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<blockquote data-quote="Old Satellite" data-source="post: 5351" data-attributes="member: 175277">[updated:LAST EDITED ON 26-Jun-02 AT 11:25 AM (GMT)]Hi Jack Peas,Normally the 3 &quot; pole without a lot of cross bracing is to small for a 3.0 mtr (solid) dish the potential wind loading is just to high. Yes has Channel Hopper highlighted the pole may be moving either in the wind or has the weight of the dish moves on the mount ?you can check the later with a sprit level at several locations when the dish is moved between satellites.Normally the 3&quot; is ok up to a 1.8 (Solid)or maybe a 2.0mtr (solid) many mesh dish installations have utilsied 3&quot; on a 3.0 mtr mesh dish, but potentially at much lower heights, and not without problems.Are the signals that are the weakest generally the KU or C band ?or is it a mix of ku and c channels ?The 4&quot; will help but for a 3 mtr solid you need a 5&quot; or greater poleFrom what you say about moving the elevation and declination bolts there is still some way to go.First could you check:-&nbsp; when you rotate the dish to 87.0 GE3 does the dish appear to point exactly at the same point as the polar mount, or is the dish facing towards the west or east if so by how many degrees can you estimate it is pointing from GE3 ?Adjust the elevation for the best signal, with the declination angle&nbsp; set also.&nbsp; Then without adjusting either the elevation or declinationsee if you can&nbsp; recieve GE1 and Ge5 or sbs 6 if so what are the signal strengths for them on c and ku?It is also possible that the feed horn is not perpendiclar (Approx 11:00 a clock normally) to the axis of rotation resulting in cross transponder muiltiplexing of the digitals channel. If the signal is strong but the quality of signal is low then this is normaly the problem.You can try by rotating the feed horn has you have previously very slowly while some one else is watching to see if the quality increases?Old Satellite</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Old Satellite, post: 5351, member: 175277"] [updated:LAST EDITED ON 26-Jun-02 AT 11:25 AM (GMT)]Hi Jack Peas, Normally the 3 " pole without a lot of cross bracing is to small for a 3.0 mtr (solid) dish the potential wind loading is just to high. Yes has Channel Hopper highlighted the pole may be moving either in the wind or has the weight of the dish moves on the mount ? you can check the later with a sprit level at several locations when the dish is moved between satellites. Normally the 3" is ok up to a 1.8 (Solid)or maybe a 2.0mtr (solid) many mesh dish installations have utilsied 3" on a 3.0 mtr mesh dish, but potentially at much lower heights, and not without problems. Are the signals that are the weakest generally the KU or C band ? or is it a mix of ku and c channels ? The 4" will help but for a 3 mtr solid you need a 5" or greater pole From what you say about moving the elevation and declination bolts there is still some way to go. First could you check:- when you rotate the dish to 87.0 GE3 does the dish appear to point exactly at the same point as the polar mount, or is the dish facing towards the west or east if so by how many degrees can you estimate it is pointing from GE3 ? Adjust the elevation for the best signal, with the declination angle set also. Then without adjusting either the elevation or declination see if you can recieve GE1 and Ge5 or sbs 6 if so what are the signal strengths for them on c and ku? It is also possible that the feed horn is not perpendiclar (Approx 11:00 a clock normally) to the axis of rotation resulting in cross transponder muiltiplexing of the digitals channel. If the signal is strong but the quality of signal is low then this is normaly the problem. You can try by rotating the feed horn has you have previously very slowly while some one else is watching to see if the quality increases? Old Satellite [/QUOTE]

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