28.2e/19.2e/13e/9e and 12.5w - t90 or t55?
Hi all, I've been making do with a 1 metre dish and multi-LNB setup for 13E and 19.2E, with a separate dish for 28.2E. I was thinking of replacing this with a torroidal dish, with quad-feed LNBs. 9E...
View ArticleMotorised dish and 1w
I've recently set up a 1m channel master on a stab motor with invacom 0.3db lnb with matching cm feedhorn. Receivers are technomate 5402 m3 and dreambox 525. Im getting 97% on my technomate from most...
View ArticlePicked up an irte prime focus dish
Hi, This morning I picked up this 1.2m IRTE Prime Focus dish I bought from eBay and I have a couple of questions. For the past week I've been looking in the specs of this dish and more information and...
View ArticleCan anybody identify this motor?
Hi, The motor on the attached picture came with the bundle I picked up on saturday but unfortunately the label is unreadable. It looks like a Jaeger 1224 one but being unable to find what model it is,...
View ArticleGround stand on a flat roof, weight concerns
I have a question about the attached stand in the photo, it might not be a straight answer but would it be the wrong thing to put this on a flat roof due to the weight? Also taking into account the...
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Searching for a jaeger smr 1224 puls magnet
For restoration of a Jaeger SMR 1224 I'm looking for that round magnet . 22 mm x 4 mm x 6 mm hole It makes 4 pulses / one rotation . I tried several from actuators but they make 6 pulses
View ArticleDark motor supreme owners - elevation or latitude..?
Hi Guys Received a Dark motor yesterday and having problems tracking the ARC - I didn't have too much time to spend on it, before bad lighting stopped play. On the Dark motor bracket, the scale has...
View ArticleLost signals
I put in a new Freeview aerial that is only used in one bedroom and its just above the satellite dish. I have no problems with any sats from 30 west to 28 east but no reception going east after that...
View Article23mm wideband lnb?
Is there a wideband LNB with a 23mm neck? There doesn't seem to be any on the searches I have made on Google. They are all 40mm or for a sky mini dish.
View ArticleHow to improve reception(diy solution) on 120cms for astra 2 uk beam
I read some time ago that a "ricotta pot" could be used as a protective cap(rain or shine) on a single Ku band LNB ,on an offset dish. Looking at its shape,could it also work as a primitive...
View Article4.5m dish and mount for sale .
I any of you guys are looking for a nice dish and mount for sale dont forget the auction at Peaker Pattinson Welcome to ppauctions.com - Peaker Pattinson (Auctioneers) Ltd As all the old Elite Antennas...
View ArticleChannel masters - cant give em away
ive noticed on facebook sales, and ebay - people just aint buying channel masters i cant work out why - i thought they were highly sought after...? do you think that its because they cant be diseq...
View ArticleSecuring cables on dish
Hi all, Sorry this may be a pretty silly thing to ask but here goes anyway! Since putting up my motorised dish last year and securing the cables onto the dish arm with cable ties, I've found that every...
View ArticleV box killing lnb's
Had a really strange experience tonight and its been bugging me Setup: 1.5m gibby - invacom lnb/gibby feedhorn, v box, viark sat 4k Watching the match tonight and suddenly get a message of 'no signal'...
View ArticleGoing from 1m gibertini to 1.2 laminas - worth the cost \ hassle??
my mind has been spinning lately - as to what to do re dish upgrade....ive binned off the Triax - I think the only option im going to consider is going from my 1m Gibby to a 1.2m Laminas...im a bit of...
View ArticleAlignment issues
I had a TD110 ground mounted 2 years ago at the end of my garden. Since then it has taken the odd knock but after tweaking the declination angle of the dish i've been able to maintain a strong signal....
View ArticleGibertini op 125l square lnb \ circular lnb holder
hey guys. just wondered why some Gibby 125s have a white square type LNB holder, and some have circular aluminium ones? anyone know? does it signify if the dish is either are steel or alumnium, as i...
View ArticleIs surge protection for lnb to multiswitch worth it or needed?
Is it really needed in the UK? Talking about those earthing bars with F connector surge protectors things that the wire from the LNB plugs into and out to the multiswitch. What is your advice those who...
View ArticleEshail 1 sat in south west (bath)
Hi, I'm wondering if it's possible to recieve the channels on this satellite as I want to buy a bein card + box for the football. I'm also aware that if it will be possible I'll need a big dish. Has...
View ArticleCan you help me please? possible interference
Heelo everybody I kindly ask for your help in this: I live in Italy, I've perfectly installed a motorized system to my laminas 120cm dish I can receive very very fringe signals like 54,9 east t2-mi...
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