Astra 1 on a mini dish

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turbostar99

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My Satellite Setup
1.1 triax fixed 13,16,19.2 80cm thor 1 west.
My Location
england
Hi folks i want to get Astra 1 on a old Sly mini dish. What number do i set the lnb on. I know i set it on number 3 for Astra 2. Thanks, Happy New Year.
 
Trial and error, but as the skew range permitted by Sky LNB is quite narrow, I suggest "1" might be worth a try.

Depending upon where you are in England, the signal might be so strong that skew error won't have much practical effect.
 
I,m in Berkshire i,ll give it a go on 3 then try it on 1 but as you said it,s a strong signal so should,nt be a problem... Thanks
 
Three on the Sky LNB is for central Scotland!, Totally agree with Tivu to find Astra 1 you need not worry about the skew, even up here it comes lamping in despite incorrect skew on a Zone 2.
 
............... and virtually all of England!

I have never seen a Sky LNB that isn't at "3".




Actually, I lie: I had one set at "1" myself when using a minidish for 5W. No problems there, either. Boom, boom.
 
Tivù said:
............... and virtually all of England!

I have never seen a Sky LNB that isn't at "3".




Actually, I lie: I had one set at "1" myself when using a minidish for 5W. No problems there, either. Boom, boom.
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Love the old 5W, must be the strongest western sat?
 
Indeed it is (or was - 1N might have taken the top spot now)
 
When I installed a Sky mini dish in Helsinki for Astra 1 I found I wasn't getting a good signal due to the limited skew options so in the end I just skewed the whole dish and the signal shot up to decent levels. ;) It's worked great like that even in heavy rain, just looks a bit odd (but luckily it's 3 floors up so not too obvious).
 
Yep, that the best way ............ did that during experiments to get western beams of 42E.
 
If its a MK 2 Sky dish you can mod a MTI LNB holder with a stanley knife so easy!
 
A while ago I thought about getting one of those little Zinwell quad LNBs off eBay as they come with a more traditional 40mm LNB clamp so can be skewed to any angle but to be honest this dish works well as it is so I haven't bothered. I'm sure the original poster won't have any issues in the UK.
 
Looks like then leave the lnb on 3 and just skew the dish if need be. Thanks for all the replys.
 
Skewing a minidish after setup, will alter the alignment and you'll have to re-align., easier to adjust LNB skew.
 
Think i,ll leave the lnb on 3 as it,s strong, should be no problem.
 
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