dish setup

[rasp54]

I have 1m triax motorized with with black ultra twin lnb in the heavy winds it moved a bit.

Went up and tightened the bolts on dish as it was on hotbird i got the signal back by altering the elevation.

I am getting 90% signal on hotbird but no signal on any other sats.16.0,19.2. 28.2.

The dish is slightly out using not using usals

 

[MarkW]

You need to check the latitude setting(on the other side to the Elevation scale) is correct on the motor scale.Was it this adjustment you made to get a signal on Hotbird?The other vertical adjustment is the Declination angle which is on the dish itself.You can get this from the motor installation manual and relates to your latitude.This adjustment is fine tuned to get a signal.Cheers

 

[Topper]

You really need to go back to first principles and setup from scratch using your due south satellite to obtain the top most point of your arc otherwise you could be playing around forever. If you have no experience of this use the setup guides to help you


https://www.satellites.co.uk/forums...sed-dish-installation-downloadable-pdf.57976/
https://www.satellites.co.uk/forums...nce-motor-installation-setup-guide-pdf.90782/

 

[rasp54]

This what i have done :

Lowered the dish it was about a metre about the last t bracket i have a {24 in t bracket k bracket and t bracket}

The dish is slightly out to get it back spot on i will have to install new T AND K Brackets the old one has been up twenty years.

Any way moved the dish and got 89% signal on hot bird. In between er indoors shopping and with yapping to her friends.

It was getting dark when i finished also frustrating when to have to explain to her what i am trying to do.

I was up the ladder and lowered the dish by loosening the pole brackets and moving dish down.

Will try later to find 16.0e 19.2.e and 28.2 e.

I was willing to pay to have it put right but the installers near me only do sky.

 

[MarkW]

Suggest you follow what Topper says,you've done too much to correct it with tweaks.

 

[Channel Hopper]

I was willing to pay to have it put right but the installers near me only do sky.

Which part of 'South Wales' are you located ?

 

[rasp54]

Bridgend

 

[Channel Hopper]

Ah, slightly out of my catchment area

 

[rasp54]

Thanks anyway.

Will i lose much changing from triax110cm to triax88cn dish to give me for space

 

[Lazarus]

You'll lose 7W, 26E, 4W (If you could get it anyway) and a few weak TPs on other birds.

I used an 80cm for years, upgraded to a 1.1 and to be honest the 80cm sufficed for most stuff.

Now got a 1m as the main dish.

Best to turn your question on its head and ask what your key interests are.