Hi friends
First off, I must thank all of you who contributed to this thread. Your feedback was definitely a great help to me in determining what/how to improve of my setup.
To give you an idea on my setup components:
- 36v motorised, patched DY Telecom 3050CIP (Digital only) which appears to come from the same company which is manufacturing Technomate. It has been an excellent unit with no problems so far.
- G-Guard Universal LNB 0.6dB (?) which I'm planning to replace with a locally recommended one from a company called Smart (probably as CH stated comes from some sweatshop in the Far East).
- Samsung C-band LNBF
- Jonsa 1.8m solid dish with "KU-BAND Gain @12.5GHz at 46.76dB".
- 18" Jaeger actuator.
All of the above components except for the receiver unit is almost 6 years old.
With the above I'm able to receive most of the channels on -almost- all birds all the way from 30ºW to 78.5ºE.
I shall take CH's advise and go for a bigger dish. Thanks CH
However, I have two additional questions related to my future upgrade plan, and I hope I'm not breaking any forum rules by posting manufacturer's links
1- Would someone care to view and comment on this
2.4m dish ?
2- My C-band LNBF is fitted in a primitive form (I think). The technician has used a locally-made metal bracket next to the focal point, which -naturally- is creating different positions on my receiver for the same bird with C & KU bands (i.e. PAS10 @68.5ºE). Could I be directed as to how this could be corrected? I've tried several different technicians but to no avail.
I'm sorry for the lengthy post and my too many questions but I found you guys to be more helpful and informative than the satellite shops around here.
Thanks again friends and have a nice weekend
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Ayman