Simba27
Panthera leo massaieus
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- Aug 24, 2004
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- My Satellite Setup
- Comag SL55 receiver. Lidl 0.6 LNB. Lidl 80cm dish. Metronic DiSEqC motor. Phillips Freeview box. JVC SVHS Video .Targa 160GB HDD/DVD recorder. 3 x UHF modulators. 6-way Booster/Splitter.
- My Location
- Uxbridge UK
Hi everyone,
I've been playing around with old Sky Analogue gear for a couple of years now, but last week I bought the Lidl Kit (Comaq SL55 receiver + 80cm dish) and was very impressed. So impressed that I splashed out on a DiSEqu motor from Maplin to accompany it.
Then I learned how difficult it is to perform the initial alignment for the motor. I was standing on the chimney of my house at 1am last night adjusting it. Heaven knows what the neighbours must have thought.
Anyway, I've now got it to a position where I can find Astra 1, Astra 2, Astra 3A, Eurobird, Hotbird, Eutel Sesat, EutelSat W3, Sirius, Thor, Amos, Nilesat, Telstar 12 and Hispasat. There's also a couple which the receiver identifies as C_Asiasat 2 and 3S, but from looking at a few websites, I'm fairly sure those birds are not visible from the UK - so I don't know what they are. I can't seem to find any others.
Am I right in thinking that having got 13 satellite positions from 36E to 30W, the motor must be pretty much aligned spot on now, or should I try to tweak it some more? I get quite a lot of channels where the quality is about 70%, but the screen is blank, or sometimes pictures but no sound. Is this normal?
Phil.
I've been playing around with old Sky Analogue gear for a couple of years now, but last week I bought the Lidl Kit (Comaq SL55 receiver + 80cm dish) and was very impressed. So impressed that I splashed out on a DiSEqu motor from Maplin to accompany it.
Then I learned how difficult it is to perform the initial alignment for the motor. I was standing on the chimney of my house at 1am last night adjusting it. Heaven knows what the neighbours must have thought.
Anyway, I've now got it to a position where I can find Astra 1, Astra 2, Astra 3A, Eurobird, Hotbird, Eutel Sesat, EutelSat W3, Sirius, Thor, Amos, Nilesat, Telstar 12 and Hispasat. There's also a couple which the receiver identifies as C_Asiasat 2 and 3S, but from looking at a few websites, I'm fairly sure those birds are not visible from the UK - so I don't know what they are. I can't seem to find any others.
Am I right in thinking that having got 13 satellite positions from 36E to 30W, the motor must be pretty much aligned spot on now, or should I try to tweak it some more? I get quite a lot of channels where the quality is about 70%, but the screen is blank, or sometimes pictures but no sound. Is this normal?
Phil.