Channel Master/Laminas 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 ArticleSuper Dark Motor method of backlash adjustment
Well, I've just replaced my Super dark motor after just a year (or so). The problem was slack on the pole (backlash) and after several attempts of trying to adjust it, I decided to buy new. Curious how...
View ArticleRoof mounted dish
Just wondering how this dish is mounted on the roof of this residential place near my work?
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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 Article13 degrees, 19.2 degrees and 23.5 degrees
Hi, I'm near Southampton and have an existing 80cm dish focused on hotbird at 13 degrees east. I also have a bracket with which I have added another lnb at 19.2 degrees. Both are fine. My issue is I...
View ArticleGeotrack HV24 Actuator - Siezed Up !
Hi, I have an Geotrack HV24 actuator that is quite old and siezed up. I am wondering if it is worth the effort of trying to free it up to get back into service. It came from a Precision 2.2 metre...
View ArticleUpgrading Dish System
Good Morning all. First post on satellites forum. I have 1m motorised no name steel dish for about 10 years, want to upgrade to 1.2m dish or 1.5m dish. Laminas seem to be the best options for light...
View ArticleChannel master 1.2m with polar mount, Setup
I picked up a Channel master 1.2m last year with a bloody great pole that needs concreting in the ground. complete with polar mount and jack and loads of 4 core cable suitable for driving the motor....
View Article3.7m Prime Focus Prodelin project: any ideas?
Fellow sat enthusiastics, I'd like to ask for your expertise here. There is a Prodelin dish that I can acquire.. Its about 7-8 years old but relatively good condition. -It has no polar amount and no...
View ArticleSuperjack 24 Inch Worse for Wear
My five year old superjack 24 inch + has finally died I fear. It took out the GBox last month so I should have guessed something was wrong. The seals have all gone green and when I opened the...
View ArticleVBox numbering
Just a question on how people like to number their Vbox positions. For me, I put in the actual orbital positions for western satellites and actual positions + 50 for eastern satellites. For example:...
View ArticleLONG TIME SYSTEM REACTION when reception down to 10%/90%
My reception of Astra 2 went down terribly yesterday march 5th ,only the pan- european signal was watchable with 10% reception(top blue line) but 90% signal(bottom green line) how surprising...cnn hd...
View ArticleFixing a warped 230cm Dish
how to fix a warped dish? i have added some iron supports between the dish and mount ring with six strings running across the face of the dish to see which edge is warped, after that pulled the warped...
View ArticleHotbird 13e ONLY 660 channels!!???
I am trying to install a Sat and receiver, basic details: Hotbird 13e, 80cm, Technomate LNB 1 output, TM-5100 receiver. I spent a while with a sat finder positioning it and feel Im not far of as I am...
View ArticleOnly Receiving Single Signal?
Hello all, Will apologise straight away as being very new to this I know I will miss out some terminology. I live in small block of flats with 2 or 3 large dishes mounted on the roof and...
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Nearer to textbook, my Gibertini 1.5
fot quite some time now I have not been able to set my dish up to textbooks figures. Well finally I have managed to get it very near textbook only had an hour late last night to tweek it, and I will...
View ArticleInvacom 0.3 vs. Inverto Black 0.2 (C120)
Since many seem to like the Inverto and my Invacom suffers from serious microphony, I decided to try a Ku Inverto Black, single output, C120, LNB. On 10E (possibly catching some 9E?), IRTE PF 1.5m,...
View ArticleKu-Band Channel list - TM5402 & Dr Hd D15
Ku band channel list for the TM5402 and Dr Hd D15.
View ArticleReplacing Quattro LNB to Unicable
I am considering replacing my Quattro LNB pointing to Hotbird 13E to a Unicable one. The dish has a multifeed support for three LNB's Hotbird 13E, Astra 1M 19.2E and Eutelsat 9E. It is an old LNB over...
View ArticleChannel Master 1.8 Restoration
Part 1 of n? Thanks, Captain Jack, for this: Bargain Second-Hand Big Dishes For Sale Pictures of it in its younger days: Channel master 1.8M Dish I collected it yesterday. Even with 3 people it wasn’t...
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