Recent content by gypsydog

Thanks for all the help .. all I need now is a cheap chainsaw for next doors apple tree ....

" Kurust comes in a plastic bottle from most Motor Factors. " Thanks for that ... I would have been looking in DIY stores for a tin ( and probably give up because I couldn't find it) ...lol

Thanks thats very reassuring. 1 Tin of Kurust on the shopping list. I don’t know why but I thought there would have been a bit more to it. That’s my next dry weather job sorted. I hate ladders at the best of times but when your cold and miserable and cant get a lock on the right satellite , its...

Hi All , my system has been up for nearly 2 years, it is perfect for my requirements, and I’m on the arc from 30 e to 30 w. the only things that I have done in that 2 years is change the Lnb and on occasions I rescan the channels. My question is this, should I be doing something now that will...

I just watched Dinner for one on NDR ..have not seen it before ..what a laugh ..anyone know how long ago it was made?

woops ...A silly noobie mistake ..never thought to check 8.0w and compare ..Doh !!. Thats what I get for having too many late nights O-zzz .

well that did not last long, 3-50 am and signals gone..oh well ,bed time

7.0w Nilesat is giving me a signal here in scotland tonight..might not last but its here just now,3-00 am in the morning just the following transponders 12.563 V 27.500 level 90% Quality 64% 12.644 V 27.494 level 91% Quality 66% 11.085 H 2.137 level 89% Quality 58% 11.008 H 27.479...

YES ............. I can hardly believe it I got the arc ..30w Hispasat through to 39e Hellasat . only one I could not get a signal from is 7w Nilesat.(I was using the pretuned sats in tm5400 . 17 satellites , I have been dreading tackling the job ...but boy was it worth it...Took the whole day...

How not to install a dish....All the parts (or so I thought)of my shiny new sat kit arrived they sit in their boxes while I try and find an installer. 3 weeks later and 3 potential installers later...they are still sitting in the boxes... How hard can it be? I have all the help I need through...

I have found this package , advice most welcome Technomate TM-5400Ci receiver with a Cryptoworks CAM , it’s a motorized system with a DiSEcQ motor mount and 100cm solid dish with 0.2 dB Universal LNB It does not cost much more than one of the fixed dish systems I was looking for originally ...

Thanks for the help, I at least now I, know it can be done. just need to find a system ,supplier and installer , any Recommendations in The scottish Borders or Edinburgh area

I am an absolute technophobe, but I would like to receive as many Czech speaking channels as possible (both free and subscription). I live in Galashiels Scotland. What size of dish would be required and how much do you think a system would cost. I am willing to go for a fixed or motorized system...