Through The Roof Systems-Motorhome Satellite System

Motorhome Satellite System

Through The Roof Systems

The "through the roof" system is quite different from the "crank up". Although they both require a hole to be drilled in the roof of the Caravan, the "through the roof" system has an additional pole. This pole drops down from the bottom of the dish and is ideal for location in a cupboard.

This may not seem much of a difference, but it means that this unit can only be fitted " to something". By that we mean the poll has to be secured to a wall or inside a cupboard.

This type of satellite system is considered to be the best suited for caravan use as it puts very little stress on the roof.

Alden "Through The Roof" system.

Also known as the Alden Gosat Confort.

This unit can have either a 65 or 85 cm offset dish fitted and is classed as a semi-automatic system as the elevation is done by pressing a button, rather that using a crank.

The Alden Gosat Confort features a LCD display in the base of the unit with a digital readout of the elevation of the dish. The dish also remembers the last elevation.

The unit comes with an elevation guide that gives you the rough elevation for the country you are in.

You will also require a sat-finder with this unit to locate the satellite once the elevation has been set.

The unit folds down to 19cm and has a weight of only 4.5 kg's.

The 65 cm dish requires 140 cm's of roof space when folded down and the 85 cm dish requires 180 cm's.

Alden Gosat Fitting and User Guide.

Globesat

Not to be confused with the above system, this unit is not Alden. We couldn't establish the manufacturer of the unit. The main UK retailer for this unit is RoadPro Limited. However several other sites did advertise it.

This is also a "through the roof" system but does not have power elevation. The unit uses a crude slider to elevate the dish. It is quite hard to get the hang of an is very sensitive.

The dish is 57cm but claims to perform like an 80cm dish. We have confirmed that this seems to be correct due to the technology it uses. This unit has a Cassegraine dish or reflector.

This is not manufactured by Alden.

The Globesat has a un-screw and slide type mechanism to raise and lower the dish. This in turn pivots the dish on its base. ^{see photo} The unit has a scale on the handle to set the elevation.

This dish also requires a sat-finder to acquire the satellite.

The unit folds down to 28cm's which is quite high is hight is an issue.

However the dish only requires 57 cm's of space on the roof and the pole can be pushed high to avoid any obstructions on the roof.

Cassegrain Dish explained

Omnisat Semitronic Satellite System

This unit has an 80cm WIDE elliptical offset dish. This is simular to the dish that SKY uses on your house.

The Maxview Semitronic is another semi-automatic satellite system with last elevation memory. The unit features a seperate LCD display with elevation readout.

This unit requires a sat-finder to locate the satellite.

The unit folds down flat for travelling to 21 cm's. The requires roof space is not given on the Maxview website.

This init weighs 11.6 Kg's.

Maxview have a link to the fitting instructions.

Maxview Semitronic installation guide.

Well that would seem to be the lot. However if you know of any other fitted manual caravan satellite system then please put a comment on our blog pages.

WWW.satsig.net This is a great website for calculation the elevation and azimuth for setting up your dish. (Azimuth is direction.)

Fitted to something refers to the fact that the unit has a nolder for the pole that drops down from the base of the system. This must be securely anchored to a surface.

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