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DISH SETUP: Single sat, Multi-Sat & Motorised
Dual LNB ok Astra2/Hotbird - but not for all channels
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<blockquote data-quote="cielobuio" data-source="post: 1030919" data-attributes="member: 315516"><p>Hi,</p><p></p><p>I had a 60cm dish with dual LNB for Astra-2 and Hotbird. I have an Italian Tivusat card in one of my three receivers, which was working fine for both LNBs. We use Hotbird only for Italian TV channels. We use Astra-2 for FreeSat channels only.</p><p></p><p>A while back, some channels disappeared from the Hotbird transmission, I thought this was due to the card, but I took my receiver+card to a satellite TV supplier, who verified all was working when connected to his dish at 13deg East.</p><p></p><p>I therefore took the opportunity to change my Hotbird LNB with a spare that I had and replace my rusty old dish at the same time. I replaced it with a Wave Frontier 55cm toroidal dish. I used the SatLex site to get the dish orientation (shown at the bottom of this mail).</p><p></p><p>I managed to get Hotbird aligned and then Astra-2 at the same time (after some time).</p><p></p><p>Though I still couldn't get any of the Rai HD channels or MediaSet channels e.g.:</p><p></p><p>(see - <a href="http://en.kingofsat.net/pack-tivusat.php" target="_blank">Packages: TivùSat - KingOfSat</a> )</p><p></p><p>Rai 1 HD - No</p><p>Rai 2 HD - No</p><p>Canale 5 - No</p><p>Rete 4 - No</p><p></p><p>Rai 1 - OK</p><p>Rai 2 - OK</p><p>Rai 3 - OK</p><p></p><p>After some manual movement of the dish, I managed to get a signal for the above failing channels, though I had to seriously change the dish skew and slightly change the vertical angle. It was a very fine setup, no error margin at all.</p><p></p><p>Naturally, after this change, I lost Astra <img src="https://www.satellites.co.uk/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/sad.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":(" title="Sad :(" data-shortname=":(" /></p><p></p><p>After about an hour of struggle, I concluded that I can't get the above missing channels and Astra-2 on one dish.</p><p></p><p>Can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong ? Dish too small ? Maybe I just ought to get a separate small dish for Astra-2 and dedicate the new toroidal to Hotbird ?</p><p></p><p>Thanks in advance for any advice.</p><p></p><p>Chris</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Your location:</strong> <strong>Following values have been calculated for your location:</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>Latitude: <strong>53.83° N (53° 49' 47")</strong></p><p>Longitude: <strong>-1.58° E (1° 34' 48")</strong></p><p>City: <strong>Leeds</strong></p><p>Country: <strong>United Kingdom</strong></p><p>WaveFrontier tilt angle (Skew): <strong>103.83°</strong></p><p>Make skew adjustment by tilting the antenna <strong>13.83° to East</strong> which is exactly <strong>103.83°</strong> on the scale!!!</p><p>(seen from behind the antenna)</p><p><img src="http://www.satlex.de/images/dot.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>WaveFrontier elevation angle: <strong>25.33°</strong> (central satellite)</p><p><img src="http://www.satlex.de/images/dot.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>WaveFrontier azimuth range: <strong>15.2°</strong> (28.2° E -> 13.0° E)</p><p><img src="http://www.satlex.de/images/dot.