Recent content by satlearner

well, well, well.....the problem is now sorted and those that have contributed will be glad to know what the problem was. It was not related to interference from the power station nor was it a problem on the meter.....and it definately was not anything to do with the installation or the STB. I...

Okay, so i went out and got another LNB thinking that maybe this would solve the problem....installed it and still cannot get the dish setup. I then tried a stronger satellite, 36E...got the signals on the spectrum and tried to lock on....same problem.....then tried 16E and still the same....i...

ha....ha....ha....yes, i know, it's happened to me before and i have checked both cables and on both ends and they were good. It's good to see tha the simple 'mistakes' are still put under consideration as 'normally' we overlook these little things.

well, that is what i normally do when setting up the dishes..but this time it's not even getting to a point where i can lock onto the signal consistently. In order for the channel function to work, i need to firstly get the satellite locked and and retrieve the NIT info and this requires the...

Hi smoggy07, that may well be possible but those are Euopean beams and I don't think they are reachable here, not with a 80cm dish....I will still take this into consideration and maybe i should take a few pics of the spectrum as i move the dish from satellite to satellite....it may be of use to...

well i certainly hope i am on the correct sat......there are three satellites that are really close to each other, ie. 4,8E / 7,0E / 10E........so i firstly locate 10E, then move the dish westwards (i'm in the Southern Hemisphere) to and locate 7,0E and then further west to locate 4,8E.....this...

Hi, could someone please assist me with my dish setup on 7,0 East. I am in SA and would like to setup the dish on FTA for 7,0 & 10 East. I am using a 80cm dish with a universal LNB (10600). I used to receive channels on 10 East and this weekend i had to relocate the dish due to addition of...

Hi Huevos....i am trying to establish which is the correct values. Based on info from Dishpointer and selecting the 'superjack' option under motorised systems, Dishpointer gives the information as Motor Latitude = 26,2Deg, Declination - 4,4Deg, Dish Elevation = 36Deg....so something is...

Hi Wium, I am going to try this tonight if the wind calms down a bit...it's almost like we are in August again...lol...I will take some pics to show where I am taking the readings from with the angle finder in place. Hopefully I get this right and then go on to the rest of the setup processes...

Thanks Wium / Huevos. I was up on the roof again last night to check a few things, especially the stability and all looks great. Based on the info from Huevos, I am going to try that this evening if the weather permits. It does make sense as i have seen that if the dish inclination is at 36Deg...

Well the weekend was quite a busy one...could not do much on Saturday.....'family time'....so was up early on Sunday and got to work. I removed the entire assembly as i noticed that the dish was too close to the roof tiles when the dish is at the extreme east/west. I added an extra 450mm to the...

Hi Wium, Thank you for the info and the note of caution....it is pretty high up....and it's also a double storey houe...so there are risks, but i have installed it in a location that is easy to work on, ie. where the roof pitch comes down from two opposite sides and from a third side as...

oops...forgot to attach the pic of the LNB....anyway, here it is including all the data. Make: Space LNBF C08 C-Band & Ku Band C- Band I/P Freq : 3,4 - 4,2 GHz O/P Freq : 950 - 1750 Mhz LO Freq : 5,15 GHz NF : 17K Gain : 65dB Ku Band I/P Freq : 310,70 - 12,75 GHz O/P Freq : 950 - 2150 Mhz LO...

Hi Wium, Thanks for the info....Will do the settings at True North. I have seen a little arrow on the LNB and would assume that this is the 'zero' position (pic attached). Hopefully if the weather is fine this evening I will be able to try again....still need to modify the upright as the dish...

Hi all, I am currently installing a 2,4mtr dish with a 24 inch actuator and V-Box and based in South Africa. I have been reading many posts and have a few questions....any assistance would be welcome. 1) I need to setup an inclination of 36deg and a declination of 4deg.....lat is 26,2Deg. My...