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02-08-2008
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| Member  Join Date: 25-11-2007 Location: Lincoln UK
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My System: Fortec Star Zeta Receiver, Fraccaro 85cm motorized Dish |
Hi Guys, Is there any way to increase my signal quality? I am just managing to get MBC on Arabsat at 26.0 degrees east and when I get it the picture is good but if the wind gets up I tend to suffer. Dish is a Fracarro 85cm dish with a Maplin twin output Lnb sat on a Moteq 2100 motor, reciever is Fortec Zeta. | ||
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02-08-2008
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| Super Moderator  Join Date: 17-05-2007 Location: Kent,UK
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My System: TM6800HD+TD110+StabHH90 motor,TM1000D+Orbital 1m +Moteck motor.45E to 45W. 2 x minidishes.DigitAlB movies. A Bigsat BS-S77CX and a Sky Dodgibox. | The mbc transponder is very weak in the UK. If the wind is effecting it, maybe you need to adjust the azimuth position slightly. The best way of improving the signal is to get a bigger dish. Robbo 
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02-08-2008
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| Information Exec  Join Date: 07-05-2007 Location: South Midlands, UK & Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain
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My System: 43cm Dish, Sky Plus v2, Thomson DSI4214, FRACARRO PENTA 85cm, Invacom Twin, Moteck SG2100a H-H DiSEqC Motor, TF5000CI, TM-5200D, Sling Media, Rover Discovery ST-4, Rover SDM-1s, 57E to 58W, Tecatel 1.35m fixed on 28e, Pace D5430-N | Good choice of dish  As the Mbc beam on 26e is weak, if the dish moves a fraction you losing it. I have a similar problem with rain fade as I'm sure most do. There's not much margin for error with this beam/Tp. A better LNb may improve the situ. Is the dish very exposed? SM
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02-08-2008
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My System: 43cm Dish, Sky Plus v2, Thomson DSI4214, FRACARRO PENTA 85cm, Invacom Twin, Moteck SG2100a H-H DiSEqC Motor, TF5000CI, TM-5200D, Sling Media, Rover Discovery ST-4, Rover SDM-1s, 57E to 58W, Tecatel 1.35m fixed on 28e, Pace D5430-N | Ah.... tell me you haven't got it on a 'L' Type Bracket?
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02-08-2008
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My System: Fortec Star Zeta Receiver, Fraccaro 85cm motorized Dish | When you say an 'L' bracket what do you mean? The thing that I have fixed to my wall is a flat plate approx 15cm x 20cm with a rectangular tube mounted in the middle at 90 degrees and then the dish mount tube at 90 degrees to that. Is this a nono? | ||
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My System: 43cm Dish, Sky Plus v2, Thomson DSI4214, FRACARRO PENTA 85cm, Invacom Twin, Moteck SG2100a H-H DiSEqC Motor, TF5000CI, TM-5200D, Sling Media, Rover Discovery ST-4, Rover SDM-1s, 57E to 58W, Tecatel 1.35m fixed on 28e, Pace D5430-N |
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02-08-2008
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| Site administrator  Join Date: 26-07-2003 Location: Scottish Borders
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My System: Sky UK. FTA analogue & digital satellite from 5 fixed dishes (5E/7E/9E/13E/16E /19E/23E/28E) Pace MSS100, Echostar IP3000VA, Technomate TM-1000D, Dreambox 7020S  The last noble sat warrior to fly the olden flag of Analogue | T & K brackets with a length of steel tubing. Those L brackets flex too much - and have a nasty habit of shearing off in winter storms!
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02-08-2008
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My System: Fortec Star Zeta Receiver, Fraccaro 85cm motorized Dish | Ok so T & K brackets, it is at this point were my lack of knowledge shows itself. Can you give me an example of such brackets and where to get them. | ||
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02-08-2008
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| Information Exec Join Date: 07-05-2007 Location: South Midlands, UK & Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain
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My System: 43cm Dish, Sky Plus v2, Thomson DSI4214, FRACARRO PENTA 85cm, Invacom Twin, Moteck SG2100a H-H DiSEqC Motor, TF5000CI, TM-5200D, Sling Media, Rover Discovery ST-4, Rover SDM-1s, 57E to 58W, Tecatel 1.35m fixed on 28e, Pace D5430-N | T&K fixings either 12 Inch OR 18 Inch. 2 inch steel mast in fine and fit the motor between the two. Check the site sponsors in my signature for supply of brackets SM
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| Site administrator Join Date: 26-07-2003 Location: Scottish Borders
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My System: Sky UK. FTA analogue & digital satellite from 5 fixed dishes (5E/7E/9E/13E/16E /19E/23E/28E) Pace MSS100, Echostar IP3000VA, Technomate TM-1000D, Dreambox 7020S The last noble sat warrior to fly the olden flag of Analogue | You can get T&K's from big DIY stores or maplins.co.uk.
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My System: Sky UK. FTA analogue & digital satellite from 5 fixed dishes (5E/7E/9E/13E/16E /19E/23E/28E) Pace MSS100, Echostar IP3000VA, Technomate TM-1000D, Dreambox 7020S The last noble sat warrior to fly the olden flag of Analogue | You can get T&K's from big DIY stores or maplins.co.uk.
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02-08-2008
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My System: 90cm channel master dish @1west, vantage x221tsci, skystar 2, diablo v2.3, setanta on 60cm minidish | or people who fit tv aerials will have some and i'm sure they would sell you a set of the brackets | ||
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02-08-2008
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| Information Exec Join Date: 07-05-2007 Location: South Midlands, UK & Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain
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My System: 43cm Dish, Sky Plus v2, Thomson DSI4214, FRACARRO PENTA 85cm, Invacom Twin, Moteck SG2100a H-H DiSEqC Motor, TF5000CI, TM-5200D, Sling Media, Rover Discovery ST-4, Rover SDM-1s, 57E to 58W, Tecatel 1.35m fixed on 28e, Pace D5430-N | At a reasonable mark up I'm sure 
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03-08-2008
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My System: 75e-75w C & KU, 36v diseqc Anlg to HD Channel Master C120 dishes, stbs, lnbs, motors, too much to list |
Maybe the Fracarro is as good as they (the manufacturers) say...  | |||
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