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On a similar subject, has anyone got a user manual for the Grundig GIRD 2000 satellite receiver, or a copy. I would appreciate any help available (even pay!)

Can anyone help - I'm looking for a user manual in English for the Grundig Satellite receiver GIRD 2000. Regards

Hi you sat people - Does anyone know if the SKY freeview(freesat?) digibox is a "standard" Sky box with its inherent menu EPG software, or does the Sky Freeview box EPG omit all of the Sky subscription channels. regards - Steamgauge

Hi all you guys , I've read from time to time about people losing signals at given times in the evening (Europe), I've also had similar comments from owners of small (80-ish cm) dishes,I sometimes have to install these on balconies for expats who have uninformed landlords. (for Astra II mainly)...

Have a look at SPC, It is a Japanese company but they have an American subsidery SPCAmerica. They do professional LNB's and feedhorns and they might be able to advise.

Try _www.Satellitesuperstore.co.uk --- LNB or feedhorn pages

Hi Koansrc - The report was only intended for offset dishes. As you say Prime Focus antennas are very sensitive to getting the centre point right. Steamgauge

Shortening the LNB will not make it more suitable for a smaller F/D ratio, for that you need to change the angle of the "flare" bit. What you could try is -make a skirt (I'd guess at 10mm depth) to fit around the existing flared end of the LNB and either have the skirt parallel with the...

Guys can anyone shed any light (sorry about the pun- not intended) on the thread "Feedhorn Illuminaton Angles" by Steamgauge

Hi guys just thought that you might like to know, I've been doing a lot of web searches recently on a related subject, Offset dish focus calculations, but during the searches I came across a paper from some leaned microwave organization that concluded that aiming the feedhorn/LNB directly at the...

Can anyone tell me what the relation is between the “flared” angle of an LNB, and the illumination angle subtended by the LNB at the parabolic surface? Is the relationship simply the obvious geometry or does one have to measure and plot out the incoming/outgoing signal paths/strengths to "see"...

I agree with Bignick about the lucuna (or "yellow brick" as I think is its popular name). I've used the lacuna now for two years and it's an excellent instrument for locating a satellite and for aligning the dish. There are however lessons to be learnt. I have used mine a lot within blocks of...

Don't bother to answer my query on Satlook NIT and TV pictures, I read the manual!- pictures are for analogue channels.

Just got a Satlook Nit Spec Analyser (hobby). Looked at some FTA transponder data on Hotbird and got occasional TV pictures. Realigned on Astra II, good data, sharp-concentrated constellation views but not one TV picture. Set up the meter for Sky News (I know that it is a strong signal) all...