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>LNB Satellite* Azimuth angle Elevation angle LNB guide bar</p><p>1 <strong>Easternmost satellite</strong>:</p><p><strong>Astra 2A/E/F (28.2° E)</strong> <strong>144.67°</strong> <strong>22.86°</strong> <strong>L -7.6</strong></p><p>2 Badr 4/5/6 (26.0° E) 147.10° 23.64° L -5.4</p><p>3 Eutelsat 25B/Es'hail 1 (25.5° E) 147.65° 23.81° L -4.9</p><p>4 Astra 3B (23.5° E) 149.90° 24.46° L -2.9</p><p>5 Eutelsat 21B (21.5° E) 152.17° 25.07° L -0.9</p><p> <strong>Imaginary central satellite:</strong></p><p><strong>20.6° E</strong> <strong>153.21°</strong> <strong>25.33°</strong> <strong>0.0</strong></p><p>6 Arabsat 5C (20.0° E) 153.90° 25.50° R 0.6</p><p>7 Astra 1KR/L/M/N (19.2° E) 154.82° 25.72° R 1.3</p><p>8 Eutelsat 16A (16.0° E) 158.57° 26.52° R 4.3</p><p>9 <strong>Westernmost satellite</strong>:</p><p><strong>Eutelsat Hot Bird 13B/C/D (13.0° E)</strong> <strong>162.14°</strong> <strong>27.16°</strong> <strong>R 7.3</strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cielobuio, post: 1030919, member: 315516"] Hi, I had a 60cm dish with dual LNB for Astra-2 and Hotbird. I have an Italian Tivusat card in one of my three receivers, which was working fine for both LNBs. We use Hotbird only for Italian TV channels. We use Astra-2 for FreeSat channels only. A while back, some channels disappeared from the Hotbird transmission, I thought this was due to the card, but I took my receiver+card to a satellite TV supplier, who verified all was working when connected to his dish at 13deg East. I therefore took the opportunity to change my Hotbird LNB with a spare that I had and replace my rusty old dish at the same time. I replaced it with a Wave Frontier 55cm toroidal dish. I used the SatLex site to get the dish orientation (shown at the bottom of this mail). I managed to get Hotbird aligned and then Astra-2 at the same time (after some time). Though I still couldn't get any of the Rai HD channels or MediaSet channels e.g.: (see - [URL="http://en.kingofsat.net/pack-tivusat.php"]Packages: TivùSat - KingOfSat[/URL] ) Rai 1 HD - No Rai 2 HD - No Canale 5 - No Rete 4 - No Rai 1 - OK Rai 2 - OK Rai 3 - OK After some manual movement of the dish, I managed to get a signal for the above failing channels, though I had to seriously change the dish skew and slightly change the vertical angle. It was a very fine setup, no error margin at all. Naturally, after this change, I lost Astra :( After about an hour of struggle, I concluded that I can't get the above missing channels and Astra-2 on one dish. Can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong ? Dish too small ? Maybe I just ought to get a separate small dish for Astra-2 and dedicate the new toroidal to Hotbird ? Thanks in advance for any advice. Chris [B] Your location:[/B] [B]Following values have been calculated for your location:[/B] Latitude: [B]53.83° N (53° 49' 47")[/B] Longitude: [B]-1.58° E (1° 34' 48")[/B] City: [B]Leeds[/B] Country: [B]United Kingdom[/B] WaveFrontier tilt angle (Skew): [B]103.83°[/B] Make skew adjustment by tilting the antenna [B]13.83° to East[/B] which is exactly [B]103.83°[/B] on the scale!!! (seen from behind the antenna) [IMG]http://www.satlex.de/images/dot.gif[/IMG] WaveFrontier elevation angle: [B]25.33°[/B] (central satellite) [IMG]http://www.satlex.de/images/dot.gif[/IMG] WaveFrontier azimuth range: [B]15.2°[/B] (28.2° E -> 13.0° E) [IMG]http://www.satlex.de/images/dot.gif[/IMG] LNB Satellite* Azimuth angle Elevation angle LNB guide bar 1 [B]Easternmost satellite[/B]: [B]Astra 2A/E/F (28.2° E)[/B] [B]144.67°[/B] [B]22.86°[/B] [B]L -7.6[/B] 2 Badr 4/5/6 (26.0° E) 147.10° 23.64° L -5.4 3 Eutelsat 25B/Es'hail 1 (25.5° E) 147.65° 23.81° L -4.9 4 Astra 3B (23.5° E) 149.90° 24.46° L -2.9 5 Eutelsat 21B (21.5° E) 152.17° 25.07° L -0.9 [B]Imaginary central satellite: 20.6° E[/B] [B]153.21°[/B] [B]25.33°[/B] [B]0.0[/B] 6 Arabsat 5C (20.0° E) 153.90° 25.50° R 0.6 7 Astra 1KR/L/M/N (19.2° E) 154.82° 25.72° R 1.3 8 Eutelsat 16A (16.0° E) 158.57° 26.52° R 4.3 9 [B]Westernmost satellite[/B]: [B]Eutelsat Hot Bird 13B/C/D (13.0° E)[/B] [B]162.14°[/B] [B]27.16°[/B] [B]R 7.3[/B] [/QUOTE]
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