DigiPower SG2100A Diseqc Motor - Hardware limits
I recently obtained a used DigiPower SG2100A Diseqc Motor. Visually it is identical to various other diseqc motors - eg Moteck SG2100A, Jaeger SG2100A, Technomate TM-2600 & Alsat Dark motor. There...
View ArticleMoving the dish during cold snap?
It's my first proper winter with the motorised dish up and I'd just like some opinions on what to do when weather conditions are in the minus. Is it best to regularly move the dish to prevent it...
View ArticleNorsat 3220 C band LNB Warning
It seems that the Norsat 3220 LNB has very little rejection of 22kHz on its supply (and maybe a general lack of rejection to any supply borne noise). I was testing LNBs on SES6, 40.5W using the beacon...
View Article4LNB Installation And setup
Hello guys i want to install a system with 4lnb's my dish is 1meter 1.05 last time i mesaured it...i have a diseqc switch 4x1 and now i have already installed 3lnb i have as centre ASTRA 19.2 LNBA for...
View ArticleSamsung TV with diseqc 1.2 tuner.
Just wondering if anyone else has one attached to a motorized dish, i set mine up last year to receive Hotbird 13e, Astra 19.2 and Astra 28.2 and until recently all seemed well. Now it seems that its...
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Monoblock on 4:1 diseqc switch?
Hi folks A couple of months ago, in Portugal, I did an installation for a friend of mine. I got him receiving 28.2°E on one dish + 19.2°E + 13°E on a monobloc on another dish. This was all connected to...
View ArticleUnifying Monoblock + Single LNB.
Hi! I have a few questions when it comes to unifying Monoblock + Single LNB. That's how my equipment looks like: - Dish 1 >>> Monoblock (16E + 19.2E) - Dish 2 >>> Single LNB (13E)...
View ArticleBig Polar
a friend invented this polar mount you can install up to 300 cm dish double motor what do you think sorry for bad english (google translator)
View ArticleWebro HD100 cable
Hello all, Just looking at a refit and wondered if anyone has come across / used this stuff and any findings at all Rgds L.
View Article"Simple" USB Sat Tuner?
Evening all. Following on from some very recent comments from vma on his SSA thread, where he mentioned using a USB tuner to help identify sats, has anyone got suggestions for an external USB tuner for...
View ArticleDoes this transponder exist on another satellite?
10903 H 10903 V Hi all, Over the past few months my 80cm dish has experienced a degraded signal on the above transponders on Thor 0.8w (nearly 10% loss - 65% SNR from about 73% this time last year). I...
View ArticleNormal to get breakup when moving receiver?
Hi guys, Tonight I was tidying up the cabinet that houses my Openbox receiver, PS4 and router. I noticed when I lifted up the receiver to clear any dust underneath, it caused ever so slight...
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Antenna control unit set-up
Good day, I've got problem with setting up the Seatel ACU DAC-2202. Right now I'm in Togo (Lome) and I try to point the Seatel antenna with those parameters: SAT = 36 E FREQ = 1645 TONE = ON (LNB LO =...
View ArticleDish through a skylight
Excuse me for my lack of knowledge, and would like some advice (not for the first time please). It has just came to me that I would be able to get an 80cm dish for example into the attic (as its...
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2.4 Channel Master Offset
Hi - Folks - About time i got round to documenting this project -- i purchased this dish for £399.00 on ebay over a year ago .. bidding in the last few seconds as no one else had bothered .... probably...
View ArticleJaeger 1224 Elevation Bolt ?
Hi, Can anyone please let me know if there is a supplier of "odd" size swing bolts? By "odd", I mean where the inner diameter of the eye is smaller than the thread diameter of the shaft. A Jaeger 1224...
View ArticleReception Problem: Czech Channels on 23.5E
Hello i am just wondering if some one could please help me i have been receiving czech channels but the have all now gone to 23.5e all on hd now, i could get a slight signal so i now have a 1.2m dish...
View ArticleInteresting PM for 1.2m dishes
Saw this on a Russian forum. This guy created his own PM which is powered by a bog standard DiSEqC motor. Useful for when you need that little bit more strength. Code:...
View ArticleThor 5 (0.8°W) and Hot Bird (13° E) single dish
I have been trying to receive signal from Hot Bird 13° E for two weeks now. My setup: 80 cm dish Foxstar FS-5G-6 FTA Receiver 2x Universal LNB Universal 4 LNB holder I am able to receive signal from...
View ArticleProject Clover
A idea crossed my mind , for that i started to make special parts . Here you see the first part , can you guess what it is and whats the use ? View attachment 102574
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