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DISH SETUP: Single sat, Multi-Sat & Motorised
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<blockquote data-quote="Simba27" data-source="post: 56962" data-attributes="member: 182734"><p>Hi everyone,</p><p></p><p>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.</p><p></p><p>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.</p><p></p><p>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.</p><p></p><p>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? </p><p></p><p>Phil.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Simba27, post: 56962, member: 182734"] 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. [/QUOTE]
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