Trying to reach Astra 2D from 63 latitude Sweden | |
Hello all and merry Christmas.
I live in mid Sweden and I am trying to reach the Astra 2d satellite.
Perhaps I should give some information about my hardware. The satellite dish is 1.8m and is 45cm deep. From what I can see the tripod mount that holds the lnb is a bit of a home made job! The dish it's self has been lying around for quite some time and I had to replace the lnb.
Based on the formula below, it looks like the tripod is set at the right focal length, which is (50cm):
(diameter x diameter)
------------------------------ = focal length (50cm)
(16 x depth of dish)
The lnb I used is a 0.2db, I figured this would do as
(50cm focal length)
------------------------- =0.28
180cm diameter
I am using a digital satellite meter (Horizon HDSM USB) to find the Astra 2d satellite. When I do a sweep, I get a strong signal on
h Astra 2d lo 28E tp51 dbu
v Astra 2d lo 28E tp52 dbu
I am getting 99%-100% signal strength on these, however when I try and get
h Astra 2d lo 28E and v Astra 2d lo 28E I can't get a lock!
Please have a look at the attached photo. The focal length sits just behind the face of the old lnb in this photo. The same is with the new lnb. Does the focal length have to be right at the front of the lnb? Also if you look at the photo you will notice the angle of the lnb is not 90degrees to the dish. Should it be angled at 90degrees to the dish?
Grateful for any help. I can't figure out why I get a really strong signal on the transponders, but I can't pick up any channels.
thanks
lloowen |