Just Sharing This A new meter and plans for next year...

[TJExcalibur]

Looks very good so its on the Christmas list and I believe ordered already. I like new toys at Christmas.

 

[sonnetpete]

Sadly, I've not had occasion to use it again since it's initial outing, so can't advise any further than my first thoughts....

 

[william-1]

Very good meter improved my motorised dish set up & a few dodgy 28.2E $ky installs for my neighbours now switched to FreeSat

 

[superpascu2]

Hi all,

I am planning to buy this product but I want to ask you if It is accurate. I mean, in the next vídeo I can see the signal bars jumping when the dish is already aligned. Do not seem to be stable in order to fine tune.

Are you experiencing the same issue? If not, have you upgraded the firmware?

On the other hand I have seem some vídeos of the satlink 6908 se, and seem to be more stable and accurate. Seem to be same product but this one has no hdmi output and double cost.

Any advice?

 

[Channel Hopper]

On the other hand I have seem some vídeos of the satlink 6908 se, and seem to be more stable and accurate. Seem to be same product but this one has no hdmi output and double cost.

Any advice?

Wait for the January sales ?

 

[sonnetpete]

Are you experiencing the same issue? If not, have you upgraded the firmware?

Bearing in mind that I haven't used it extensively, I haven't noticed any fluctuation of the strength and quality bars once the dish is aligned. I haven't upgraded the firmware either..

 

[superpascu2]

Sonnetpete, when you have time could you upload a vídeo of how it performs?

That could be very helpful for us.

 

[TJExcalibur]

Sonnetpete, when you have time could you upload a vídeo of how it performs?

That could be very helpful for us.

Depends if he is out on his "All You Can Eat In Two Weeks Tour" and hasn't sampled too much wine. Interesting read.

 

[sonnetpete]

Depends if he is out on his "All You Can Eat In Two Weeks Tour" and hasn't sampled too much wine. Interesting read.

Thanks TJ. Not out anywhere until May next year. I'm not a great wine drinker, as vin rouge doesn't agree with me....SWMBO on the other hand.......

 

[superpascu2]

Do you get MER, C/N, BER...values with this unit?

 

[sonnetpete]

Do you get MER, C/N, BER...values with this unit?

I don't believe so. As far as I'm aware there's only the standard quality and strength readings. Anything more and you'll probably have to look for a more expensive unit....

 

[superpascu2]

Anyway, bought It yesterday. I needed one. Just to enjoy.

 

[superpascu2]

Sonnetpete, I have tested mine and happens what I was expecting, quality bar fluctuates + - 3% that makes almost impossible to fine tune. I have upgraded It to the latest firmware. Could you tell me in what firmware you are? Or test It in a strong TP...just to compare.

Thanks!

 

[jeallen01]

My old Satlink meter turned it's toes out earlier this week so a replacement was sought. I was looking for a S2 meter but was struggling to find one for less than £100. Then I came across this :
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The menus in that shot look identical to those you get with the Free Sat V7HD (and probably other Free Sat) receiver.

Some other performance characteristics also look the same/similar - I reckon it has the same tuner inside it, but costs about 3-4x as much!!

 

[scopus]

The menus in that shot look identical to those you get with the Free Sat V7HD (and probably other Free Sat) receiver.

Some other performance characteristics also look the same/similar - I reckon it has the same tuner inside it, but costs about 3-4x as much!!

Indeed it is dearer, but you don't get the TFT screen with the VH7..

 

[jeallen01]

Indeed it is dearer, but you don't get the TFT screen with the VH7..

True BUT:
- I already have a "not too large" HDMI I/p TV, a 12V o/p powerbank which could run my existing 7HD for 2-3x longer than the battery in the satmeter could run that, and a very capable analogue sat bleeper.
- All my dishes are, near enough, at ground level, so the above combo is not likely to be much of a problem (in fact less than what I have been using up-to-date with a mains-powered TM5402 M3 as the Rx) down the garden.

So, overall, I was going to buy one of these meters, but now I think I've saved myself nearly 60 quid.

 

[jeallen01]

Sonnetpete, I have tested mine and happens what I was expecting, quality bar fluctuates + - 3% that makes almost impossible to fine tune. I have upgraded It to the latest firmware. Could you tell me in what firmware you are? Or test It in a strong TP...just to compare. ...

The 7HD Rx doesn't do that unless the signal is very weak!

 

[sonnetpete]

So, overall, I was going to buy one of these meters, but now I think I've saved myself nearly 60 quid.

I take your point, however having a meter which you can hang round your neck and check that the channels you've just scanned are from the correct satellite, I count as a plus point. Setting up a motorised dish at ground level using a receiver/TV setup would be relatively easy to achieve. I guess it's horses for courses...

 

[statalite]

Do you get MER, C/N, BER...values with this unit?

Would it be worth asking the software developers or would it be no chance?

 

[jeallen01]

...Setting up a motorised dish at ground level using a receiver/TV setup would be relatively easy to achieve. I guess it's horses for courses...

TBH, and on reflection, many people (and that used to include me - until I "learnt better") try to mount their dishes far higher than they actually need to! Unless your dish location is very heavily surrounded by tall buildings / trees / hills , and/or if you are trying to get sats at the very furthest ends of the Clarke Belt arc in that location you probably don't need to mount a dish than about 2-3 m above the ground level.

For confirmation of that, you need look no further than all those dishes that A/S had, or now has - some literally on the ground, and others on fence posts and the like. In my case, the top of my TD110 is only about 3m agl, and it has a small fruit tree (admittedly "topped" ) immediately to the West, a greenhouse about 1.5m in front (when pointing at Thor), and a garage and more fruit trees to the East. See the photos, which show the old TD88 in the same position last year but the TD110 is now about 30cm higher so I don't bang my head on the LNB arm when I walk under it!