LNB , how to know is dead?

[Mickha]

Can't you have a word, with the owners, and ask them to trim the trees down?

 

[a33]

Those are the dish position in my side wall.

It looks like at one of the pictures, the dish is in full sun. If that is the case, you can see (a part of) the clarke belt.

Why don't you do the sun test (even when it is past sun outage days), to check?
No need to jump to conclusions about trees, based on guesses, I would say.

I've done more suggestions in this thread, that weren't properly followed, I believe. So alas, I might step out....

greetz,
A33

 

[Loquacious]

It looks like at one of the pictures, the dish is in full sun. If that is the case, you can see (a part of) the clarke belt.

Why don't you do the sun test (even when it is past sun outage days), to check?
No need to jump to conclusions about trees, based on guesses, I would say.

I've done more suggestions in this thread, that weren't properly followed, I believe. So alas, I might step out....

greetz,
A33

I will do it tomorrow as the weather nwill be better over here. Thanks

 

[Loquacious]

Your are just a few days after sun outage, for your location. Presently the sun is about 2 degrees below the clarke belt.

So: is your dish still in the sun, with no (or hardly any) shadow at the bottom of the dish, during the day?
If there is no shadow, you're OK. If there is, at various times, shadow, then it indicates that at that time the satellite at the sun longitude is shadowed...

Greetz,
A33

As you can see there was some shadow from the tree early in the morning ( summer is more shadow) so after 13.00 no shadow at this moment of year.

 

[Channel Hopper]

Does that window to the right (looking at the dish face) allow reasonable access to the motor nuts and bolts ?

If so you could dismantle the system whilst up there and - carefully - remove the old pole and replace with a taller piece of scaffold pole.

 

[a33]

As you can see there was some shadow from the tree early in the morning ( summer is more shadow) so after 13.00 no shadow at this moment of year.

The sun was about 8 degrees lower than the clarkebelt today for your location (Lat and Lon from post #81 or #94).

The trees are about 17 meters away (post #126), so that means the trees' shadow must not have been higher than about 2.35 meter above the bottom of the dish, to still have reception of the clarke belt.

I'm not sure, from your description, that the Clarke belt was fully visible? Or that the easterly part may have been partly blocked?

You were there, you must be the judge of that.


Assuming a clear line of sight, I'd do the checks on the proper setup of the motor angles (#108), and follow up with further checks after that....

Greetz,
A33

 

[Loquacious]

The sun was about 8 degrees lower than the clarkebelt today for your location (Lat and Lon from post #81 or #94).

The trees are about 17 meters away (post #126), so that means the trees' shadow must not have been higher than about 2.35 meter above the bottom of the dish, to still have reception of the clarke belt.

I'm not sure, from your description, that the Clarke belt was fully visible? Or that the easterly part may have been partly blocked?

You were there, you must be the judge of that.


Assuming a clear line of sight, I'd do the checks on the proper setup of the motor angles (#108), and follow up with further checks after that....

Greetz,
A33

Good morning, I see that in summer the tree is its growing path with a lot of leaves blocking the Easterly side as you can see #138 post.
I assume that 2.35 m is just right at moment.
I can see that as the tree is loosing leaves ,the signals are getting stronger particularly in 19.2 and 13.0e but no success at any West satellites even though I have no blockage in front.
Thanks

 

[Mickha]

0.8W is not as strong as 13E, 19.2E, or 28.2E, but you should get a lock, if everything is set up correctly, and as it's near your True South, your Longitude reading, then 0.8W is higher, in the sky, so less chance of obstructions, than further East, and West.
Which transponder, are you using, to try to find 0.8W?
Have you tried the satellite finder option?
Have you tried connecting your satellite meter?

 

[Loquacious]

0.8W is not as strong as 13E, 19.2E, or 28.2E, but you should get a lock, if everything is set up correctly, and as it's near your True South, your Longitude reading, then 0.8W is higher, in the sky, so less chance of obstructions, than further East, and West.
Which transponder, are you using, to try to find 0.8W?
Have you tried the satellite finder option?
Have you tried connecting your satellite meter?

Yes , I used the meter and didn't have any signals on the west part. I was looking for the 30W Hispasat as there are some Brazilians channels as some Spanish and also was thinking to get a TDT receiver when the prices goes down.

 

[Mickha]

You have to get a signal, with the meter, as even if the dish is pointing at the floor, you would still get a signal, as the meter is turned down, to it's lowest point.
You then turn the knob, until the meter reads 5, then adjust the dish, until the meter goes to 10, adjust the knob, again, to get 5, then continue, until you have the strongest signal possible, then you do a blind scan, and see if you get any channels, so that you can work out whish satellite you're on.
Of course dishpointer.com, provides a reasonable idea, of where to point the dish.

 

[a33]

Good morning, I see that in summer the tree is its growing path with a lot of leaves blocking the Easterly side as you can see #138 post.
I assume that 2.35 m is just right at moment.
I can see that as the tree is loosing leaves ,the signals are getting stronger particularly in 19.2 and 13.0e but no success at any West satellites even though I have no blockage in front.

So, when you are able to see at what time of day the shadows at about 2m above the dish bottom end, you can determine at what satellite position that is. (You are at UTC zone now, in wintertime UK?)

Apart from that, I would check your motor setup if I were you. Starting with these questions:

If you ask me, I'd check and ask you these questions (and more!):
1. Pole exactly vertical, in east/west direction? (Also in north/south direction? That is not really needed, but it is practical!)
2. Motor elevation then set at proper elevation/latitude angle? Measured on elevation scale of the motor, or with inclinometer (=better)?
3. Motor goes to exactly zero, when you give the Goto-Zero/Goto-Reference command?
4. Dish is mounted exactly in line, with the motor, then (while on Zero)?
5. Arm/LNB is mounted exactly in line, with (motor and) dish, then?
6. Dish elevation scale then set at proper value?

Greetz,
A33