Focal distance of an off set dish
I have been given an off set dish without arms and the lnb holder.The height and width is 99CM with a depth of 9CM.What is the formula to calculate the focal distance to enable me to ascertain what the...
View Articlemotor setup idiocy
About 9 months ago I replaced my SG-2100A which I was never totally happy with with a PowerTech DG-380. Up until yesterday I never managed to get good tracking from the DG-380 - pole is plumb (measured...
View ArticleChannel Master 1.8m project
Welp, today, I picked up a 1.8m Channel Master dish. For me, it's the Holy Grail of dishes (even the 2.4m has less appeal for me - maybe it's TOO big?!) and finally I have it! The dish, the Az/El mount...
View Articlewhy offset dish has fixed mount that's not adjustable?
I was asked the question: why with prime focus dish we need to adjust lnb position to find the focal point, but with offset dish there is fixed mount that is not adjustable? This is always a known fact...
View ArticleMotorised problems
Hi all I have not been on here much but I wonder if you could help me. I set myself up a motorised sat system a few years ago but I dont think I have got it quite right ever since I set it up. I wonder...
View ArticleEasiest installation for Sama tv
Hello guys I would like to receive this channel (Sama TV) her in Denmark. I googled it, I can see that I can I recesved it on: Sama TV 3,1° E Eutelsat 3D 11480 H 2963 3/4 Does anyone have any idea of,...
View ArticleAdjusting dish to Hotbird using Sky mini dish
Hi all, We live in Bristol, UK and moved houses 3 months ago. The house has a Sky mini dish and quad LNB with 3 cables already installed, but looks rather old, the dish has some light surface rust, but...
View ArticleI know it's a daft idea but......
.......having postponed my upgrade to a Gibi 1.5M till next year, I felt a desire to do something this year. My main interest lies in fringe reception, being in the fortunate position of receiving both...
View ArticleAdvise needed
Hi I live in a listed building/conservation area and after replacing my old sky dish with a larger one I received a 28 notice to remove or re-site this. I wish to make an appeal for the following two...
View Articlewebro wf125 vs Image 610073 cx125
which coax would lead to low loss used between lnb and receiver - length about 20 m webro wf125 spec http://www.farnell.com/datasheets/1595564.pdf Image 610073 cx125 spec...
View ArticleRain Hood
Got one off these rain hoods of Amazon, keeps the droplets nicely off the Ku LNB but more especially the Ka LNB. They are made in Scandanavia, they must use them to keep off the snow. Good bit of kit
View ArticleMultiswitch and electric current to lnb
I have a question regarding multi-switch and electric current to LNB. To put it simple, does multi-switch provide electric current to lnb from the power adapter that we plug into the wall socket? Or...
View ArticleJust Say No..?
I have a compulsion I admit .. Sometimes I just wont say no .. perhaps I should. Yesterday evening a gardener friend of mine rolled up in his van .. I got something in the back thats right up your...
View ArticleNeed to shift frequency to find channels
Hi all, I've got a weird problem. I've lost all my channels and settings so I had to setup the box and scan the channels again. I've got a single LNB with motorized dish and using USALS. I started with...
View ArticleMagicsat not locking on to Astra 28,2E
I have a Magicsat 2002 control unit with a 65cm motorised dish and quad LMB linked to a Freesat receiver and Sky receiver. The Magicsat has stopped locking on to Astra 28,2E. It will lock on to other...
View ArticleFocal distance for Elliptical dish
I am trying to ascertain the correct focal distance for an elliptcal dish with the following measurements. Wide 900mm Height 670mm Depth 105mm.My present FD is 490mm, but i am unable to calculate the...
View ArticleMoving day...
.....but not houses..... I've decided to move some (three out of four) of my multisat set up dishes. I have a small solid oval dish which is focused on 28E and also recieves 39E and 23E which is...
View ArticleHow much would you say an installer...
would charge to install a tv aerial, a dab aerial, a fm aerial and a zone 1 minidish? Would a quote of £100 be the average or would that be too much?
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Dish size for Astra 28.2E, Astra 19.2E and Hotbird 13.0E
Hi All, I'm new here Could someone please help me out? I'm about to install a new satellite system in my house and I've been thinking of getting 3 separate LNBs on a single dish for Astra 28.2E, Astra...
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