Is this dish ok?

[Lazarus]

Time to start work again ...............

 

[Sandybob]

Considering I can get badr4 in S Wales easily with a 1m dish I would look for that after 28E, that sized dish should find it easily, then some tweaking for badr6. Good luck Gary, and I hope your not having the rain that I am having today, it's chucking it down here!

 

[garyg]

Going to start again in a minute.

Rolf is coming out today at some point to if needed so got until he rings to find it lol.

Going to start now

 

[Huevos]

I can get badr4 in S Wales easily with a 1m dish I would look for that after 28E, that sized dish should find it easily

It doesn't get easier to find a satellite as the dish gets bigger, it gets harder. With a dish like that you have to have the satellite nailed otherwise you won't receive enough signal to get lock even on strong transponders.

 

[garyg]

Yep, and without a meter its just one big circle!

Ah well I will keep trying until rolf comes over! Got nothing else to do lol

 

[Lazarus]

Yep, and without a meter its just one big circle!

That's parabolics

 

[garyg]

lol to true!

Anyway i give up without rolf as the elevation on 28.2e has soooo much play i have no idea where the dish is at, and without a tool to measure it or a meter i really stand NO chance

 

[michael01707]

and no, the guy in the picture is my mate who helped put it up lol

I think Carling could feature him in one of their ads. 'You know who your mates are'.

 

[garyg]

I think Carling could feature him in one of their ads. 'You know who your mates are'.

hahaha

then again, hes the one that fell over lifting the 1.8 off causing the damage

 

[Channel Hopper]

lol to true!

Anyway i give up without rolf as the elevation on 28.2e has soooo much play i have no idea where the dish is at, and without a tool to measure it or a meter i really stand NO chance

From memory, I believe the dish surface will be a degree or so above verticle when positioned on Arabsat.

(Just a thought, maybe this new reflector is defective..........)

 

[garyg]

From memory, I believe the dish surface will be a degree or so above verticle when positioned on Arabsat.

(Just a thought, maybe this new reflector is defective..........)

We shal see how rolf goes, hopefully he can come soon, waiting for a call

Unless you fancy a trip to reading now??

 

[sonnetpete]

(Just a thought, maybe this new reflector is defective..........)

That's cruel..............................funny, but cruel!!

 

[Channel Hopper]

We shal see how rolf goes, hopefully he can come soon, waiting for a call

Unless you fancy a trip to reading now??

Working in London this afternoon, but as I mentioned earlier, only one monkey is required to get the offset working, (so Rolf will be fine).

 

[garyg]

Working in London this afternoon, but as I mentioned earlier, only one monkey is required to get the offset working, (so Rolf will be fine).

And fine it is!

currently rolf is tweaking but results are better already

 

[Lazarus]

And fine it is!

currently rolf is tweaking but results are better already

Sounds encouraging.

 

[garyg]

57% in rain is good enough for me woohooo

 

[sonnetpete]

Yep, and without a meter its just one big circle!

Well.......aren't dishes and satellites just pi in the sky?

(Glad it's coming together Gary)

 

[garyg]

Weather is HORRIBLE and signals way better then the old dish... Result

 

[Lazarus]

Very please for you, old fruit.

Kudos to Rolf, too, for his efforts.

Sounds very much like the last dish was a lemon.

 

[garyg]

Thanks mate

The other dish was a complete waste of time and money!

Just a shame this dish did not come up sooner otherwise I would have got it.

Big thanks to everyone thats helped me, especially Rolf and channel hopper