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DISH SETUP: Single sat, Multi-Sat & Motorised
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What are your most used tools needed for installing a satellite setup.
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<blockquote data-quote="jeallen01" data-source="post: 969184" data-attributes="member: 176704"><p>Virtually TWO of every tool mentioned because:</p><p>- sometimes there are two nuts/bolts that need to be released/tightened at the same time</p><p>- when you need the first one, you can't find it!</p><p></p><p>OTOH, some of the modified tools - like the box spanner with a slot in it - are great = the KISS principle.</p><p></p><p>OTOH2 - I need (at least) one more brain because the existing one is getting rather worn out.</p><p></p><p>On a more basic level, my most useful tool seems to be the straight forward analogue signal level meter (but mine is an old SMS DSM10 which is "better". Does anyone know if that is sold now under a different name, because it has several very useful features that are not found on most basic meters because it does not differentiate between analogue (are there still any?) and digital signals - like indication of the 22kHz tone and of the Diseqc mini/1.1 LNB selected, - and so responds quickly to any signal that it "sees"). The latter feature is especially relevant here because of the unpredictable (to most of use :-(!) reflection angles when attempting to align multiple LNBs on the same dish</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jeallen01, post: 969184, member: 176704"] Virtually TWO of every tool mentioned because: - sometimes there are two nuts/bolts that need to be released/tightened at the same time - when you need the first one, you can't find it! OTOH, some of the modified tools - like the box spanner with a slot in it - are great = the KISS principle. OTOH2 - I need (at least) one more brain because the existing one is getting rather worn out. On a more basic level, my most useful tool seems to be the straight forward analogue signal level meter (but mine is an old SMS DSM10 which is "better". Does anyone know if that is sold now under a different name, because it has several very useful features that are not found on most basic meters because it does not differentiate between analogue (are there still any?) and digital signals - like indication of the 22kHz tone and of the Diseqc mini/1.1 LNB selected, - and so responds quickly to any signal that it "sees"). The latter feature is especially relevant here because of the unpredictable (to most of use :-(!) reflection angles when attempting to align multiple LNBs on the same dish [/QUOTE]
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