continued improvements in the polar mount design. The bar between the actuator end and the
mount has now been upgraded to heavier, stiffer steel angle improving rigidity. (Not shown in earlier picture
above but the strengthened support arm is shown in a new picture to the right of the LNB.)
Free mainland UK Delivery.
Choose the free delivery option.
(excludes off-shore islands - shipping quotation via e-mail)
Order code CM18MOT
£999.95

Channel Master feed support boss.



Included with all Andrews Channel Master dishes. This is a spare part.
This is the plastic feed support clamp that takes the Channel Master
feedhorn and fits on the end of the three feed support arms.
This is a 40mm clamp.
Order Code CMFEESB
IN STOCK £39.95

Information.



Unicorn prime focus dishes with big 1224 Supermount H to H motor.

There are a number of reasons why the Unicorn dishes are so good. Very high gain
due to the dish being accurately machined to a close parabolic shape. The dish
works all the way to the edge with no rounding off. The back plate is held on
with space age resin so that no bolts go through the reflector hence no distortion
of the reflector. Highly matched feedhorn. The dish achieves the highest gain for it's
size and type than any other dish. (close to theoretical maximum.)Superb build quality.
Precision made in England.

These dishes are discontinued but have been left on the site so customers
can see what a prime focus dish looks like

Astrotel Co-rotor. As fitted to the 1.5m Unicorn dish

The co-rotor allows a C band LNB and a Ku band block type LNB to be fitted to one dish
Can be fitted to the 1.2 or 1.5m Unicorn dishes. A "C band" feed converter kit is also
required to convert a standard dish.
(The picture on the left below shows a C band feed,
not a co-rotor) (The 50p coin indicates the size)



Unicorn Co-rotor conversion kit

(See pictures)
This kit allows a Co-rotor to be fitted to a standard Unicorn dish. (The now discontinued 1.5m)
The Ku band feed support boss is removed and this kit is then fitted.
Could be used on other prime focus dishes.



See C band LNBs, C band feedhorns and co-rotor mounting rings on the C band page.

Advice on Diseqc Motors.

This is a new development where digital receivers now contain software to control a Diseqc motor rather
than a hardware positioner board to control a standard motor.

The problems with Diseqc motors and why the "V box" (link to V Box below) is so necessary.

Diseqc is a new development where digital receivers now contain software to control a Diseqc motor rather
than a five amp hardware positioner board to control a standard motor. The motor control works digitally
down the coax signal lead and a 4-wire control system is not required. Also the concept has become an
industry standard. Sounds good so far but what are the drawbacks?
1. Diseqc motors have all been lightweight universal fit motors with a
secondary rotating pole that the dish clamps to. They are not designed for a particular dish and they do
not properly bolt onto the back of a dish. Slippage can occur in high winds at the secondary rotating fixing.
2. The coaxial cable is designed to carry the signal from the LNB to the
satellite receiver. It is also designed to provide power to the LNB. The satellite receiver provides about
500 to 600 mA (0.6A) to power the LNB. Typically an LNB might draw about 300 mA. This leaves 200 to 300mA
(0.3A) to power up a Diseqc motor. Clearly a proper hardware (4 wire control system) positioner which
can provide up to (typically) 3 to 5 amps is a far better system as it can drive better bigger, stronger,
quicker motors. With 300mA a Diseqc motor must be very small. The only way a very small motor can move
a dish is by putting a large gearbox on the end of the motor to provide "leverage". This means that
a Diseqc motor moves very slowly from one satellite to another due to the large amount of gearing.
Small motors & secondary thinner rotating poles which the dish can slip on are far from ideal for use
with even average sized dishes (e.g. 90cm). Storm force winds in the UK can provide serious wind loads
on a motorised dish. You really do not want to be worrying about whether the dish is going to come
down every time it is windy.

Vision's opinion of a recent conversation,

I was talking to another dealer the other day. He said he fits a Diseqc motor to the Channel
Master 1.2m dish face. The Channel Master is a heavy dish and the wind loads on a 1.2 can be massive.
In addition, this Channel Master dish is available with a wonderful heavy duty Channel Master
polar mount and actuator (or the big 15 Kg 1224 Supermount H to H motor. See our motorised dishes page.
link below) and yet this dealer fits a "Mickey Mouse" (i.e small - usually 3 Kg) universal fit secondary rotating
pole Diseqc motor to this excellent 1.2m dish face!!! It is like ordering a 6.5 litre Rolls Royce
from a dealer and saying "will you please fit a 1 litre Scoda engine before supplying it."
Absolutely crazy! Unfortunately 99% of dealers (and the magazines) are prepared to go down
this route. What we need is a bit of common sense. Why is wind load never considered? Every year we go to
numerous insurance claims. We have never seen a Diseqc motor yet that we would put on a dish of over 90cm
(or 1.0m in a ground mount very sheltered location.) And there are always better alternatives

Vision's recommendations.

For motorised use, either buy a Technomate 5500 CIP or ADPACI or Echostar 3600 etc.
with a built in 5 amp positioner, or buy a Humax, or Xtreme etc. and a 3 amp hardware V Box.
This will enable heavy duty (non Diseqc) motors to be used that move the dish quickly and efficiently
without the dangers of breakage or slippage in high winds. (motors that properly bolt onto the back of a dish)

We never make recommendations without explaining the facts and the facts are based on the laws of Physics.
Hopefully you will realise that we are making sense.

THE V BOX PAGE.

The good news is that Technomate and Echostar still make "proper" motorised
receivers with 36 volt positioners and quality 36 volt motors are availble.
See our Technomate, Echostar, and motors pages.

Latest Diseqc motor information 17/01/04

We have tested a new "Cryptic" Diseqc motor last weekend.
The reason for testing it was that for the first time a motor became available
that bolted onto the back of a 1.0m aluminium dish. Being a diseqc motor
it was expected that it would still be slow (and it is) but this looked
very promising as the big problem of “universal fit – fits nothing properly
and slips in the wind had been overcome. We really wanted this solution
to work for us. It was set up with a Digiquest 8000 and using the USALS
facility all satellites were programmed in. Looked great.
However !
Taking hold of the edge of the dish, (at a distance of about 0.5m from the centre
Of rotation) there was play (movement) of about 7 mm. This was found to be in
The actual motor shaft between the rotating output shaft and the motor body
(i.e. in the gearbox) Looking at the shaft the movement was about 0.5 of a degree.
Now - last Saturday there were moderately winds (not gale force) and the dish
Moved on and off the satellite (no signal) every few seconds. Not a “peaky”
Low power satellite! We were on the Hotbird.
We contacted the supplier and were told that there is a certain amount of play
In all Diseqc motors as they use a worm drive to gear them down.
(small low current motor – large gearbox)
The only time you might get play in a 36 volt motor is when it has been used every
day for many years. So – the result of our test – we will continue to
sell 36 volt motors and avoid diseqc motors. If a customer has a Diseqc only
receiver, we will continue to recommend the V Box to convert Diseqc to 36 volts
so that decent well engineered motors can be used.

Update 20th July 06.
PROGRESS AT LAST!

We have tested the latest Technomate Diseqc motor and it is better than any previously tested
It still suffers from being universal fit, only 2.5 Kg and so not recommended with steel
dishes larger than 90cm or aluminum dishes over 1.0m but it does move faster than
other Diseqc motors and there is no noticeable play in the gearing.
It is the 2100 and has been added to many of our site pages. At last a "good"
Diseqc motor (providing it is used on the dish sizes we recommend.)
In exposed locations like dishes on high poles above the gutter we would still
recommend the use of 36 volt motors.