Asta 19.2E and Freesat

[mournespide]

Hi,

A friend of my has an 80cm dish pointed at 19.2E from the last days of analogue $ky TV. He has decided to do some decorating and said he might take the dish down. I decided to plug in a Fortec Star FTA digital reciever and was shocked to find some of the following:

ARDE
Polish TV (TVP)
Loads of German channels
Spanish digital tests
$ky News International

(All with choice of audio)

To make it clear the dish has been there since about 1999/2000 so if I am getting the above channels then the LNB must be a universal one???

Would re-alignment be as simple as buying a sat finder, pointing the dish in roughly the same positions as all the other mini dishes then tweaking it for optimum signal? 2

I would not want him to have to pay to get a mini dish installed for Freesat.

 

[satelliteman]

You could still have a 9750 LNb as the channels mentioned fall within the low band.

For freesat, you need to align up on 28East. Replace the LNb and move the dish 9° to the East lowering the elevation as you go.

 

[Robbo]

The lnb is not necessarily a universal, the old single band lnbs still work, the lo is different though.

If you can receive from all transponders it is universal, if not you can pick a new one up very cheaply, and away you go.

 

[mournespide]

Ok I will try and line it up and see what happens thanks for the advice. Never changed an LNB is it a difficult job?

 

[Lazarus]

Ok I will try and line it up and see what happens thanks for the advice. Never changed an LNB is it a difficult job?

The LNB should be held on by a collar secured by two screws.

As long as you get a 40mm Collar Mount Universal, not a Sky Peg and Pin thingy, it's a doddle.

Easiest thing in the world!

You should be able to re-align the Dish without a SatFinder if you feel confident - but a cheapo one will be fine if you have any doubts.

 

[mournespide]

Should be a simple job then as it is not a minidish, thanks!

 

[mournespide]

Hi

Finally got up to move the dish (due to bad weather) Eventually got a signal from 28.2E (with a lot of shouting from the living room!). The signal is ok but the dish does need fine tuned with a sat finder. There are some channels not coming up (BBC news/$ky news/cnn) and there are lines and squares on other channels. Apart from that not a bad attempt for a novice to save some money!

Thanks for all your advice!

 

[mournespide]

Hi all, think I have an old LNB on the dish tried re-alignment today for news channels to no joy so wil need to replace the LNB at some point. Thanks again!

 

[Lazarus]

Hi all, think I have an old LNB on the dish tried re-alignment today for news channels to no joy so wil need to replace the LNB at some point. Thanks again!

Do let us know when you've cracked it - You've done the hard bit!

 

[mournespide]

Lost all channels due to bad weather!!! LNB will not come off screw heads are rotten.

Will prob need a new dish, anybody know a where to get cheap dishes and to send it to Ireland?

 

[tomthebomb1968]

Lost all channels due to bad weather!!! LNB will not come off screw heads are rotten.

Will prob need a new dish, anybody know a where to get cheap dishes and to send it to Ireland?

Try Vanjak in Magherafelt mate. Wholesale to the trade but not too difficult to get an account without too many obstacles. Good prices too, eveything quoted is +vat as is the norm with trade sales.

Philex 80 Cm Individually Boxed Dish
80cm Offset Dish
: Solid Steel Dish
: Polyester Powder Coated
: Pole & Wall Mounted
£****


Triax TD78 Satellite Dish (SD/13A) £****

Triax TD88 Satellite Dish (SD/15A) £****

Televes 80cm Pole Mount Dish (Not boxed) (SD/01A) £****/ Boxed £****

Lots more too right upto Triax 80cm DAP Glass Fibre Dish (SD/11A) for £****

 

[Robbo]

Lost all channels due to bad weather!!! LNB will not come off screw heads are rotten.

Will prob need a new dish, anybody know a where to get cheap dishes and to send it to Ireland?

Can't you drill the heads of or something?