Actuators 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 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...
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 ArticleOver 10% signal loss - thick cloud?
Hi Guys, Since I got my dish setup, It's been rock solid signal wise but today I noticed a drop of over 10% on some channels. I have an 80cm dish and below are some of the readings before/after: 0.8W...
View ArticleUnwarping a dish
Chaps, my newly acquired Gibertini 1.5m dish is warped. There's about 1-1.5cm gap between the strings... Is it possible to successfully unwarp it? Do I just place it on a flat surface and put some...
View Article2.4m Raven (Formerly ASC Signal, formerly Andrews, formerly Channel Master)...
Hi, After much investigation i found that 'no-one' in the UK had a 2.4m Andrews Channel master dish for at least 6 weeks. Tracking down the uk distributor proved tricky, Andrews sold their dish...
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 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 Articlemotor problem
I have had a motorised dish setup for many years which I set up myself with a lot of help from this forum and which has run without problems. Recently I bought a Humax Fransat HD receiver to look at...
View ArticleNoisy actuator
Hi all I have an 12 inch superking(jaeger)actuator which has developed an annoying squeaking (not quite grating) noise. It still works but I am afraid something may be going amiss internally. Does...
View ArticleWould someone mind scanning Turksat 42E?
I've noticed recently that on my 80cm dish, some of the channels on 42E are coming through at a lower SNR than before. Now I'm not too sure whether this is due to time of year, dish misalignment or...
View ArticleAstra 23.5
Hi all, I'm new to the forum although I have been looking in from the outside for a bit. Also I'm completely new to satellite TV and have really have learnt what I need to know from the internet....
View Article6° duoblock on 60cm dish
Hello! I have an 60cm Triax TD dish and I wonder if I could use an 6° duoblock to receive both Hotbird 13°E and Astra 19.2°E here in south of Sweden. Is that possible or is my dish to small? Merry...
View ArticlePointing to 52.5 E receiving signal from 42.0 E
I newly purchased some satellite systems (3 dish antenna and receivers) I currently have Hotbird @ 13E, Thor @ 0.8W. I am trying to setup Y1A at 52.5°E I have created the satellite in the receiver with...
View ArticleE-2 error message in Vbox
I am getting a E-2 error message in my Superjack Vbox II every time I try to move West or East. First time I see it. I went out to the roof, I opened the actuator box to check if all cables were still...
View Articledish setup
I have 1m triax motorized with with black ultra twin lnb in the heavy winds it moved a bit. Went up and tightened the bolts on dish as it was on hotbird i got the signal back by altering the elevation....
View ArticleI have a cunning plan (again) but....
Most of you will by now know that since June, I've had a new SWMBO. She's shown a proclivity for Sky News, Judge Judy and re runs of Morse and Matlock....in other words channels that are available on...
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3 rooms, 3 tuners, 1 Dish 80 CM, how?
I've got a dish 80 CM on the roof, 15 meters cable, and want to watch satellite tv in each of 3 rooms from multiple satellites. For now I've got 1 simple LNB...
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3 axes DiSEqC solution
Hi everybody, i just thinking about this kind of installation. This is just an idéa and already some problems turn in my mind. First, some of you will say that a polar mount can do the job... Ok but...
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...
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