Dual LNBs wired into 2 different rooms - is this wrong?
A property I am thinking of moving into has an (to me anyway) unusual set up. The property has been recently renovated (not by me) and the renovator has wired the LNB cables from the dish in as...
View ArticleHello, Newbie here with a UHD demo tuning question.
Hi fellas, got query about the SCS/Astra UHD demo channel, first of my setup, Samsung UE55HU8500 UHD TV with on board positioner, sky HD box, quad LNB on 90cm motorised dish, been setup for some time...
View ArticleFilling the pole/tube/mast with concrete?
All the Channel Master and Prodelin manuals have a section on making a suitable concreted-in pole for mounting the dish on. (Interestingly - the text and diagrams are almost identical, to the degree...
View ArticleTesting a 36v motor possible ?
Hello, I have recently acquired a 36v h-h motor however don't own a positioner and am reluctant to purchase one until I'm sure the motor works. Anyone have any documentation or diagrams on how to build...
View ArticleNo Clue about adding a satelite on SeaTel 2200
Hello, I am working on an offshore barge in the middle east where we have a Sea Tel DAC 2200 Unit. the technician who installed it very long time ago he did the setting for us to have Arabsat. We would...
View ArticleTurksat on a 60cm dish?
About a year and a half ago, I bought a 60cm satellite dish kit on eBay for around £25 - it included the dish, LNB, bracket/cables and a very basic SD receiver. It's been sitting on top of my wardrobe...
View ArticleAlign with Quattro LNB
Good evening, I hope someone can help, i have 2 fixed dishes setup I now need to align them one to 28.2 e and the other 30w both on a multiswitch system. My question is can I align the dish using a...
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 ArticleMetropolitan Opera on Satellite
Hi folks, I wonder if there is anyone who can possibly help with a question about seeing broadcasts of opera performances relayed to Europe. I have a friend who will be moving soon to Europe (Spain to...
View ArticleAre LNB rain protectors worth getting?
With the amount of rain we've had over the past few weeks, I've noticed a drop in signal on my motorised dish. For example right now, where I used to get around 82% signal on the TRT bouquet on 42.0E,...
View ArticleAll the channels on hotbird keep disappearing
I have 90cm dish pointed at hotbird 13 east. All my channels disappeared two week ago and thought due the bad weather that we had recently in the area. played with the dish and all the came back again...
View ArticleSubsahara/EUROPE BEAM
Hello Am no expert in sattelite dishes but i do know a bit. I live in lusaka zambia. Am trying to find a signal of a europe beam on eutelsat 16e here in subsahara region. Can anyone advise me on how to...
View ArticleMy dishes, where to put the second one.
Hi guys, i've attached a photo of two of my 3 dishes. The motorised one sits on a ground pole thats been cemented behind the wall. The much larger heavier white one stills sits on the decking which is...
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 multiswitch setup.
helo everyone need some help on a issue. Basically I have set up 2 80cm dishes one for Sky 28.2e and Hipasat 30w, both of them plus freeview connected to a vision multiswitch. Cables have been labelled...
View ArticleAlign dish to 27.5°W
Hi! I am trying to align my dish to 27.5°W. The problem is that I haven't any DVB-S2 STB or any reliable software to see the signal strengh on my computer. Do anyone have any suggestions that would...
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 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 ArticleService scan
Hello to all. I hope someone can help me. I have a Star Track 2014 HD box with motorised dish. It was set up by an installer 3 years ago who is no longer interested as I am not buying his over priced...
View ArticleDISEqC switching decocder?
Hi All Some help with this would be really appreciated, I am not a satellite genius like you lot! I have a dish setup in a French property, appears to be unicable to a wall socket. There are 3 dishes...
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