TEST REPORT Satellite Dish

■ The new mesh dish AL7210 (the

4-Segment
diameter is seven feet, hence this
designation) by PT Subur Semesta
is manufactured according to an
innovative production system

Antenna System
and consists of only four quarter
segments.

by Venus
Indonesian manufacturer
PT Subur Semesta (mainly
known by its brand name
Venus) has developed an
innovative mesh antenna
system that is perfectly
suitable for C band
reception and can be set
up quite easily thanks to its
clever design.
What makes this antenna different is
the idea to divide the twelve panels of
the dish into just four segments. So what
you get are four antenna quarters, each
of which consists of three pre-fabricated
panels. Naturally, this speeds up assem-
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bly no end.
VENUS MESH DISH
Innovative production system for mesh
The product comes with an assem- antennas with consistently
high quality
bly guide which allowed us to have the

■ The four segments of the PT Subur Semesta

mesh antenna

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 ■ All included components and assembly guide

■Finished! All four panels are attached to each other in the centre
and at the braces.

■ Close view of the centre of the panel

■Tightening the screws

■ Assembling the central plate

■ Assembled mount

■All additional panels are attached to the central plate

■Now the feed mounts are assembled

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 most of the country. As it
turns out seven feet are the
perfect size for Indonesia.
We have been advised by PT
Subur Semesta, however,
that this is only the beginning.
The company wants to get a
foothold in their home market
first, before starting to offer
other sizes of this antenna
line for international markets
as well.

Like with all packages

■ The 2-in-1 LNB feed mount is assembled with a
dual switch
antenna set up and running
in no more than 30 minutes.
And that even included taking
all pictures for this report!
The individual components
■ All is finished – now reception needs to be measured.
■ PT Subur Semesta’s patented water-level works
wonders when aligning the antenna.
boast very high quality: they
are fully galvanised so that
the new Venus antenna is not
only quick to set up, but will
also offers years of reliable
operation. We tested the 2.1
metre (7 feet) antenna which
will mainly be sold in Indone-
sia. Due to the country’s prox-
imity to the equator very high
elevation angles are required
and this is why the antenna
is mounted on the mast end.
With an elevation angle near
of 90° required in the region
any other mounting design
would not work anyway.
PT Subur Semesta’s mesh
antenna is manufactured
almost fully automatically,
with only 15 percent of the
total process requiring manual
work. This makes sure the
quality stays consistent and
the individual panels have an
exact parabolic shape. When
compared to a solid antenna
this dish turns out to be on
equal footing. By the way,
the new mesh antenna comes
with almost the same hold-
ing brackets and feed rails
as PT Subur Semesta’s solid
dishes.
The 7-feet size was chosen
by PT Subur Semesta for a
reason: In some regions of
Indonesia a 6-foot antenna
just won’t do it, while nine
feet are a little too much for
from PT Subur Semesta this
antenna also comes with the
patented Venus water-level.
Thanks to its integrated mag-
nets it can simply be attached
to a horizontal or vertical posi-
tion of the mounting brackets
and the scale will show the
current angle. This takes out
the horror of fine-tuning the
antenna position.
We used a 2-in-1 LNB
mount for our reception test.
This mount, or even a 4-in-1
mount for four C band LNBs
is also available from PT
Subur Semesta. These LNB
mounts are ideal for Indo-
nesian conditions since they
allow receiving signals from
several positions with a single
antenna. The available options
are: PALAPA C2 (113.0E) and
TELKOM 1 (108.0E), or ASIA-
SAT 3S (105.5E) and ASIASAT
2 (100.5E), or all four of them
at the same time.
After only a few minutes of
aligning we were able to receive
satellite TV with the new
antenna. PT Subur Semesta’s
new mesh antenna system is
an innovative solution for the
production of antenna panels
with consistently high qual-
ity. All this is complemented
by quick assembly and easy
transportation.

Expert Opinion
+
PT Subur Semesta’s new Venus mesh antenna
system shines thanks to its top quality. Assem-
bly is easy thanks to its clever design. The dish
comes complete with all required components so
that you can watch satellite TV right after setting
Vincent Witjhun
up the dish. TELE-satellite
Test Center

- Indonesia

■Great – the metre shows perfect reception. The antenna is not Ku band compatible

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