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:):):):):):):) Yes found it the holy grail.....Astra1 28.8E :-worshipTopper, :-worshipRolfw, what can I say thanks vey much guys for all your assistance. Move the dish slightly upwards (elevation) and 14 degress west and there it was. I will say I did have to perform a full channel scan to...

Hi Guys..... Not forgotten all your brill advice, just not had a chance to try it out. Very busy weekend...so I will give it another try to locate that Astra1 28.8E Tuesday evening. Can believe how much I've learnt from satellites.co.uk, cheers. Will be back tomorrow.

Yorks, Does fluctuation in signal intensity and quality mean you have a good connection with the F connectors??

Rolfw, thanks to you to. I've got the LNB skew right, from behind the dish 25 minutes past the hour. As for the elevation, you seem to know the SL65, are you as familiar with the 57cm dish that Silvercrest kit it up with?? If so can I go by the elevation guide on the bracket on the back of the...

Topper thanks for your help. I'm so so close I don't want to give up...and your dead right Topper a smile on my face when I got TurkSat. Can I just double check to make sure I totally understand. If I go to http://www.lyngsat.com/28east.html look down the list for a FTA, say BBC, TP Frequcency...

Topper Thanks for your thoughts.....I've started another thread on this one Silvercrest SL65 Install Problems (Astra2 28.8E) But here is a copy of my reply Good and bad news I'm afraid to say. :) O-no I adjusted everything to the right positions...LNB skew to 25 minutes to the hour from...

Hi Guys, Good and bad news I'm afraid to say. :) O-no I adjusted everything to the right positions...LNB skew to 25 minutes to the hour from behind the dish...elevation was out so using the guide on the rear of the dish now set to 25 degrees...the azimuth (direction) 146 degrees actually...

Guys thanks for your help...its much appreciated. I'm going to have another try this evening armed with your response and some more info I've found. Think my first issue is rotation, as I don't realise this needed to be done. One last thing that is confusing me still is transponder...

Its all new please help. permalink Just brought the Silvercrest SL65 Satellite kit. Using other sky minidish's in the area as a guide. Set the dish in roughly the right direction and angle. As I want to recieve Astra1 28.2E. Then using the sat-beeper that came with the kit moved the dish to...

Just brought the Silvercrest SL65 Satellite kit. Using other sky minidish's in the area as a guide. Set the dish in roughly the right direction and angle. As I want to recieve Astra1 28.2E. Then using the sat-beeper that came with the kit moved the dish to the right location according to the...