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Manikm909 said:
Mine says 3/4
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Just scanned now .... and my T.M 5302 says 3/4 for ESPN .....



Moving the 2.4 dish off satellite my F15 loses lock at 7.7 d.b
 
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Just looked at FS123 also .. T.M 5302 says 5/6

Moving the 2.4 dish off satellite my F15 loses lock at 9.0 d.b
 
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Mmmmh odd that, now re scanned, manual entry of 3/4 also appears to be valid works...
 
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Depending on the receiver, it might be using an internal database and synchronising the frequency parameters with a stored list.
This might account for the different FEC?
 
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nelson_b said:
Just looked at FS123 also .. T.M 5302 says 5/6

Moving the 2.4 dish off satellite my F15 loses lock at 9.0 d.b
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If the F15 is losing a lock at 7.7dB, that suggests the correct FEC for ESPN is 3/4 rather than 5/6.

If anyone has a DVB card and EBS Pro, give the satelite a scan, it should provide a list of all the parameters.
For EBS Pro v18, it can register some frequencies below a lock level.
 
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moonbase said:
If the F15 is losing a lock at 7.7dB, that suggests the correct FEC for ESPN is 3/4 rather than 5/6.

If anyone has a DVB card and EBS Pro, give the satelite a scan, it should provide a list of all the parameters.
For EBS Pro v18, it can register some frequencies below a lock level.
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I'll do that now MB, my Combo scan just now shows 3/4.
Edit: Attached EBSPro grab for 3979L only.
** This Tp strength fluctuates with me here in the Midlands UK.

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Based on the scan results kindly provided by @John and @suedschwede it looks like ESPN is currently with FEC of 3/4 needing 7.9dB for a lock.
 
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Mate it ain't enough . I've had more than that and it don't lock
 
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Manikm909 said:
Mate it ain't enough . I've had more than that and it don't lock
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Oh well, looks like the 2.4m CM might be back on the shopping list :eek:

Or a 2.4m Tin Man if there are any available.
Forum member @aceb might still have a 2.4m Tin Man that he might sell, I seem to recall he was thinking of what to do with it at one point?
 
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If the price is right ....maybe
 
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Managed to get 8.2db today. Solid picture . Was gonna do an lnb test but leaving well alone while it's ok . Will monitor at different times of day
 
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Manikm909 said:
Mine says 3/4
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Doesn't that 'T' plate need to be the full width of the conical scalar? I noticed Nelsons was in some earlier pictures.
 
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Doesn't that 'T' plate need to be the full width of the conical scalar? I noticed Nelsons was in some earlier pictures.
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I tried that at one point . Didn't make a difference
 
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scopus said:
These pictures may help you. This is my setup on the LNB changer. One thing, you will have to do is shim off some of the polo pipe to accommodate setting the conical scalar, when supplied there us nowhere near enough shimmed off to adjust the scalar plate. It's taken me weeks of tweaking to get mine just right. Just blindscanned 40W and got 192 TV channels.View attachment 144649View attachment 144650View attachment 144651View attachment 144652
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What's your clear lid from ?
 
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Just replaced cheapie 5g filtering lnb with my tit 5g. Difference of about .5db . Cannot beat 8.2db. so strange. Had 10db in April but with lnb in central position and using rimants arms...Nelson proved he could get 10db on his 1.8. Scopus are you 1.8 ? What's your reading ?
 
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Manikm909 said:
Just replaced cheapie 5g filtering lnb with my tit 5g. Difference of about .5db . Cannot beat 8.2db. so strange. Had 10db in April but with lnb in central position and using rimants arms...Nelson proved he could get 10db on his 1.8. Scopus are you 1.8 ? What's your reading ?
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Yes, CM 1.8 will check..
 
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Manikm909 said:
Just replaced cheapie 5g filtering lnb with my tit 5g. Difference of about .5db . Cannot beat 8.2db. so strange. Had 10db in April but with lnb in central position and using rimants arms...Nelson proved he could get 10db on his 1.8. Scopus are you 1.8 ? What's your reading ?
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Sorry for the late reply..Currently 9.0dB withESPN.jpg me. Also can confirm the FEC seems to have changed to 3/4 from 5/6
 
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