Upper band Ka reception

Vipersan · Oct 6, 2014

Llew said:
Can't lock the Muvi mux VS, over 8dB but no show. Only TPA. Very overcast here. Didn't realise Azam had left.

Yep ..Azam been gone a couple of weeks ..
You should be able to lock the Muvi mux once the cloud clears ..
I had trouble this morning ..but once I got 9db ..it locked solid ..
rgds
VS

Vipersan · Oct 8, 2014

...Muvi mux back to 9600 SR ...but can't see any channel changes as yet..
rgds
VS

Captain Jack · Oct 9, 2014

Vipersan said:
Looks like a music channel atm ..but a little confusing cos it gives the impression it's a 'god channel'

Looks more like a goddess in that screenshot...

Vipersan · Oct 13, 2014

A couple of Pistorius feeds active on 4.9E atm ..
Not unexpected really ..
21594H 4960
and
21604H 4932

rgds
VS

Llew · Oct 13, 2014

Yup, have those (in between clearing the cap of the non-stop rain here).

Llew · Oct 17, 2014

New TFM Mux at 21572H. Had to put the XMW on the Gibby for this one, too weak on the Triaxes.

Vipersan · Oct 18, 2014

Llew said:
New TFM Mux at 21572H. Had to put the XMW on the Gibby for this one, too weak on the Triaxes.

Is there a best time of day for this one Llew ..
rain finally stopped ..but still only getting around 8.5db at 11:00AM..
Not enough for lock.
rgds
VS

Llew · Oct 18, 2014

Locking straight away at 9.2dB this morning VS, 10.4dB yesterday afternoon when I posted. Wouldn't lock at ~8dB on my Triaxes before I changed to the Gibby. Maybe wait till later?

Vipersan · Oct 18, 2014

Llew said:
Locking straight away at 9.2dB this morning VS, 10.4dB yesterday afternoon when I posted. Wouldn't lock at ~8dB on my Triaxes before I changed to the Gibby. Maybe wait till later?

9.2 may be possible ..eventually ..
signal as indicated on the F15 has crept up over the last hour to 8.8db ..variable.
guess I am very fringe on this one.

I am of course assuming 16E ...and not 7E
cheers
VS

Llew · Oct 18, 2014

9.8dB now VS, up 0.5dB in 30 minutes.

Llew · Oct 19, 2014

11.7dB this morning...

Vipersan · Oct 19, 2014

Llew said:
11.7dB this morning...

See my reply to your suggestion in the other thread Llew...

Llew · Oct 19, 2014

Yup, seen that VS. Just reporting on the usual up and downs of KA reception (as you know too well).

Llew · Dec 20, 2014

7E strong this morning. 2S (with Santa hat) 21.565H 12.7dB, others good too.

Llew · Dec 28, 2014

Two new data carriers appeared earlier on 7E, low SRs, 255 and 666.

21533H and 21598H respectively, ignore my choosing the wrong polarity switch (V) when scanning. Only 21598H up at present.

Both showed a strong first quadrant presence, 21598H shown.

Llew · Jan 8, 2015

2Si Racines back after a long break on 7E, 21563H SR 1570 7/8. Tagged as TV_2.

Couldn't lock this one at first, so close to 21565H. Needed to input the exact parameters into the constellation box.

John · Jan 13, 2015

VS & Llew a quickie, i do believe you have a XMW Ka lnb R9216DF in your toy box arsenal, Iv'e had a chat with Jin at XMW and he is able to supply me at a decent price. I also wanted the FD9000H 20.2 to 22.2 GHz feed to match but he tells me they only have the FD9000L now . Just wondering what you are using as a feed on your units

Llew · Jan 13, 2015

John said:
VS & Llew a quickie, i do believe you have a XMW Ka lnb R9216DF in your toy box arsenal, Iv'e had a chat with Jin at XMW and he is able to supply me at a decent price. I also wanted the FD9000H 20.2 to 22.2 GHz feed to match but he tells me they only have the FD9000L now . Just wondering what you are using as a feed on your units

John, the FD9000L is fine with the XMW, despite the band mismatch.
In the furtherance of experimentation, we have used feedhorns sabotaged from Inverto or Triax Saorsat LNBs to eke out a little extra dB, and VS has also made his own.

John · Jan 13, 2015

Thanks Llew, iv'e used the Inverto scalar feed on my SL3 "02" lnb with good results matching into a Channel Master 1.2mtr. The barrel shape of the XMW feed was ideal for me to adapt it with a cog ring for a little project using a "servo tester" & servo motor to rotate the feed + lnb from Horizontal to Vertical controlled from the shack. My dishes are not at ground level you see.

Llew · Jan 13, 2015

That's a neat idea John. Happy enough with the SL3 on the grounded Triaxes, one at arm's length outside the shack, so easy to do any adjustments.

Have fun with the XMW when it arrives

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