Newbie Here First time satelliter ( but not dumb)

[H13bym]

Hi brand new to the world of all things satellite but by no means un technical, just unfamiliar with the technology. Trying to set up a system for my family to use in the caravan as terrestrial dig is very poor here, trying to get yhe free sat channels but getting loads of foreign ones instead with the odd qvc ch 4 etc.. Pretty sure I'm lined up to Astra 28 , but not sure if my box is capable of doing what I want. Kind of acquired it all thru time and now I go to use it I can't get what I want, it all does appear to be right but I feel I'm missing something!


Any help greatly appreciated
Thanks for reading!

 

[sonnetpete]

Can you list some of the 'foreign' channels you are getting? That should establish which satellite you are aligned to. (Probably 19.2E) There is a version of QVC on there but definitely no CH4. In all probability you will have to do a factory reset and begin again. If it is 19E you are aligned on, the dish needs to be moved to the East and it's elevation decreased although these will be relatively small movements. How are you checking for signal levels at the moment?...oh, welcome to the forum LOL

 

[H13bym]

Can you list some of the 'foreign' channels you are getting? That should establish which satellite you are aligned to. (Probably 19.2E) There is a version of QVC on there but definitely no CH4. In all probability you will have to do a factory reset and begin again. If it is 19E you are aligned on, the dish needs to be moved to the East and it's elevation decreased although these will be relatively small movements. How are you checking for signal levels at the moment?...oh, welcome to the forum LOL

Hi and thanks, in using one if those little sat finder beeping Meters with the adjustment knob, I was suspecting I was on 19.2 but when I try moving it I pick up nothing. I'll go try again now though. Frustrating as it's almost there ..

 

[Analoguesat]

Welcome to the forum

You have done the difficult bit - finding ANYTHING! Now its just a tweak of dish direction to get the correct satellite.

Chances are you have found mainly German channels - 19E is the most common satellite to line up on if you dont find 28E first time.

Facing the dish you need to move the dish arm about the width of the lnb to the right and drop it a fraction - a couple of mm will be about right.

 

[H13bym]

Ch4+1,

Welcome to the forum

You have done the difficult bit - finding ANYTHING! Now its just a tweak of dish direction to get the correct satellite.

Chances are you have found mainly German channels - 19E is the most common satellite to line up on if you dont find 28E first time.

Facing the dish you need to move the dish arm about the width of the lnb to the right and drop it a fraction - a couple of mm will be about right.

think I've found it , done a reset rescan and all sorts of itv etc were being found but couldn't find them when it had done, so I've done a factory reset , confirmed lnb etc but now what? I have options of.. Auto scan, net scan,tp scan & pid?[/QUOTE]

 

[Mickha]

Try a manual TP scan of 10758 Vertical 22000
Can you please post the signal quality readings.
You might have to check your dish is still aligned, as it tends to move, when tightening the bolts.
Try dishpointer.com for useful FTA, Free to Air, frequencies.

 

[Analoguesat]

A network scan should bring in all the active transponders - it reads the network tables on the satellite.

 

[H13bym]

A network scan should bring in all the active transponders - it reads the network tables on the satellite.

Active transponders? Then what? What is an active transponder, I will understand once all the glossary is explained! Thanks for your patience guys

 

[Analoguesat]

Active as in the ones that are currently in use.

 

[H13bym]

Active as in the ones that are currently in use.

Yup figured that much out, does my box pick up signals from different transponders simultaneously or do I channels from just one transponder? I might sound thick but as unsaid I'm a complete noob and unfamiliar with the theory and terminology

 

[Analoguesat]

If the box has blind scan / possibly called auto scan) on it just let that run. It'll go and see what signals it can find and read the channels off each one as it finds them

 

[H13bym]

If the box has blind scan / possibly called auto scan) on it just let that run. It'll go and see what signals it can find and read the channels off each one as it finds them

Just done that and it's only given me about 30 or so, I have input the frequency mickha suggested and that brought in a few itv channels so do I need to find a transponder list and manually input them? Or should the to scan find them all by itself, what a learning curve this is!

 

[H13bym]

Also when I flick through the different frequencies the signal level changes ? Is this normal?

 

[Mickha]

We need to know the signal levels you're getting. The dish probably needs some minor adjustments, left/right, up/down, to maximize the signal, and the LNB probably needs skewing, rotating slightly.
Can you please post a few channels, both Horizontal, and Vertical polarity, along with the signal quality readings.

 

[Lazarus]

A few pics might be of value: eg Are there any partial obstructions in the line of sight between dish and Satellites?

 

[H13bym]

We need to know the signal levels you're getting. The dish probably needs some minor adjustments, left/right, up/down, to maximize the signal, and the LNB probably needs skewing, rotating slightly.
Can you please post a few channels, both Horizontal, and Vertical polarity, along with the signal quality readings.

if I knew how to get you that info I would , ill persevere and try to do it, when you say channel do you mean once its tuned and on tv , or in the decoder menu where it says frequency?

 

[sonnetpete]

Can you also check to see if you have set the LNB to 'universal' in the receiver set up menu....

 

[H13bym]

lnb set to universal ,

 

[H13bym]

the table of frequencies I get in the channel set up menu ...are these frequencies that are found when it does the tp scan???

 

[Analoguesat]

Yes and this is the complete list of frequencies you want

http://www.flysat.com/28east.php