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Hello friends, When fine tuning the dish to get the maximum signal from 16E (Europe B beam) , I get a solid picture on the meter (for week signals) near the dish. But when I try to lock onto these channels, it is either pixilated or not there on Dreambox 800 se I think that this is due to...

Spectrum Analyser and Inclinometer Good set of spanners/screw drivers and a drill

Hello, An additional factor that reduces the actutor noise and prolongs its life is fixing a counter weight. Another option is using a slightly longer actuator, if you need an 18 inch unit, use a 24 inch. This puts less strain on the actuator when it is fully extended.

Thanks, Here is an intresting site about Upside Down dish installation; Upside Down Dish

With motion triger devices, you neet to be in the reception angel or line. Once you cross this it comes on. (I am sure that you all know this). I fooled a friend's burglur alarm by moving under the snsor, so it could not sense me. He then repossitioned it to cover the blind spot. Your...

Hello Moonbase, Thanks about mentioning SetEditNav, I forgot about it. :) Will be intrested to see how you solve this problem. Wish you all the best.

Hello Moonbase, I thaught that I am the only one who refuses to dump the old units. It has a nice motor drive controller but the satellite data base is way out of date. If I remeber correctly, this (analog/digital) unit does not like to loose its contact with the hard drive. Try to connct any...

When I was using the Teflon dielecric plate for C band reception on some Russian satellites, I found that there is a slight drop in the signal on the none circular channels. Thanks

Thanks RimaNTSS.

Thanks my friend.

Thanks martin-f, Any technical information please as I have miplaced the dish specs. If my calculation is right, Dish depth = 27 cm Diameter = 180cm F= 75 cm? F/D= 0.42 Just wanted to confirm my finding. :)

It is used as a fixed dish pointing at 16East

Thanks my friends for all the information. The one I have has a mount similar to this image:

Hello friends, Can someone help please with a data sheet of Kathrein (SatAn) 180cm prime focus dish? Thanks.

I recommend putting any additional image on a USB stick and enjoy the advantages of multibooting. This way you will be able to test various images without disturbing the box's internal flash.