What should i be picking up?

[imported_sharumba]

Thanks!

Just by swopping from a clarke tech 3100 to the chap's technomate, he could pick up both satellites. I was under the impression that both clarke tech and technomate were near enough identical? I thought there might be a way for the time being with 80cm dish to squeeze these extra 2 sats in without costing a lot more pennies and upsetting the wife :sad_smile:

He did use a lot thicker cable that what was bundled with the system.

Shaun

[Josh]

I think we need some one to comment on the sensitivity of the tuner in the CT against Technomate. How does one know that the CT isn't problematic with a Friday afternoon build. The other issue is that the LNB could be problematic but the Techomate just manages to resolve this issue. You could ask to change LNB.

For the CT5000HD I do know that a lot of people have issues with it working on C4HD, wont go in to how this is possible, but people find pulsing break up which isn't down to mobile phone interference, mine is perfectly OK and no problems in this area.

The other perhaps strange thing is that your sat guy brings his own box, which seems fishy since you would expect him to set the dish up on proper test equipment which he'll have at your headend [dish] and just use your new box for this. So strange bringing his own box almost as if the guy didn't have the correct sat meter ?. We'll await for some of the guys that install motorised satellite equipment - I just tinker with it after that. cue the grandees.

[imported_sharumba]

Thanks!

Do you think adjusting the lnb itself would be worth a go? I've read on here about altering the skew slightly and moving it forward/backwards.

The chap did use a meter on the dish which you could hear. Felt a bit of a fool when he came back, changed over to his box and tuned in hispasat!!!!

Shaun

[parad0x_i]

I wrote a lengthy reply yesterday morning and then lost it... :not_impressed:
I'm on my way out now and will get back to you later.. but meanwhile go into the motorised settings and remove the motors limits.. See if you can then get Hispasat

[Josh]

I'd be intrigued with parad0x_i long reply.... the bit about seeing whether you can get Hispasat is again Sieges theory that the dish isn't aligned correctly, so by the time it's at that end of the arc it could be pointing well off alignment.

If you do start moving elements of the dish assembly around mark them up beforehand so you can get them back again.

[imported_sharumba]

Thanks everyone for the replies,

I tried removing the limits on the motor, but no difference. I think i'm going to put it down to (as you say) to the sensitivity of the tuner, as when the chap plugged his technomate in, it immediately picked up both sats, but with the clarke tech nothing.

That is why i thought that maybe a slightly better lnb might compensate enough for a weaker tuner. I could be wrong!!!!

Obviously the proper solution would be to have a bigger dish, but i can't convince the wife to spending more cash.

Thanks

shaun

[Josh]

Yes I wasn't going to mention the dish size as a factor, but you could always at some stage upgrade the equipment again. Reviews of sat equipment will do a comparison of how sensitive the tuners are. Digital TV you either get it or you don't as I'm sure you know so irritating when you don't. May be your tuner isn't as sensitive as it could be. The day's of putting ampliers inline are over since they create more issues with digital than not, unless someone knows a good one.

The other thing I was going to say but had not got round to typing it.... are you sure that the transponders of interest are indeed in your channel list. The CT will only tune in those on the list unless it's a blind scan one or something like that... pass on blind scan.

Since the satellites move about often on the esoteric ones you have to add the channel in, S/R etc. I'm sure your CT is like mine and you can stroll around the transponders on a manual search. If you compare the frequency with what you want off Lyngsat and it's not on the list as you cycle around, this will be a factor.

Will bow to any guys that own your box and say otherwise.

[imported_sharumba]

That's a good point which i haven't checked. I will check on lyngsat for those 2 on the edge and manually add them and try rescanning. The 2 sats were already in there, so will need to check.

Thanks

Shaun

[imported_sharumba]

Looked at lyngsat and input correct coordinates but again nothing. I'm wondering whether the box has been setup slightly out. I can't see where the lat and long is entered. All satellites have only the usals, degree of satellite and antenae position are all 0.

If i leave the motor on thor, is there a way to check/reset everything. Sorry but could someone run through step by step. It's just bugging me and i've got a gut feeling its the settings in the box.

Cheers

Shaun