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imrankhan · 11-02-10, 09:55 PM

cheers,

thsi is what i got

Latitude: 52.4878°
Longitude: -1.8339°
Satellite: 28.2E Astra 2A, 2B, 2D
Elevation: 23.9°
Azimuth (true): 143.9°
Azimuth (magn.): 146.4°

Mickha · 11-02-10, 11:46 PM

As your longitude is -1.8339 you are best setting your dish up on 1 West, you could adjust the scale for the 0.8339 variance but it shouldn't make a great deal of difference.

Once you have the motor, and dish, set correctly swive the entire lot to roughly where 1 West is.

Tune your receiver to BBC World, on 1 West, a Free to Air channel with q strong signal:
11325 H 24500

Code:

http://www.lyngsat.com/1west.html

Then you just need to adjust your dish until you get a picture, once achieved then do some minor adjustments to peak the signal.

Once complete try locating the other satellites, on the arc, using your receiver.

Sometimes it's easy to get 1 West but equally sometimes it's a real pain, it takes patience and a bit of luck

imrankhan · 12-02-10, 12:51 AM

ok cool, i give it a try in the morning ;-)

imrankhan · 12-02-10, 11:22 PM

damn i need a satellite finder lol

Mickha · 12-02-10, 11:49 PM

I run a cable, from my receiver, to a portable TV, then watch for any sight of a picture as I gently adjust the dish.
This way I usually get it fairly quickly, if I haven't got it working within 10-15 minutes I take a short break and try again, never taken more than 2 attempts, so far

imrankhan · 13-02-10, 12:09 AM

thanx i will try that :-)

kerrywez · 13-02-10, 12:10 AM

Like Mickha I never use a metre, waste of time, as if you use a portable TV you can see exactly what you are going to get. You receiver will have a built in metre of some sort so I would use it rather than watching the actual picture on the portable TV. You will only be wasting the money you pay for a metre, unless you are an installer and have a good metre then the TV is the better choice. When you have the dish tweaked and getting as good a signal quality on your receiver's metre, then you can check the picture on a few channels to see what they are like, with a metre you have to go in the house to do this.

Regards Wez

Robbo · 13-02-10, 12:16 AM

Ive spent over five hundred quid on sat meters, and still the portable TV on occasions.

kadnor · 13-02-10, 01:29 PM

Depending of what you would like to watch at home, only english channels or you would add some asian
ones( 68.5*E or PAK), a fine tuned 1.20mt dish would be fine.

regards,kadnor

Analoguesat · 13-02-10, 01:32 PM

68.5E is not viable for most folks in the UK as its virtually on our eastern horizon.

11-02-10, 09:55 PM	#21 (permalink)
imrankhan Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 25 Thanks: 13 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: satellite dish help cheers, thsi is what i got Latitude: 52.4878° Longitude: -1.8339° Satellite: 28.2E Astra 2A, 2B, 2D Elevation: 23.9° Azimuth (true): 143.9° Azimuth (magn.): 146.4°

11-02-10, 11:46 PM	#22 (permalink)
Mickha Super Moderator Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 4,800 Thanks: 42 Thanked 1,203 Times in 850 Posts	Re: satellite dish help As your longitude is -1.8339 you are best setting your dish up on 1 West, you could adjust the scale for the 0.8339 variance but it shouldn't make a great deal of difference. Once you have the motor, and dish, set correctly swive the entire lot to roughly where 1 West is. Tune your receiver to BBC World, on 1 West, a Free to Air channel with q strong signal: 11325 H 24500 Code: http://www.lyngsat.com/1west.html Then you just need to adjust your dish until you get a picture, once achieved then do some minor adjustments to peak the signal. Once complete try locating the other satellites, on the arc, using your receiver. Sometimes it's easy to get 1 West but equally sometimes it's a real pain, it takes patience and a bit of luck

12-02-10, 12:51 AM	#23 (permalink)
imrankhan Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 25 Thanks: 13 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: satellite dish help ok cool, i give it a try in the morning ;-)

12-02-10, 11:22 PM	#24 (permalink)
imrankhan Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 25 Thanks: 13 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: satellite dish help damn i need a satellite finder lol

12-02-10, 11:49 PM	#25 (permalink)
Mickha Super Moderator Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 4,800 Thanks: 42 Thanked 1,203 Times in 850 Posts	Re: satellite dish help I run a cable, from my receiver, to a portable TV, then watch for any sight of a picture as I gently adjust the dish. This way I usually get it fairly quickly, if I haven't got it working within 10-15 minutes I take a short break and try again, never taken more than 2 attempts, so far

13-02-10, 12:09 AM	#26 (permalink)
imrankhan Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 25 Thanks: 13 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: satellite dish help thanx i will try that :-)

13-02-10, 12:10 AM	#27 (permalink)
kerrywez Grumpy Old Sat Man Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Co. Kerry, Ireland Posts: 2,471 Thanks: 2,973 Thanked 639 Times in 505 Posts	Re: satellite dish help Like Mickha I never use a metre, waste of time, as if you use a portable TV you can see exactly what you are going to get. You receiver will have a built in metre of some sort so I would use it rather than watching the actual picture on the portable TV. You will only be wasting the money you pay for a metre, unless you are an installer and have a good metre then the TV is the better choice. When you have the dish tweaked and getting as good a signal quality on your receiver's metre, then you can check the picture on a few channels to see what they are like, with a metre you have to go in the house to do this. Regards Wez __________________ Dreambox 7025, 250HDD, Dreambox 500s, 110 X 90Cm Hirschmann on Clarketech rotor, 1.2 Mtr. Channel Master. AZBox HD Running on E2. TM6900 super combo.

13-02-10, 12:16 AM	#28 (permalink)
Robbo Satellite mad Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Kent Posts: 9,230 Thanks: 93 Thanked 1,967 Times in 1,590 Posts	Re: satellite dish help Ive spent over five hundred quid on sat meters, and still the portable TV on occasions. __________________ القمر الصناعي هو أفضل TM600 linux,TM6800HD,TM5200,TM1000,TM2200 motor, Triax TD110 dish. Electronics Engineer and satellite installer.MBC Satellites

13-02-10, 01:29 PM	#29 (permalink)
kadnor Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 29 Thanks: 24 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: satellite dish help Depending of what you would like to watch at home, only english channels or you would add some asian ones( 68.5*E or PAK), a fine tuned 1.20mt dish would be fine. regards,kadnor

13-02-10, 01:32 PM	#30 (permalink)
Analoguesat manic midlander retired mod Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Scottish Borders Posts: 11,668 Thanks: 21 Thanked 1,334 Times in 985 Posts	Re: satellite dish help 68.5E is not viable for most folks in the UK as its virtually on our eastern horizon. __________________ Basic forum rules for both satellite & cable: no keys no patches no offering or asking for card shares Anyone pm'ing me for details of card sharing or anything to do with hacking cable will be banned immediately Analogue forever!!

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