Spanish channels and new sat box
Hi, Not sure if correct forum, just joined. I've been watching tve International, a Spanish channel and lost it a few days b I can't seem to get my old amiko box to get it off the hotbird sat where it...
View ArticleDish size to get 7w Nilesat
Hallo these times i am interested in 7w but i m wondering about the dish size it should be to receive signal from that salattie? I living in Danmark / Copenhagen, Thanks all
View ArticleMultifocus on channel master 180
Hi, I have Channel Master 180 and I want to try multifocus. Now I have the dish stable positioned to 28,2 and I want to add other LNB for 36 KU or 21,5 Ku. I tested it today at 26E and results are not...
View ArticleOld sky mk3 zone 1 dish
I need to replace the LNB on my Sky Mk3 Zone 1 dish. I am currently self-isolating so my access to parts is limited. I do have a spare MK4 arm plus LNB which fits into the socket at the rear of the...
View ArticlePossible arc issue or neighbours' extension blocking the way
Hi, Until yesterday, I had 100cm dish (the one on the floor) mounted to a TM2100A motor andI was able to get most of satellites on the east and everything until 15w. I did not get all of the arc...
View ArticleSmw ku-band quad multiband lnb (switchable) q-pll type g size 23
I wonder if any one knows if there are any UK dealers that stock a KU-Band Multiband LNB some thing like a SMW with a WR-75 Flange SMW Ku-Band Quad Multiband LNB (switchable) Q-PLL Type G Size 23 Any...
View ArticleEchostar ad-3000ip viaccess with mpeg-2 mp do i need a replacement receiver ?
Since we have the lock down in the UK I thought I would fire up the Sat system its a 30 year old Echostar AD-3000IP Viaccess with a 4m dish on a polar mount with a 36 inch jack . This system has not...
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Lnb problem?
All of a sudden a few days ago I noticed low signal on some vertical polarization transponders. This screengrab shows everything just drops around 11700V. It's the same on all satellites. Would this...
View ArticleMultifeed: unable to catch 30w and confused about how to do it.
Hi everybody, Due to my obsession of getting most of the arc available to me (I have a motorised dish that goes from 60e to 8w), I've decided to put up an my old 100cm dish to be able to get 15w, 30w...
View ArticleSpecial mount for satellite dish for remote allignment
Hi, However I have some past experience with satellite dish alignment, I would need some help. My new house is in front of a lot of new trees and the only possibility to install a satellite antenna is...
View ArticleProblem with new install motorised system
Hi Guys need some help, advice on NEW MOTORISED SATELLITE SETUP Have a Technomate 5402 M3 Satellite receiver and a Technomate TM2600 M3 Diceqc HH Motor. Quad LNB, 2 cables 1 to motor then to LNB and...
View ArticleVu duo motor issues
Given we're under lockdown, for marital harmony I thought I'd fix my wifes Sat setup. She's from the continent and a long time ago I setup my languishing motorised dish so she could watch TV from her...
View ArticleTm-2600m3
Hi, I am configuring my (new) TM-2600M3 to work with my DREAMBOX (enigma based) 8000hd (openPli) I have the following config pages (attached). Can anyone please advise what for the TM-2600M3, what the...
View ArticleLnb health
Hi, I have an inverto twin LNB. When I bought it a few years ago it ran very well across the Clarke Belt. Can LNB's develop blind areas with age? Resulting in no longer being able to find some...
View ArticleMoved house - Scottish Borders dish farm v2 & v3
Sadly the old dish farm is no more - Ive moved house and had to spend a very sad weekend dismantling the ultra complicated multi lnb / multi dish system that had evolved over the last 15 years or so. I...
View ArticleFibo box
good morning this project has been carried out or only an experiment remains very interesting thank you Fibo-Box
View ArticleIs it possible to increase the size of an offset dish?
Dear All, I know you can add petals to prime focus dishes to increase their reception area, but is it possible to add petals to an offset dish to increase their reception area? I ask as I would like to...
View ArticleLNB Comparison - Swedish Microwave WR75 & Various C120 LNB's
I have a collection of old WR75 flange Ku-Band LNB's amongst a pile of satellite junk accumulated over several decades. Before I disposed of them I thought it might be interesting to compare the...
View ArticleChannel 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 ArticleFixing installation
Today i disasemble all the installation and for my surprise all the motor frame were loose thats why i had too much play in the pole of the motor. I put the pole as much as possible plumb and now is...
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