Vipersan
Emmett Browns Ghost
- Joined
- Jun 29, 2009
- Messages
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- Age
- 66
- My Satellite Setup
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IP9000HD +
TD110 Dish and TD88 Dish in Tandem
66°East to 60°West.
AZbox PrmHD + OpnbxS9HD + Skybox + DrHD F15
2x VboxII AZ-EL
2 m+ Alcoa PF + BSC421 C-Band lnbf...
+SS2/TwHnS2-3200 pci/TBS6925 pci
1.5 Fortec Star -Gbox - HtoH Ku/Ka/C
- My Location
- UK
Its been a while since I took a look on 9East with my ka lnb ..
You will remember I never managed a lock on Saorsat ..due to what I belived was a modulated blank carrier blocking any possible reception ..
Well I still can't lock saorsat ..and that carrier no longer registers on the F15 as video capable ..but carrying a blank signal ..though modulated.
The carrier is still there and prevents locking of Saorsat ..but I suspect its now carrying data ..coz the F15 doesn't know what to make of it anymore ..
I'll investigate fully with the TBS card ..assuming there is sufficient signal for a lock ..
I used to get 12 db with the ka lnb at the focus on Christina ...but also got 8.5db when used as an offset on Christina (offset by around 5 to 6 degrees) ...or 8.5 db on a 65cm offset solid dish with the ka at the focus.
The ka along with a slim ku have been mounted either side of the Cband lnb on a couple of simple blackets I designed using bent ally strips and 22mm and 15mm pipe clamps as used by plumbers..
The whole lot fed through yet another switch (diseqc 4 port) mounted on Christina ..
The only port I cannot use is port2 ..as this is the same port /output from the 16 way uncommited switch from the various receivers (via sps switches) in my system ...
the diseqc 1- 4 port is connected to port2 of a diseqc 1.1 uncommited switch ...thus sending control info to switch to port2 (uncommited) would be misinterpreted by the 4 port switch between it ..and the lnbs ..thus selecting port 2 on this also ...by default..
So it is left blank ..and the lnbs are on ports 1 / 3 & 4...to avoid this conflict.
It works well enough ...although signal levels on lnbs designed for offset dishes ..and offset themselves on a pf dish ..
Well ...lets say ...I don't believe in ..nor expect miracles.
Ohh ..and the ultimate in screening for the main feed from the switch ...as it now runs _inside_ the lower tripod leg ..
rgds
VS
You will remember I never managed a lock on Saorsat ..due to what I belived was a modulated blank carrier blocking any possible reception ..
Well I still can't lock saorsat ..and that carrier no longer registers on the F15 as video capable ..but carrying a blank signal ..though modulated.
The carrier is still there and prevents locking of Saorsat ..but I suspect its now carrying data ..coz the F15 doesn't know what to make of it anymore ..
I'll investigate fully with the TBS card ..assuming there is sufficient signal for a lock ..
I used to get 12 db with the ka lnb at the focus on Christina ...but also got 8.5db when used as an offset on Christina (offset by around 5 to 6 degrees) ...or 8.5 db on a 65cm offset solid dish with the ka at the focus.
The ka along with a slim ku have been mounted either side of the Cband lnb on a couple of simple blackets I designed using bent ally strips and 22mm and 15mm pipe clamps as used by plumbers..
The whole lot fed through yet another switch (diseqc 4 port) mounted on Christina ..
The only port I cannot use is port2 ..as this is the same port /output from the 16 way uncommited switch from the various receivers (via sps switches) in my system ...
the diseqc 1- 4 port is connected to port2 of a diseqc 1.1 uncommited switch ...thus sending control info to switch to port2 (uncommited) would be misinterpreted by the 4 port switch between it ..and the lnbs ..thus selecting port 2 on this also ...by default..
So it is left blank ..and the lnbs are on ports 1 / 3 & 4...to avoid this conflict.
It works well enough ...although signal levels on lnbs designed for offset dishes ..and offset themselves on a pf dish ..
Well ...lets say ...I don't believe in ..nor expect miracles.
Ohh ..and the ultimate in screening for the main feed from the switch ...as it now runs _inside_ the lower tripod leg ..
rgds
VS