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markgriff · 10-03-10, 07:40 PM

please can anyone help have wired everything up as instructed. on setup screen which shows signal strengths i can only get 20% max on both . i think connections are ok the copper wire is flush with the screw top both ends . cant get any channels im pointing the dish between south and south east from brighton ?????? help !!!!

Rick · 10-03-10, 07:53 PM

I would double check you connections, make sure none of the braid is touching the inner core, and there is plenty of the braid in contact with the f-connector. Levels of 20% on both suggest a cable problem.

Assuming thats ok, it should just be a case of altering the elevation of the dish as you sweep slowly left and right until you get a signal.

markgriff · 10-03-10, 08:00 PM

ok i will try thanks will boat masts be a problem in satallite view?

markgriff · 10-03-10, 08:02 PM

i have just relised the only thing in contact with the metal connecter is the wire case and no braid......is this the problem??

Rick · 10-03-10, 08:19 PM

Yes, you need to remake the ends, There are some good pictures here How to fit F Connectors to coaxial cable

kerrywez · 10-03-10, 11:41 PM

Hi mate, just a thought, if you are using the outfit on a boat and using an ordinary dish, you have little or no chance of getting anything good. I am assuming that you are on a boat, as you mentioned masts. The metal on the masts might well reflect some signal, but should not reduce it to the extent you are experiencing. You also need to have the dish elevation right or your signal will suffer, even if you are right on the satellite.

Regards Wez

markgriff · 14-03-10, 07:21 PM

yeah its on a boat ive located sat at 92% sig strength 72% quality only prob is i can only pic up german channels on astra 28e ... not sure where im going wrong any more help guys ????

Rick · 14-03-10, 07:28 PM

Youve lined the dish up on 19e not 28e

markgriff · 14-03-10, 07:46 PM

is 19e and 28e compass readings?

Rick · 14-03-10, 07:55 PM

They are the relative orbital postions of satellites. You have got your dish pointed at 19 degrees east of due south, Astra 1. Your dish needs to point at 28 degrees east, Astra 2, so if your stood behind the dish looking at it, it needs to move a little left and down.

10-03-10, 07:40 PM	#1 (permalink)
markgriff Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 6 Thanks: 4 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	caravan sky reciever from maplins please can anyone help have wired everything up as instructed. on setup screen which shows signal strengths i can only get 20% max on both . i think connections are ok the copper wire is flush with the screw top both ends . cant get any channels im pointing the dish between south and south east from brighton ?????? help !!!!

10-03-10, 07:53 PM	#2 (permalink)
Rick Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Blackburn, UK Posts: 2,597 Thanks: 300 Thanked 1,029 Times in 669 Posts	Re: caravan sky reciever from maplins I would double check you connections, make sure none of the braid is touching the inner core, and there is plenty of the braid in contact with the f-connector. Levels of 20% on both suggest a cable problem. Assuming thats ok, it should just be a case of altering the elevation of the dish as you sweep slowly left and right until you get a signal. __________________ Fibo 1.2m HH, Wavefield T90. AzBox HD Premium, Vu+ Duo Plumber and Satellite Installer North West Satellite Systems

10-03-10, 08:00 PM	#3 (permalink)
markgriff Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 6 Thanks: 4 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: caravan sky reciever from maplins ok i will try thanks will boat masts be a problem in satallite view?

10-03-10, 08:02 PM	#4 (permalink)
markgriff Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 6 Thanks: 4 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: caravan sky reciever from maplins i have just relised the only thing in contact with the metal connecter is the wire case and no braid......is this the problem??

10-03-10, 08:19 PM	#5 (permalink)
Rick Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Blackburn, UK Posts: 2,597 Thanks: 300 Thanked 1,029 Times in 669 Posts	Re: caravan sky reciever from maplins Yes, you need to remake the ends, There are some good pictures here How to fit F Connectors to coaxial cable __________________ Fibo 1.2m HH, Wavefield T90. AzBox HD Premium, Vu+ Duo Plumber and Satellite Installer North West Satellite Systems

10-03-10, 11:41 PM	#6 (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: caravan sky reciever from maplins Hi mate, just a thought, if you are using the outfit on a boat and using an ordinary dish, you have little or no chance of getting anything good. I am assuming that you are on a boat, as you mentioned masts. The metal on the masts might well reflect some signal, but should not reduce it to the extent you are experiencing. You also need to have the dish elevation right or your signal will suffer, even if you are right on the satellite. 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.

14-03-10, 07:21 PM	#7 (permalink)
markgriff Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 6 Thanks: 4 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: caravan sky reciever from maplins yeah its on a boat ive located sat at 92% sig strength 72% quality only prob is i can only pic up german channels on astra 28e ... not sure where im going wrong any more help guys ????

14-03-10, 07:28 PM	#8 (permalink)
Rick Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Blackburn, UK Posts: 2,597 Thanks: 300 Thanked 1,029 Times in 669 Posts	Re: caravan sky reciever from maplins Youve lined the dish up on 19e not 28e __________________ Fibo 1.2m HH, Wavefield T90. AzBox HD Premium, Vu+ Duo Plumber and Satellite Installer North West Satellite Systems

14-03-10, 07:46 PM	#9 (permalink)
markgriff Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 6 Thanks: 4 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: caravan sky reciever from maplins is 19e and 28e compass readings?

14-03-10, 07:55 PM	#10 (permalink)
Rick Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Blackburn, UK Posts: 2,597 Thanks: 300 Thanked 1,029 Times in 669 Posts	Re: caravan sky reciever from maplins They are the relative orbital postions of satellites. You have got your dish pointed at 19 degrees east of due south, Astra 1. Your dish needs to point at 28 degrees east, Astra 2, so if your stood behind the dish looking at it, it needs to move a little left and down. __________________ Fibo 1.2m HH, Wavefield T90. AzBox HD Premium, Vu+ Duo Plumber and Satellite Installer North West Satellite Systems

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