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wazza_2 · 09-03-08, 11:53 AM

hi i am trying 2 find a signal i have 90% level an only 20% quality i have looked on Satellite Dish Pointer / Alignment Calculator with Google Maps and for a motorised dish it says i should have the dish lined up with intelsat 10-02 . is ths right cause its still makin no differance . should i just go out an buy a sat finder >

Jimdefruit · 09-03-08, 12:20 PM

Well unless you are located in Afganistan or near, Intelsat 10 is not the sat you should be trying to set up on.

You need to find the sat that is nearest to due south from your location.

Robbo · 09-03-08, 12:55 PM

Intelsat 10-02 is at 1W, so yes that is nearly correct.

Except that you want to do it on Thor 2 at 0.8W ( my receiver doesn't differentiate between 0.8W and 1W as they are only 0.2 degrees apart)

So just pick the transponder that BBC world is on at 11325H and do your alignment on that, after sending the dish to Thor using USALS.

A satfindiner meter is not necessary, just arrange it so that you can see a TV screen showing the meter on your receiver.

If you have problems finding Thor, send your dish to 13E instead and align it to that instead. When you have got that, send the dish back to Thor and re-adjust if necessary.

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wazza_2 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 201 Thanks: 9 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	strugle for signal hi i am trying 2 find a signal i have 90% level an only 20% quality i have looked on Satellite Dish Pointer / Alignment Calculator with Google Maps and for a motorised dish it says i should have the dish lined up with intelsat 10-02 . is ths right cause its still makin no differance . should i just go out an buy a sat finder >

09-03-08, 12:20 PM	#2 (permalink)
Jimdefruit Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 2,858 Thanks: 20 Thanked 221 Times in 187 Posts	Re: strugle for signal Well unless you are located in Afganistan or near, Intelsat 10 is not the sat you should be trying to set up on. You need to find the sat that is nearest to due south from your location. __________________ Dreambox 800 HD; Dreambox 7000s + VBox + Channel Master 1.2 with 36v actuator CM120 feedhorn and Invacom .3 LNB Skystar 2 PCI card with links to my Dreamboxes If you like what you see here, tell your friends.

09-03-08, 12:55 PM	#3 (permalink)
Robbo Satellite mad Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Kent Posts: 9,374 Thanks: 97 Thanked 1,981 Times in 1,603 Posts	Re: strugle for signal Intelsat 10-02 is at 1W, so yes that is nearly correct. Except that you want to do it on Thor 2 at 0.8W ( my receiver doesn't differentiate between 0.8W and 1W as they are only 0.2 degrees apart) So just pick the transponder that BBC world is on at 11325H and do your alignment on that, after sending the dish to Thor using USALS. A satfindiner meter is not necessary, just arrange it so that you can see a TV screen showing the meter on your receiver. If you have problems finding Thor, send your dish to 13E instead and align it to that instead. When you have got that, send the dish back to Thor and re-adjust if necessary. __________________ القمر الصناعي هو أفضل TM600 linux,TM6800HD,TM5200,TM1000,TM2200 motor, Triax TD110 dish. Electronics Engineer and satellite installer.MBC Satellites