Think my motorised install went wrong
Hi Guys, Just had someone come and fit a motor on my dish. Unfortunately it didn't go to well - at first he couldn't get the motor to pick up the satellites but eventually got it to tune Hotbird, Astra...
View ArticleNew System Advice
Hi, Currently Looking to install a new System, 0.8m satellite dish, picking up both astra 19.2e and hotbird 13.e with 2 lnb's. can anyone recommend a good receiver for the astra channels as will be...
View ArticleBBC World News on 1West now encrypted... what now?
With BBC World News now being carried on Conax I wondered whats best to store now in my meter that's FTA? I see Sly News International is still FTA and also on a stronger TP since the BBC channel moved...
View ArticleWhere to put my new dish
Hi Guys, first time poster (under this username) so i'm wondering if one of you could offer me a bit of advice. I live in a house in Loughborough (east mids) and have a North facing garden with the...
View ArticleUnicorn PF Dish - Who Manufactured Them ?
Hi, Does anyone know who manufactured the Unicorn spun aluminium prime focus dishes? The dish face has the characteristic spun aluminium pattern that you see on the Precision dishes and I wondered if...
View ArticleLow signal quality
Bad signal quality on specific frequency Hello guys.. I have a bad signal wuality on hotbird on two frequences the other are fine with high quality.. For example frequency 11278V 27500 the signal level...
View ArticleTwin Tuner Dual LNB
Hi, Not sure this is in the right section but here goes. Q. Is it possible to have 2 LNBs with a cable running from each into 1 twin tuner receiver without anything in between such as a switch or...
View ArticleEchostar DVR-7000 Fails To Boot ?
Hi, I have an EchoStar DVR-7000 receiver that powers up OK but fails to complete the boot sequence. The front panel display shows a rotating dash that would normally be expected to be followed by the...
View ArticleMotorised dish turning neighbours garden lights on
Hi everyone, So I'll explain, I've had my motorised dish up for about 2 months now and up until last night whenever I've moved it, it's been relatively light outside. Last night I moved my dish to...
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 ArticleLaminas or Channel master?
I currently have a Gibi 1.5m that I dont have a lot of rain and heavy cloud margin for 7.3w as i am north of Manchester. So I have been looking for a slightly bigger dish to replace it. (180cm is the...
View Articlechannel master dish arm modifications
Hi what have you done to yours, what mods have you seen, what modifications do you have in mind any pictures please, This is my intension, View attachment 73818 View attachment 73819
View ArticleSatellite Setup Help
Hi there, first time posting on the forum so sorry if this is in the wrong section! I've recently moved into a new house, and setup my satellite upon arrival. - 60cm Sky Dish - Vu+ Reciever - Zinwell...
View ArticleTandberg tt1200
hi, my name is Clinton and I've been in satellite for quite a few years now. I've recently acquired a tandberg tt1200 commerical satellite reciever. I'm wondering if I can use it to recieve MTSAT...
View ArticleChannel Master 1.8 Offset Stringing accuracy.
Was curious to see what the construction accuracy was of my 1.8 offset Channel Master so gave it a quick stringing. I ended up with a gap in the strings of approx 2mm. Would this be classed as...
View ArticleIs it supposed to look like this?
Just went out to the garden today and looked at my motorised dish which I've had up for about 3 months now. I noticed the wires looked a bit tangled - is this normal? (photo attached) I can't say I...
View ArticleActuators AGAIN ...
Been discussed many times already but did we ever get a definitive answer regarding Von Weisse outside of the US ? Since Jaegers demise all we appear to be able to buy in Europe are sh1tty brand...
View ArticleMotorhome Dish Search Criteria
Hi All, New to this Forum so sorry if I am doing things wrong. I have a Teleco Magic Sat 2002A Motorised dish which I am setting up to have a TV LNB set to 28.2 and a KuBand iLNB set to 23.5. Teleco...
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 ArticleProblem with Jaeger smr 1224 get Er2 error
Hi. Since yesterday only could move in one direction (west-green cable) but if switch the cables could back to the east using the green cable. Any idea what could happens here cant back to the east...
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