Northern Satellites Corp Dish rescued

[RimaNTSS]

Hi! Sorry for waking up this mummy. I am doing some research on this antenna, cuz I got same couple of month ago. It had no markings, so I was curious to get know the name and it's parameters.
So, what I've found out by now: it is probably good antenna, keeps it's shape after all those years of usage. It had 26,7* offset angle and 88*opening angle (or 0,52 F/D ratio). Dimentions of the working area are 2015 x 1800 mm.
Mine has also polar-mount.

[jvvh5897]

Hard to say. It looks like a molded dish (judging by the stiffening ridges on the back) and those often have mold impressions somewhere on them. The grey metal mount looks a lot like the PrimeStar ones so my first guess would be the same manuf made both, as PrimeStar too were molded dishes with stiffening ridges on the back.

[Costactc]

That looks like an old Channel Master dish to me.

[RimaNTSS]

I am tending to say it is Northern Satellite Corp NSC 18-1
I appreciate if somebody could provide exact datasheet of this antenna.

[Gates07]

looks like a old microwave dish

[Sasquatch]

I actually never had the chance to use it and I searched for the datasheet before but never could find it

You are right RimaNTSS, it is a Northern Satellite Corp NSC 18-1 with a feedhorn flange C120,,
I never could put it in use and still have it in my garage, since we moved here in Northern Canada our house is very close to the Ocean,,,,so the winds would actually pick up this sucker since it is a solid dish and it would fly away in an instant,,,we often have winds well over 110-120 Kmph in this area.

I have the address and info of the company if you want to look for the datasheet :

Northern Systems Satellite, Corp.
Phone: (800) 725-4525
Fax: (413) 245-3991
220 Stafford Road, Wales, MA 01081-9776

http://xxx.northernsys.com/

Instead, I got myself an old 10' Winegard mesh BUD that I will try to install this coming spring,,, hoping that it will withstand the winds,,,but am a little skeptical since La Cage au Sport had an old 10' mesh BUD on their roof and the winds shredded some of the panels,,,,,We' ll see

Cheers and Good luck !

Sas

[RimaNTSS]

we often have winds well over 110-120 Kmph

Thanks for the company's web page, unfortunately there is no much data available. Did not try to phone them though. I have my dish stored in the garage as well. If everything goes right, I will probably be able to install antenna next summer. By now I have ordered 4 INOX main bolts instead of old galvanized and rusty ones.
And, BTW, I think that this dis, properly installed, can survive winds up to 200 Kmph.

[RimaNTSS]

Hi All!
Just to keep this thread alive, with some perspectives to be continued. I got new INOX screws for this dish. And that is all by now. Still have plans to install dish this summer.

[RimaNTSS]

Today I gave good hand-wash to the dish. Under layer of dirt discovered name
I also have original polar-mount from this dish, which I already disassembled, greased an d changed all possible bolts and nuts and assembled again. So, if everything goes according to my plans than in couple of weeks will have this beast installed.

[RimaNTSS]

Have erected this beast today and also got due-South satellite. I man not looking for maximum arc, just piece of it to test this antenna.
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