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DISH SETUP: Single sat, Multi-Sat & Motorised
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Dr. HD 900s Satellite meter
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<blockquote data-quote="vma" data-source="post: 767937" data-attributes="member: 256592"><p>I would consider the Emitor Satlook Series (Satlook Micro, NIT, COLOR, ICE, COLOR HD, COMBOLOOK) as entry level MEASURING INSTRUMENTS.</p><p>If you move upwards in the price, you will find ROVER INSTRUMENTS, PROMAX, UNAOHM, KATHREIN, RODHE&SCHWARZ.</p><p></p><p>The Dr.HD 900S is more like a SAT FINDER: it will not give you accurate readings on any parameters. It will show you signal strength, signal quality and BER. That's about it!</p><p></p><p>However, it does feature a low-res REALTIME spectrum, which is very usefull and it can display MPEG2 pictures.</p><p></p><p>It features blind scan, which is great.</p><p></p><p>It is a pretty good device AFTER you get around its logic and ONCE you set it up properly!</p><p></p><p>The cons are:</p><p></p><p>1) You need to setup the satellite/transponder/channel list MANUALLY and BEFORE going out on a job. Failing to do so, will render this device almost useless!</p><p>2) No numerical keys, which means, you can ONLY zap through channels with the P+ and P- key!!! You cannot move on pagewise or enter channel numbers (this is IMHO the biggest fault), so you want to create just one FTA channel per satellite/band.</p><p>3) Does not support DiSEqC-1.2 commands</p><p></p><p>The pros are:</p><p>1) Really fast spectrum, though low res</p><p>2) Very compact size</p><p>3) Batteries last quite long and charge pretty fast</p><p></p><p>If I was to install many dishes on different satellites and often had to setup motorized dishes, I would go for the Satlook ICE in this lower end of specs.</p><p></p><p>If you just need something cheap and only a bit better than a sat finder, the Dr. HD 900S is probably the best device in this range of "small sat receivers with build-in screen and battery".</p><p></p><p>I have actually developed some software to make further use of the Dr.HD 900S. This software is not being distributed for now, though I am considering offereing it for a small fee in a near future: _http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gq-bC6FxVx4</p><p></p><p>On my blog (_http://vma-satellite.blogspot.com/) you can find some info's and specially the German translation of the manual (with some added notes), done by myself.</p><p></p><p>Cheers,</p><p>vma</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="vma, post: 767937, member: 256592"] I would consider the Emitor Satlook Series (Satlook Micro, NIT, COLOR, ICE, COLOR HD, COMBOLOOK) as entry level MEASURING INSTRUMENTS. If you move upwards in the price, you will find ROVER INSTRUMENTS, PROMAX, UNAOHM, KATHREIN, RODHE&SCHWARZ. The Dr.HD 900S is more like a SAT FINDER: it will not give you accurate readings on any parameters. It will show you signal strength, signal quality and BER. That's about it! However, it does feature a low-res REALTIME spectrum, which is very usefull and it can display MPEG2 pictures. It features blind scan, which is great. It is a pretty good device AFTER you get around its logic and ONCE you set it up properly! The cons are: 1) You need to setup the satellite/transponder/channel list MANUALLY and BEFORE going out on a job. Failing to do so, will render this device almost useless! 2) No numerical keys, which means, you can ONLY zap through channels with the P+ and P- key!!! You cannot move on pagewise or enter channel numbers (this is IMHO the biggest fault), so you want to create just one FTA channel per satellite/band. 3) Does not support DiSEqC-1.2 commands The pros are: 1) Really fast spectrum, though low res 2) Very compact size 3) Batteries last quite long and charge pretty fast If I was to install many dishes on different satellites and often had to setup motorized dishes, I would go for the Satlook ICE in this lower end of specs. If you just need something cheap and only a bit better than a sat finder, the Dr. HD 900S is probably the best device in this range of "small sat receivers with build-in screen and battery". I have actually developed some software to make further use of the Dr.HD 900S. This software is not being distributed for now, though I am considering offereing it for a small fee in a near future: _http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gq-bC6FxVx4 On my blog (_http://vma-satellite.blogspot.com/) you can find some info's and specially the German translation of the manual (with some added notes), done by myself. Cheers, vma [/QUOTE]
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