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milli260876 · 02-12-08, 05:24 PM

Got lined up on Thor 1W
9e 7e 4.8e 5w 8w 15w 22w 30w all found...
Question is am i not following the arc properly?? is this why half the sats are missing (i'd guess so!)
What should i look at adjusting ?
I'm gonna check the pole first make sure it hasn't moved...
Any other tips would be most welcome...

Pittsey · 02-12-08, 11:59 PM

1st Thing I'd check would be that the pole is completely plumb.

milli260876 · 07-12-08, 05:51 PM

Right - been up straightened the pole which had gone a bit skew-if...
Slightly worse signal on thor - not much still eff all on sats on the east side tho???

I'm gonna post some pics below see if anyone thinks my lnb orientation is off or something?? only problem - if so can't see how you can alter it the fracarro holder is a bit unadjustable....

milli260876 · 07-12-08, 05:53 PM

see pics and any tips would be great!!!

petrolhead · 08-12-08, 10:29 AM

is the dish moving all the way east, have you checked your limit settings? tell it to go to astra 2 28.2e and make sure it`s pointing the same way as your sky dish.

Yorks · 08-12-08, 11:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by milli260876

Right - been up straightened the pole which had gone a bit skew-if...
Slightly worse signal on thor - .

First - you need to readjust your dish if the signal has dropped on 1w, since realigning the pole. Get the strongest signal you can. Then try the other sats again.

Your Lnb needs to be in line with the Lnb arm.

Yorks

Pittsey · 08-12-08, 01:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yorks

First - you need to readjust your dish if the signal has dropped on 1w, since realigning the pole. Get the strongest signal you can. Then try the other sats again.

Your Lnb needs to be in line with the Lnb arm.

Yorks

Yep. If 1W isn't too strong then your arc is gonna be off.

milli260876 · 08-12-08, 07:01 PM

dish goes as far east as possible no restrictions that way.... from what i've read elsewhere maybe i have the dish slightly skew on the motor as dish only picks up east sats??
Gonna try moving the lnb a bit straighter to line up with arm, not sure it will due to the fracarro holder !
Then more fiddling when weather picks up!!

Pittsey · 09-12-08, 10:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by milli260876

dish goes as far east as possible no restrictions that way.... from what i've read elsewhere maybe i have the dish slightly skew on the motor as dish only picks up east sats??
Gonna try moving the lnb a bit straighter to line up with arm, not sure it will due to the fracarro holder !
Then more fiddling when weather picks up!!

Send it to 1W. Then adjust it until you get the strongest possible signal. Then try again and see how you do.

02-12-08, 05:24 PM	#1 (permalink)
milli260876 30W-53E... Done Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Barnsley, Sth Yorks Posts: 295 Thanks: 23 Thanked 16 Times in 16 Posts	Only finding 9 sats with usals??? Got lined up on Thor 1W 9e 7e 4.8e 5w 8w 15w 22w 30w all found... Question is am i not following the arc properly?? is this why half the sats are missing (i'd guess so!) What should i look at adjusting ? I'm gonna check the pole first make sure it hasn't moved... Any other tips would be most welcome...

02-12-08, 11:59 PM	#2 (permalink)
Pittsey Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 128 Thanks: 18 Thanked 15 Times in 15 Posts	Re: Only finding 9 sats with usals??? 1st Thing I'd check would be that the pole is completely plumb. __________________ Nothing installed at mo.

07-12-08, 05:51 PM	#3 (permalink)
milli260876 30W-53E... Done Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Barnsley, Sth Yorks Posts: 295 Thanks: 23 Thanked 16 Times in 16 Posts	Re: Only finding 9 sats with usals??? Right - been up straightened the pole which had gone a bit skew-if... Slightly worse signal on thor - not much still eff all on sats on the east side tho??? I'm gonna post some pics below see if anyone thinks my lnb orientation is off or something?? only problem - if so can't see how you can alter it the fracarro holder is a bit unadjustable....

08-12-08, 10:29 AM	#5 (permalink)
petrolhead Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 19 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Only finding 9 sats with usals??? is the dish moving all the way east, have you checked your limit settings? tell it to go to astra 2 28.2e and make sure it`s pointing the same way as your sky dish.

08-12-08, 07:01 PM	#8 (permalink)
milli260876 30W-53E... Done Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Barnsley, Sth Yorks Posts: 295 Thanks: 23 Thanked 16 Times in 16 Posts	Re: Only finding 9 sats with usals??? dish goes as far east as possible no restrictions that way.... from what i've read elsewhere maybe i have the dish slightly skew on the motor as dish only picks up east sats?? Gonna try moving the lnb a bit straighter to line up with arm, not sure it will due to the fracarro holder ! Then more fiddling when weather picks up!!

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