Vipersan
Emmett Browns Ghost
- Joined
- Jun 29, 2009
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- Age
- 66
- My Satellite Setup
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IP9000HD +
TD110 Dish and TD88 Dish in Tandem
66°East to 60°West.
AZbox PrmHD + OpnbxS9HD + Skybox + DrHD F15
2x VboxII AZ-EL
2 m+ Alcoa PF + BSC421 C-Band lnbf...
+SS2/TwHnS2-3200 pci/TBS6925 pci
1.5 Fortec Star -Gbox - HtoH Ku/Ka/C
- My Location
- UK
Well ..I finally completed my arc scan ..omitting 28.2 East ...
A total of 8542 channels ...in ku
You'd think I'd be happy ...but I am not completely so.
The TM is a nice receiver but has a limitation other than channel capacity which I wasn't expecting.
Carl is Vbox diseqc 1.2 driven but only reaches 50 degrees East with full dish face exposure ..but can be driven to 53E with a reduced output as is partially obscured.
Thus I then need to switch to Dick ..which is a usals driven TD88 to complete the arc to 68.5East.
Problem ..
The TM5402 cannot set motor control per satellite...
It's either / or ..
Vbox or Usals ...
Setting Usals sets all sat postions to usals ...therefore Carl cannot be moved ..
Setting Vbox sets all sat postions to diseqc 1.2 therefore Dick does not move..
It is possible to change this in the motor control menu as needed without affecting stored positions but is most inconvenient.
Unlike the F15 and the skybox/openbox..which DO allow a mixed motor control per satellite position.
Another reason why the F15 is the superior box imo.
You live and learn..
..but then I do like to push the envelope with my complex system of dishes .lnbs and switches.
rgds
VS
A total of 8542 channels ...in ku
You'd think I'd be happy ...but I am not completely so.
The TM is a nice receiver but has a limitation other than channel capacity which I wasn't expecting.
Carl is Vbox diseqc 1.2 driven but only reaches 50 degrees East with full dish face exposure ..but can be driven to 53E with a reduced output as is partially obscured.
Thus I then need to switch to Dick ..which is a usals driven TD88 to complete the arc to 68.5East.
Problem ..
The TM5402 cannot set motor control per satellite...
It's either / or ..
Vbox or Usals ...
Setting Usals sets all sat postions to usals ...therefore Carl cannot be moved ..
Setting Vbox sets all sat postions to diseqc 1.2 therefore Dick does not move..
It is possible to change this in the motor control menu as needed without affecting stored positions but is most inconvenient.
Unlike the F15 and the skybox/openbox..which DO allow a mixed motor control per satellite position.
Another reason why the F15 is the superior box imo.
You live and learn..
..but then I do like to push the envelope with my complex system of dishes .lnbs and switches.
rgds
VS